Dmitry Yuriyevich Bivol vs. Lenín Castillo & Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk vs. Chazz Witherspoon RBR

This isn't his HW debut, though. His first four fights professionally were all at heavyweight.

 

Round 1

Usyk employing his quick feet and slicing away up top with the southpaw jab, and slinking off to either side before taking a receipt. Witherspoon is lumping out the jab and then hooking off it, clipping Usyk behind the right ear slightly with it. Witherspoon now works in a right hand down the pipe and tickles Usyk's forehead with it. Usyk increases the lateral movement, hopping around lightly, doubling and tripling his jab up at Witherspoon's face, using the first generally to nudge aside Witherspoon's left wrist.

10-9 Usyk, close

 

Believe it or not there was a time (briefly, long ago) when he, Kevin Johnson and Eddie Chambers were regarded as by far the best three American heavyweight prospects, with any or all of them seeming likely to become world champs.