Heavyweight Permutations - What Next After Usyk Win?

Oleksandr Usyk cemented himself arsenic nan world's champion heavyweight pinch a five-round demolition occupation of Daniel Dubois connected Saturday astatine Wembley.

The reigning undisputed heavyweight champion for a 2nd time, is location anyone that tin situation Usyk?

So, what fights do we cognize are happening? And what different bouts mightiness beryllium possible?

BBC Sport analyses nan heavyweight conflict scene.

The adjacent large heavyweight conflict connected nan sky is Moses Itauma's tussle pinch Dillian Whyte connected 16 August successful Saudi Arabia.

It will beryllium a immense measurement up for Itauma against nan erstwhile world title challenger and we will apt study a immense magnitude astir nan 20-year-old tipped to beryllium nan adjacent large thing.

On nan undercard, Filip Hrgovic takes connected Briton David Adeleye. The victor could occurrence himself into large fights pinch some men aiming to bring nan spotlight backmost connected them aft losing their undefeated records successful caller times.

Usyk named a number of contenders successful nan ringing aft nan fight. Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, Joseph Parker, moreover Derek Chisora sewage a mention.

The 38-year-old could look immoderate of them aliases determine to spell a astonishment way and induce Fabio Wardley aliases moreover rising sensation Itauma to conflict him.

One point is for sure, Usyk decides his destiny and often goes pinch nan public's preference.

Dubois, 27, will beryllium licking his wounds for a while aft nan 3rd conclusion of his career.

Two of those person been to Usyk and Dubois mightiness himself admit neither bout was peculiarly close. They person been thrilling though and Dubois continues to beryllium 1 of nan stand-out entertainers successful nan heavyweight division.

Dubois really does person truthful galore options for his comeback. There is nan Joshua rematch, Itauma, Wardley, Chisora, Whyte - moreover Fury mightiness spot his chap Briton arsenic an charismatic fight.

He remains 1 of nan champion heavyweights connected nan planet.

It is improbable Dubois will beryllium looking to alteration his style, he will proceed to beryllium nan large punching powerhouse. But possibly erstwhile Usyk hangs up his gloves, that will beryllium capable for Dubois to norm nan section successful nan future?

There were whispers Joshua and Fury would beryllium astatine ringside for Usyk v Dubois but location was nary motion of either man erstwhile nan first doorbell rang.

Joshua had room connected his elbow earlier this twelvemonth and is not expected to conflict earlier November astatine nan earliest. He has been unfastened astir talks pinch Riyadh Season complete a caller conflict woody and has said he Fury sits atop his wishlist.

Fury is technically still retired but seems to beryllium moving towards a comeback successful 2026.

However, Fury, 36, called retired Usyk for his return alternatively of what seems an evident conflict pinch Joshua.

Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter, told BBC Sport: "You ne'er cognize what Fury is thinking. When everyone successful nan world wants to spot AJ v Fury, he starts calling retired Usyk.

"They are successful akin positions wherever they person some mislaid doubly to Usyk, nan 3rd conflict isn't really commercially absorbing to nan money men aliases nan fans.

"I understand some guys would for illustration a 3rd ace astatine nan cherry, but successful position of nationalist desire AJ v Fury remains nan biggest conflict successful boxing."

Deontay Wilder made a successful, if laboured, return to action aft conscionable awkward of a twelvemonth retired of action past month.

He stopped unheralded Tyrrell Herndon, but it was a acold from vintage Wilder capacity and his first triumph since 2022.

Wilder called nan conflict a "new beginning" for him and it is not retired of nan mobility nan American could beryllium put correct backmost successful nan operation for large fights considering his prima powerfulness and past achievements.

Wilder would beryllium an charismatic action for almost anyone, Dave Allen has already put his manus up (who ever saw that happening?). But does nan 39-year-old want to entertain those benignant of fights?

We besides expect Frazer Clarke to return connected Jeamie Tshikeva for nan British heavyweight title successful nan adjacent early aft their conflict was ordered.

Fighters to support an oculus connected that are judge to conflict astatine slightest doubly much this twelvemonth are 18-year-old Leo Atang and Solomon Dacres who collected his 10th triumph connected nan undercard of Usyk v Dubois.