Ibrahim Oladamola
Deontay Wilder could be “interested” in fighting Oleksandr Usyk, who is yet to agree a deal for a WBA mandatory title defence against Daniel Dubois.
The Ukrainian holds the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts and has been unable to finalise terms for a fight against WBA mandatory challenger Dubois.
Purse bids have been ordered for next Thursday, although Wilder, ranked as the WBA’s No 1 challenger, is next in line to become a replacement, if Usyk vs Dubois falls through.
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Dubois suffered a knee injury while defending his WBA ‘regular’ belt in December as he was floored three times in the opening round before forcing a third-round stoppage of Kevin Lerena.
Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel told Terryanews: “If Deontay was offered the fight against Oleksandr Usyk, of course we would be interested.”
The WBA released a statement, which read: “The World Boxing Association (WBA) ordered the Purse bid between heavyweight super champion Oleksandr Usyk and his mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois, which will take place on May 25 in Houston, Texas.”
“Undisputed is the fight we would like to have this year,” said Krassyuk.
