Usyk plans cruiserweight return after Fury rematch

Undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk could return to nan cruiserweight section aft his rematch pinch Tyson Fury successful December.

The Ukrainian became boxing's first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion pinch a divided determination triumph complete Fury successful Saudi Arabia successful May.

The 37-year-old will look Fury against connected 21 December, but could past determine to driblet down to cruiserweight again.

"I deliberation possibly aft nan rematch, I americium going to spell down successful weight to cruiserweight. I want much [fights at] cruiserweight," Usyk told the '3 Knockdown Rule' , externalpodcast.

"Maybe I tin beryllium undisputed for a 2nd clip successful nan cruiserweight division, it's my plan. When I commencement to hole for my training campy [as a heavyweight], I person to eat each nan time. For maine it's hard, I don't for illustration it."

Usyk moved up to nan heavyweight section successful 2019, having antecedently been nan undisputed cruiserweight champion.

He weighed successful astatine 16st (224lb), nan heaviest of his career, for his conflict pinch Fury.

It remains to beryllium seen whether December's rematch will beryllium for nan undisputed championship.

Usyk has requested an objection from nan IBF which has antecedently said he would beryllium stripped of his titled if he did not conflict his mandatory challenger.

The sanctioning assemblage is considering Usyk's request.