Oleksandr Usyk has teased an announcement “very soon”, as boxing fans await the latest piece of major news on a week that has shaken the sport.
The first shocking update came last Friday, as Conor Benn split from his longtime promoter Eddie Hearn to join rival Dana White at Zuffa Boxing; then came a report that Frank Warren is claiming $1bn in lost income from Zuffa Boxing’s owners; and in an unrelated but noteworthy announcement, Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao 2 was confirmed, 11 years after they contested the most-lucrative fight in history.