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Wardley Set to Be Upgraded to WBO Heavyweight Champion
- On Nov 17, 2025 the WBO announced Oleksandr Usyk has vacated the WBO heavyweight title after Team Usyk informed the sanctioning body, and Fabio Wardley will be elevated to full champion.
- Citing injury, Usyk was granted extra recovery time and Joseph Parker, interim WBO champion, fought Fabio Wardley, English heavyweight, to stay active.
- Usyk’s two-division success is reflected in the WBO’s tribute to his career as an undefeated, two-division WBO Undisputed World Champion with Super Champion status.
- The title change alters immediate mandatory and matchup prospects as Oleksandr Usyk vacates the WBO belt, indicating he may not face Fabio Wardley next despite Wardley’s recent call-out after beating Joseph Parker.
- A former undisputed cruiserweight, Oleksandr Usyk went on to secure historic heavyweight honors, and he has said he will fight in 2026 though his next move is unclear.
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Oleksandr Usyk has relinquished his WBO (World Boxing Organization) heavyweight world title after informing the organization that he will not make a mandatory title defense against Briton Fabio Wardley.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Total News Sources48
Leaning Left5Leaning Right5Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
Bias Distribution
- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
R 33%
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