A popular blogger wants to enter the ring against the Ukrainian champion.
Famous Ukrainian blogger Mikhail Lebiga challenged the WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO heavyweight world champion Alexander Usyk to a sparring match.
During a charity stream marathon on Twitch, Lebiga recorded a video message to Usyk, wearing his boxing gloves.
According to him, the winner of the fight will receive a reward – a sandwich with two pieces of sausage.
“Alexander Usyk, I am challenging you to a sparring match wearing your gloves. We will fight for… whoever wins our fight gets a sandwich with two pieces of sausage. To eat or not to eat? I am waiting for an answer,” Lebiga said.
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The 38-year-old Usyk has 23 wins (14 by knockout) in 23 fights. The Ukrainian remains undefeated in the professional ring.
Earlier, Usyk expressed a desire to hold a unification fight with Briton Daniel Dubois, who currently holds the IBF belt.
For Alexander, this is a chance to become a three-time absolute champion. In May 2024, he became the first absolute world champion in the heavyweight division in 21st century, when he defeated Briton Tyson Fury in his first fight.
In the summer of 2024, Usyk was forced to give up the IBF title. Now it is held by Dubois. He has already managed to defend it once, knocking out his compatriot Anthony Joshua.
For the first time in his career, Usyk won the absolute title in 2018, defeating Russian Murat Gassiev in a unification fight in the cruiserweight (weight category up to 90.7 kg).