Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) is taking time out to recover after his victory over Daniel Dubois (22-3-0, 21 KOs) on July 19, which made him the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion for the second time.

Uysk stopped Dubois in the fifth round, marking his second win over the Brit. In his post-fight comments, Usyk said he would take a break, as Joseph Parker met him in the ring to ask for a fight. Parker is the WBO Interim Heavyweight Champion, as the WBO has made an order for that fight. Reports indicate that Usyk wants one more fight before he retires. The Ukrainian’s ex-promoter Alex Krassyuk would like to see Usyk retire, while his trainer Sergey Lapin suggests there is one more fight, but it is not likely to be Parker, with Usyk ready to vacate his belts slowly.

“Right now, he’s focused on recovery after a tough training camp and fight. We need time to evaluate and decide on the next steps.The fight with [Daniel] Dubois in Wroclaw was already as close to home as possible. Of course, the dream is to fight at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv. But with Russia launching hundreds of missiles at Ukraine every day, organizing a fight at home is simply not realistic at the moment,” Lapin said