After first opponent Tyrone Spong has been withdrawn oleksandr Usyk will confront Chazz Witherspoon within his introduction.
Unbeaten Usyk was expected to battle Spong Chicago, at the Wintrust Arena, live on Sky Sports, but as a result of returning an adverse doping test, the Illinois State Athletic Commission wont license him to take part.
Witherspoon (38-3 29 KOs), second cousin of former two-time world averaging ruler Tim Witherspoon, is unbeaten in five years along with his last win coming in March at Atlantic City over Santiago Silgado.
TheGentleman is relishing the opportunity and will soon probably be looking to pull off an upset when he chooses on the undisputed cruiserweight champion
I can not wait to face Usyk in Chicago, said the 38-year-old Philadelphian. I have been in practice ready for a huge fight, and it will not get bigger than this. Oleksandr is stepping into heavyweight – and he is going to find out that it is a different game.
I have won my last eight fights and I really feel that I have been waiting in the wings for a enormous opportunity like this and that I am going to put every ounce of myself to the fight with this enormous stage.
After he had been forced to withdraw against Carlos Takam with a bicep injury he sustained in training earlier this season from his first fight the r introduction of usyk is long-awaited.
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