WBC orders Oleksandr Usyk to fight Agit Kabayel, immediately after Usyk’s voluntary defense

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Who wins?

  1. Oleksandr Usyk

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  2. Agit Kabayal

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  1. BoxerMaurits

    BoxerMaurits I’m from Sherdog Full Member

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  2. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Not 100% sure who wins but this is the fight most want to see,should Usyk pull the win off against the most deserving of the chasing pack,then kudos to him,however with Kabayels style and ring smarts this may not be as easy a fight as some think .
     
  3. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's exciting. But two fights in one night seems a bit unfair
     
  4. Indiantakeaway9

    Indiantakeaway9 I'm your winkleberry that's mah game banned Full Member

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    The Kabayel fanboys annoy me so I hope it hope it happens so his plodding brawler arse can get pinged about all over the gaff.

    It took the great Kabayel SEVEN rounds to stop a clearly very injured Frank Sanchez.
     
  5. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Spoilers.

    He will just drop the belt and this fight won't happen. WBC should have promoted Kabayel already.
     
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  6. Mickc

    Mickc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hopefully not but I would not be surprised if it did turn out this way .
     
  7. Banana-Rama

    Banana-Rama Active Member Full Member

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    I don't think Usyk really cares about holding onto the belts anymore anyway, he'll fight whoever he wants to.
     
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  8. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Not necessarily true. They have been open that they want "big fights" and like what they saw in Germany. Let's see what kinds of bags are thrown at them.
     
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  9. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Usyk wants big fights but he also wants big fights hes almost certain to win. Chisora, Wilder, Andy Ruiz, Parker and Wardley are all fights Usyk has a very small chance of losing. Kabayel is not such a fight.
     
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  10. like a boss

    like a boss have gloves will travel Full Member

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    Usyk will fight a voluntary defence first. Probably a waste of time against Rico, the former kickboxer, by the sound of it.

    Then Usyk will decide between fighting Kabayel and binning yet another belt. Don't be surprised if it is the latter.
     
  11. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Loyal Member

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    Dude, Kabayel ain't beating Usyk, and I like Kabayel. Not sure how you have elevated wins to Zhang, Makmhudov and Sanchez in your mind, but you are dramatically overestimating.

    My great hope was that Usyk would retire and let Kabayel develop his own legacy without taking a loss, but I actually think this fight now has momentum and Agit is going to get a blemish on his record.
     
  12. Alexmadzorro

    Alexmadzorro New Member Full Member

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    Updated data on Usyk's official Telegram page (@officialusyk) where he is conducting a poll. As of the last hour today, 17% for Ruiz, 27% for Wardley, 34% for Kabayel, and 22% for Parker. but I don't think it will affect anything
     
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  13. LiamInChains

    LiamInChains Active Member Full Member

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    A defeat isn't always a blemish.
     
  14. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well, he did a poll for some reason. Maybe he really cares what his fans think.
     
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  15. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    It's put up or shut up time for Uysk as a champion now
    I'm a fan but he needs to do something