The World boxing association has officially ordered heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk to defend his ‘super’ title against mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois.
Usyk currently holds the WBA ‘super’, WBO, and IBF belts following back-to-back victories over Anthony Joshua, while Dubois recently retained his WBA ‘regular’ crown with a third-round stoppage win over Kevin Lerena earlier this month despite hitting the canvas three times.
The order serves to recognize Dubois as the next in line for a mandatory title shot in the typical rotation for unified champions, however, feels unlikely to scupper plans for Usyk’s prospective undisputed world title fight against Tyson Fury
