Usyk plans cruiserweight return after Fury rematch

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Undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk could return to the cruiserweight division after his rematch with Tyson Fury in December.

The Ukrainian became boxing's first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion with a split decision victory over Fury in Saudi Arabia in May.

The 37-year-old will face Fury again on 21 December, but could then decide to drop down to cruiserweight again.

"I think maybe after the rematch, I am going to go down in weight to cruiserweight. I want more [fights at] cruiserweight," Usyk told the '3 Knockdown Rule' , externalpodcast.

"Maybe I can be undisputed for a second time in the cruiserweight division, it's my plan. When I start to prepare for my training camp [as a heavyweight], I have to eat all the time. For me it's hard, I don't like it."

Usyk moved up to the heavyweight division in 2019, having previously been the undisputed cruiserweight champion.

He weighed in at 16st (224lb), the heaviest of his career, for his fight with Fury.

It remains to be seen whether December's rematch will be for the undisputed championship.

Usyk has requested an exception from the IBF, which has previously said he would be stripped of his title if he did not fight his mandatory challenger.

The sanctioning body is considering Usyk's request.

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This may be just talk, but if he can do this, it would cement his legacy.
Let’s get it straight,if he beats Fury again, he would have nothing to prove in the HW division.
If he could go back to CW , beat the likes of Opetaia and become undisputed again, that would be nothing short of Incredible.
Btw. What a fucking fight Usyk v Opetaia would be.

Usyk has already cemented his legacy and he has nothing else to prove in any division. He should offer Canelo Alvarez a fight at a catchweight and then walk away with his pot of gold. Usyk isn't like that tho, he'll honor the rematch if Fury still wants it because that's what great fighters do.

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I am baffled why he would want to go back down in weight. Usyk has nothing else to prove if he wins the rematch.

Realistically it must be the challenge and money of facing Canelo.

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I am baffled why he would want to go back down in weight. Usyk has nothing else to prove if he wins the rematch.

Realistically it must be the challenge and money of facing Canelo.

Fury cracked his mandibles which splintered up into his brain and now he wants John The Quiet Man Ruiz