Promoter Frank Warren intends to open negotiations for Oleksandr Usyk to fight the winner of Fabio Wardley's world title clash with Daniel Dubois.
Usyk, the unified heavyweight world champion, with wins over Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has proved himself the best in the division. Although he is now 39 years old, Usyk still plans on fighting three more times.
Next the Ukrainian will box Rico Verhoeven, a kickboxing superstar, on May 23. After that Usyk wants to fight the Wardley-Dubois winner and then have a trilogy bout with his great rival Tyson Fury.
For Usyk, who also holds the WBA and IBF championships, to retain his WBC title, he would have to defend against WBC Interim belt-holder Agit Kabayel.
Wardley and Dubois fight for the WBO heavyweight world championship on May 9 in Manchester and their promoter Frank Warren is open for the winner to box Usyk in a unification.
"We're up for that," Warren told Your Site. "There's a lot of frustration because Fabio wanted that [Usyk fight before]. But the fact that Oleksandr has come out and said he wants the winner of the two of them, it's very encouraging. And certainly for the two guys, it gives them a lot of incentive.
"We've got a great relationship with him and if we can do some business we'll certainly do it."
Warren also represents Fury and completing a Usyk trilogy remains a real possibility for the former champion.
"If he comes through the fight [against Wardley or Dubois], that he then wants to fight Tyson, I love that fight. The first two fights were close, very exciting fights, really exciting fights, I'd watch that all day long. And Tyson wants that fight. He's told me on numerous occasions he'd love that fight," Warren said.
For Fury fighting Usyk this year is potentially more likely than boxing Anthony Joshua.
"I don't know where AJ is, obviously we've spoken a lot about the terrible tragedy and the loss of his good friends, best friends and team members," Warren reflected.
"People have got to remember about the injuries that he's suffered. He's suffered physical injures but he's also suffered mental injuries in that fight. Maybe boxing, the fact of fighting will get him in a better place, I don't know.
"I don't see him fighting this year, or this year against Tyson. I may be wrong and I hope I am wrong but I don't believe he will."
The division, though, will remain active with Usyk's three-fight plan likely to come to fruition.
"This heavyweight division, as I keep saying, it's alight," Warren added. "They're great fights and we're front and centre in it. We are making the fights."
Fury has reiterated his desire to fight Usyk a third time, but has claimed that he will not receive a points win after losing on the scorecards in their two previous fights.
Speaking to Gareth A Davies from the Daily Telegraph, Fury said: "I want a third fight but I know if he stands up at the end of it I'm not going to get the decision, they may as well just give him the fight, I'll have the L, just give me the money.
"That's what is going to happen anyway if I don't knock him out, and if I were going to knock him out I would have done already. He's a tough man and every time he gets hurt he can nip round and run away with his speed and agility. I'm not going to get a decision, and like I said I thought I won the fights."
The 37-year-old has sparred Verhoeven in the past and believes the Dutchman has 'got a chance' of pulling off a sensational upset win.
"Before he [Rico Verhoeven] became a champion, before I became a champion, we were on the rise, hungry lions. We both went on to do a lot in the game, as champions of the world," said Fury.
"He's a big man, big right hand, but I'm sure Usyk has faced lots of big men with a similar style to Rico. He's got a chance, he's got power, who knows what he can do in there.
"Usyk is what, 39-years-old now, but has only had 24 fights so doesn't have a lot of mileage on the clock after turning pro in late 2013, so I think he's going to be alright."
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