Oleksandr Usyk has requested an extension on the negotiations for his obligatory struggle with Joseph Parker, in accordance with the Kiwi’s promoter, Frank Warren.
On July 27, the WBO ordered Usyk to defend his undisputed heavyweight crown towards the most important sanctioning physique’s interim champion, Parker.
Either side have been given 30 days to agree on phrases earlier than the bout goes to a handbag bid.
Nonetheless, Parker’s supervisor, David Higgins, not too long ago disclosed that there had been no engagement from Group Usyk.
The worrying replace sparked hypothesis that Usyk would look to go one other route.
However Warren insists Usyk has now touched base with the related events.
“He (Usyk) put a letter in yesterday stating that he’s requested him for an extension interval, as a result of he’s injured, earlier than being ordered to do something,” Warren informed Sky Sports activities.
“No matter occurs, the very fact of life is Joseph Parker will both struggle as champion if Usyk vacates or he’ll struggle Usyk for the title…
“His camp have written asking for a time frame earlier than he has to defend the title.
“We’ll see what occurs, and the WBO will put an announcement out on this immediately or tomorrow.
Ought to Usyk select to relinquish his belt quite than struggle Parker, then the expectation is that the New Zealander will probably be upgraded to full world champion.
If this does occur, then Moses Itauma and Dillian Whyte’s home dust-up this weekend will change into all of the extra essential.
At current, Itauma is ranked No.1 by the WBO, which means whoever emerges victorious would be the frontrunner to struggle Parker for the crimson and gold strap.
Parker was denied a shot on the IBF heavyweight title in February after former champion Daniel Dubois pulled out of their struggle attributable to sickness.
The 33-year-old was then pressured to step apart to permit Usyk and Dubois to face one another in a four-belt shootout at Wembley Stadium in July.
The Ukrainian subsequently knocked out Dubois within the fifth spherical so as to add the ultimate piece of the undisputed puzzle, the IBF belt, to his assortment.
And now Parker is on the verge of combating the pound-for-pound king for all of the marbles ought to the whole lot go to plan.-talksport
