In 2024, Fury fought Usyk twice, losing to the southpaw on points both times. In May, Usyk beat Fury to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years; in December, he retained the unified belts with another victory over Fury.

The WBO has mandated heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) to take on interim titleholder Joseph Parker (36-3, 24 KOs) next. Both fighters have 30 days to negotiate a deal before a purse bid is initiated by the sanctioning body.

Tony Bellew has weighed in on the fight ordered between Oleksandr Usyk and Joseph Parker. Usyk is the unified WBO, WBA and WBC world champion and now has 30 days to negotiate with Parker for a mandatory shot at his title. Should they fail to agree terms, the fight will go to purse bids.