Usyk vacated the WBO heavyweight title
LONDON: Oleksandr Usyk has relinquished his WBO heavyweight title after informing the governing body that he will not go ahead with a mandatory defense against Britain’s Fabio Wardley, the World Boxing Organization announced on Monday. The WBO said it had received “official communication” from the Ukrainian’s team and confirmed the 38-year-old had “opted to relinquish the title after careful consideration”. Wardley, 30, is expected to be crowned WBO heavyweight champion following Usyk’s decision, according to Sky Sports. Usyk holds the WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight titles, having regained the second belt in December when he stopped Britain’s Daniel Dubois to




