Oleksandr USYK and Joseph Parker ordered to fight the WBO
The WBO ordered negotiations on its temporary difficult champion of Joseph Parker and the United Champion for heavy weight of Oleksandr USYK, said the ruling body on Thursday.
Both sides have 30 days to agree to the mandatory defense of USYKTitle, and if it doesn’t, the WBO will open the offer of purse.
“The minimum bid in the heavy category is $ 1 million … any of the parties here may request a process for issuing a wallet at any time during negotiation phases“He said WBO in the statement.
The USYK was held by the WBO belt of 2021. year, when he won Anthony Joshua together with the titles of the WBA and IBF, and defended it four times, and took the wbc belt from Tyson Fury to become a united champion.
Unrodrated Ukrainian has ejected the IBF belt last year after deciding not to face a temporary champion of body sanctioning Daniel Dubois In the favor of revenge with rage, which won a unanimous decision in December.
The USY, 38, dropped Dubois on Saturday to regain the IBF belt and undisputed status.
New Zealand’s Parker Won a temporary championship in the WBO last year in the majority decision Zhilei Zhang. Defended him in February, knocking Martin Bakole.