Oleksandr Usyk is keeping his future open as he prepares to face Daniel Dubois on July 19 in a bid to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight world champion.

Usyk enters the rematch with Dubois after two wins over Tyson Fury, as he then vacated the IBF title. Dubois picked up that vacant belt and defended it with a TKO win over Anthony Joshua. Their rematch follows their controversial 2023 clash, where Dubois dropped Usyk with a body shot ruled low. While names like Joshua and Fury remain on Usyk’s radar for potential trilogies, he isn’t in a rush to set an endpoint. However, the Ukrainian has his eyes on a final fight at Kyiv’s Olympic Stadium, which could follow depending on the Russia-Ukraine war. 

“I think about it [retiring] sometimes. I not say now, I can’t say now because……..Because. Yeah, [I want to fight in] Ukraine, The Olympic Stadium, Kiev. My people are what motivate me. Every day they protect me and my family. The Ukrainian people, they are my motivation,” Usyk said