11 Sep, 2025
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Parker camp cast doubt on Usyk mandatory defense despite WBO order

Joseph Parker’s team have raised doubts over whether Oleksandr Usyk will honour his mandatory obligation to fight the New Zealander for the WBO heavyweight title.

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Parker Offers Joshua World Title Chance

Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has extended an offer to Anthony Joshua, providing him with a world title lifeline. Parker, currently the WBO Interim Champion and mandatory challenger to Oleksandr Usyk’s title, expressed his interest in a rematch with Joshua, potentially putting the British-Nigerian back into world title contention. A Lucrative FightParker believes that […]

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WBO Orders Usyk to Defend Title Against Parker

The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has mandated Oleksandr Usyk, the reigning WBO, WBA, and WBC heavyweight champion, to defend his title against interim champion Joseph Parker. Both fighters have 30 days to reach an agreement; otherwise, the WBO will schedule a purse-bid hearing. Parker, a former WBO heavyweight champion from New Zealand, previously held the […]