Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury to become the undisputed heavyweight champion.
The Ukrainian added Fury’s WBC strap to his collection defeating the Brit by split-decision last weekend.
Usyk is contractually obliged to engage Fury in a rematch with ‘The Gypsy King’ already activating the rematch clause and a bout potentially taking place in October of this year.
But, former UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman wants to see him face another opponent.
Speaking on his podcast ‘Pound 4 Pound’ with former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo, Usman said he thinks Usyk and Francis Ngannou should fight next.
He said: “I know it’s crazy, and I know everyone is going to try and say something about it, but I would love to see [Usyk] fight a guy like Francis Ngannou. Only for the sheer fact of, yes I want to see the level of skill here. Yes [Usyk] has schooled the other guys, but Francis is the biggest puncher out there, and I want to see how Oleksandr Usyk is able to break a guy like that down.”
Usman’s co-host, Henry Cejudo offered a different take and replied: “The real winner in this is really Tyson Fury because Tyson Fury gets another clause, you know, he has a rematch clause to fight [Usyk] once again, and not just that, but there is that potential match between him and Anthony Joshua.”
It’s unlikely that Ngannou will get to face Usyk next after suffering a brutal knockout defeat to Anthony Joshua last time out.
