BOXING
Usyk expects fight against Joshua
Alexander Krassyuk, general director of K2 Promotions, announced that he expects heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13 KO) will fight against heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KO) of Great Britain. The title unification fight for the WBO, WBA, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles could happen in April or May 2021. This is based on mandatory title defenses that Joshua must fulfill. K2 Promotions also was skeptical about a projected fight between Joshua and heavyweight WBC title holder Tyson Fury of Great Britain. All of this news comes following Joshua’s ninth-round knockout win against Kubrat Pulev (28-2, 14 KO) of Bulgaria on December 12.