A deal was reached for WBO Cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Glowacki to defend his title against Oleksander Usuyk in September.
“We’ve been negotiating since April 16th,” Krassyuk said. “We wanted to stage the fight in [Usyk’s native] Ukraine in a 40,000-seat soccer stadium. We made a substantial offer of $500,000 to the champ but he did not agree. So with my friends [Glowacki co-promoters] Andrzej Wasilewski and Leon Margules we started to look for the acceptable solution. It was found.”
“Glowacki won over two world-class fighters in his last two fights and this is enough to conclude that he is the biggest danger for Usyk at the moment,” Krassyuk said. “Victory is the result of hard work in the gym and mental work on yourself. We are thirsty for the world boxing glory and ready to take the title home.”
“When we signed Usyk we agreed the plan was for him to become the world champ in less fights than Evander Holyfield. So here we go — 9-0 Usyk to challenge the first world title in his professional career,” Krassyuk said.
