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Oleksandr Usyk named in dream fight with Britain’s Mike Tyson by Turki Alalshikh as boxing chief talks legend’s record

OpenOleksandr Usyk named in dream fight with Britain’s Mike Tyson by Turki Alalshikh as boxing chief talks legend’s record

Turki Alalshikh wants Moses Itauma to face Oleksandr Usyk before the current unified heavyweight world champion retires.

Usyk is the current unified champion after defending his belt successfully in a rematch with Tyson Fury last month, and he remains unbeaten.

Usyk has yet to pencil in his next opponent after beating Fury again last month
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At the age of 37, the Ukrainian hasn’t got many fights left with retirement looming, but he is expected to return to the squared circle.

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For Usyk, there are not many challengers remaining with a potential undisputed rematch against Daniel Dubois potentially on the table.

But when naming a dream fight for the Ukrainian, Saudi boxing chief Alalshikh identified young prodigy Itauma as a potential opponent.

“If we have time, I would love to see Itauma vs Usyk,” Alalshikh said on White & Jordan.

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“But only if we have time. It will depend if Usyk retires.”

Itauma came into the sport with huge ambitions of breaking Mike Tyson‘s famous record as the youngest-ever heavyweight world champion at the age of 20.

The Briton has just four months to complete the record, meaning it looks increasingly unlikely.

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His only realistic shot at a belt could be for the WBA ‘regular’ title against Kubrat Pulev, which would not be for a full ‘super’ version of the world belt.

But Alalshikh still wants to see the record broken.

He added: “I still want to see Itauma be the youngest ever heavyweight world champion.

Itauma has his eyes on Tyson’s record but is likely to be denied
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“I heard information about his sparring with Dubois, and the information is amazing.

“He can be the biggest talent in Britain and around the world.”

The 20-year-old looks to have narrowly missed out on the record, but still seems right on course for a destined path to the pinnacle of the division.

Usyk stands in his way for now, with the Ukrainian yet to be beaten by a star-studded list of names including Fury and Anthony Joshua.

It is expected he will first take a break from the sport before deciding who to select as his next opponent later in 2025.

But British heavyweight Frazer Clarke would now like to see the current champion retire after a sensational run.

Alalshikh has big plans for Itauma
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Clarke told talkSPORT: “I wouldn’t mind seeing Usyk hang the gloves up, I don’t know who else he goes on to prove or do anything.

“But do I want to see Fury vs AJ? Absolutely and I’m a Brit and a big boxing fan.

“But with Usyk, I’m not sure who even gets him out of bed now. He’s beaten AJ, Fury and Dubois.

“They are the top dogs. Is there any point going and fighting Deontay Wilder?

“He’s not in great form as the other big name, so I would like to see Usyk sail into the sunset now.

“Yeah he’s one of the greatest to have ever done it to be honest.”

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