Oleksandr Usyk reveals he plans to retire after his next fights

Oleksandr Usyk announces he will have two more fights then retire

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Oleksandr Usyk announces he will have two more fights then retire

Oleksandr Usyk revealed to Sky Sports who his next fight will be against.

Briton Daniel Dubois defends his IBF World heavyweight title to challenger Joseph Parker on February 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, live on DAZN .

The 38-year-old Ukrainian stated, "I will fight who will win, Joseph Parker / Daniel Dubois, no problem."

The two-weight undisputed champion plans to retire within the next two years, he told Sky Sports, "I think two years, one and a half. I feel great myself, I feel I have two fights to prepare, not more. Just two."

Potential opponents could include a trilogy fight with either Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury. Other heavyweights in the frame could be Zhilei Zhang, Martin Bakole, Fabio Wardley, Agit Kabayel, Lawrence Okolie, Moses Itauma or Justus Huni.

A European, World and Olympic gold medallist, Usyk won 335 from 350 amateur bouts, then replicated his dominance and success in the pro ranks by becoming the first undisputed cruiserweight champion in a four-belt era, then became this century's first undisputed heavyweight champ.

In his last five fights, he has beaten Anthony Joshua twice, Daniel Dubois, then Tyson fury twice, causing chaos to British boxers. However, AJ managed to come back from those back-to-back defeats to secure another world title shot against Daniel Dubois, but the latter smashed him in five short rounds to lift the IBF world title that Usyk had just vacated for them to contest.

His latest scalp, Fury, has since retired from boxing after consecutive losses to the southpaw.

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