ALEX KRASSYUK has poured chilly water on Oscar De La Hoya’s suggestion that unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is eyeing the winner of Saturday’s WBA/WBO cruiserweight title unification between Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez and Chris Billam-Smith.
Krassyuk, who promotes Usyk underneath the K2 Promotions banner, was responding to De La Hoya’s feedback from the Zurdo vs Billam-Smith last press convention in Riyadh, during which the Golden Boy supremo said:
“I heard via the grapevine {that a} particular world champion within the heavyweight division is contemplating transferring all the way down to cruiserweight and combating the winner of Saturday’s struggle,” beamed De La Hoya as he made his pre-fight deal with.
“Oleksandr Usyk is contemplating coming down and combating the winner of Saturday evening. That’s how particular this struggle is.”
Nevertheless, it could seem these feedback have been considerably untimely, with Krassyuk playfully dismissing the notion that the heavyweight kingpin is getting ready for a return to the cruiserweight division, as an alternative suggesting De La Hoya was utilizing Usyk’s title to beef up promotion for his upcoming ‘Latino Evening’ present in Riyadh.
Usyk has already received the cruiserweight titles held by Ramirez (L) and Billam-Smith (R).(Photograph by Richard Pelham/Getty Pictures)
“Oleksandr Usyk is the large title in boxing these days,” Krassyuk advised Boxing Information.
“So folks can use it [Usyk’s name] because the magic stick for their very own profit freed from cost, and plenty of of them accomplish that. Oscar De La Hoya is making his greatest efforts to advertise his fighter, as any promoter would do.”
With Usyk widely-considered as one of many sport’s high pound-for-pound combatants, hypothesis over his future post-Usyk vs Fury II on December 21 has been widespread. Over latest months, the Ukrainian star has made a number of proclamations about his intentions, starting from a transfer into politics to a profession in aeronautics.
“Oleksandr Usyk, in his a number of interviews, talked about he was contemplating a number of choices for the long run,” stated Krassyuk.
“Amongst these have been: turning into a Hollywood star, the President of Ukraine, the Minister of Sports activities, the Head Coach of the Olympic Staff and touring to the Moon.”
So far as Usyk going through the winner of Saturday evening’s primary occasion? It appears there may be extra likelihood of him visiting outer area…
