Overview
- DAZN reported the WBC directive that sets Kabayel as Usyk’s mandated opponent following a single voluntary defense.
- Agit Kabayel holds the WBC interim title and has been the recognized mandatory challenger for roughly a year.
- Oleksandr Usyk currently owns the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight belts, creating scheduling obligations across multiple sanctioning bodies.
- No date or venue has been announced for the mandated bout, and the identity of Usyk’s voluntary opponent remains unspecified.
- Kabayel returned from an extended layoff with a January win over Damian Knyba in Oberhausen, and his team is pursuing a larger-stage fight.