3 hours ago Heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk is successful talks with Dana White's Zuffa Boxing for a farewell combat against Deontay Wilder successful America.
The Ukrainian vacated his WBA 'Super', WBC and IBF heavyweight titles past week, but insisted helium has not retired and wants "one past dance".
Usyk, 39, is unbeaten successful 25 nonrecreational fights and wide regarded arsenic 1 of the top fighters of his generation, portion Wilder, 40, is simply a erstwhile satellite champion but good past his peak.
"Usyk has already stated that helium sees Deontay Wilder arsenic the hostile for his past dance," Usyk's squad director, Sergey Lapin, told BBC Sport.
"It is simply a match-up with important imaginable from a sporting, media and planetary perspective."
American Wilder's manager, Shelly Finkel, told BBC Sport: "If Deontay is offered a combat with Usyk, helium would instrumentality it."
The bout could beryllium promoted by Zuffa Boxing, with Usyk perchance linking up with the caller promotional task for the last signifier of his career.
Zuffa Boxing, fronted by UFC president White and backed by Saudi Arabian funding, is seeking to situation boxing's established promotional exemplary by recognising its ain champions alternatively than relying connected the sport's accepted sanctioning-body belts.
"We are successful nonstop discussions with Zuffa Boxing astatine the highest level. At this stage, nary agreements person been signed," Lapin added.
"Zuffa Boxing is being considered arsenic 1 of the imaginable partners for a large planetary event.
"The last operation volition beryllium determined based connected what is successful the champion interests of the fight, the fighters, and the wide standard of the project."
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