It appears that unified Cruiserweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk’s first step into the heavyweight picture will have to be rescheduled, as the Ukrainian has suffered an unfortunate bicep injury.. Usyk 16-0 (12 Ko’s) was due to face tough French-Cameroonian, Carlos Takam 36-5-1 (28 Ko’s) at the MGM, National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on May 25th in what would have officially been his debut at the higher division.. The Takam fight wasn’t the easiest selection for such an important step, and hopefully the bout will be rescheduled for a new date in the near future.. Manager Egis Klimas announced the news on social media yesterday, stressing that a new date will be released shortly.. The injury is reported to be only a bicep tear, which won’t require surgery and may be repaired with rest within weeks..
It is not known yet the situation with the scheduled undercard bouts, Matchroom have not yet announced if Devin Haney’s bout with Antonio Moran and Croatian Heavyweight Filip Hrgovic’s bout with Greg Corbin will be switched along with the main event, or to go ahead as scheduled on the 25th..
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