Has Oleksandr Usyk Signed with Zuffa Boxing?

According to multiple sources, but nothing official.

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That's it, with the Saudi money ZUFFA will buy all the big names and that recreate the UFC structure, Turki was a sly fox with Hearn and Warren, they are both screwed now.

 

Perhaps Zuffa could be what boxing needs?

Usyk V Ruiz to come?

 

Turki has the money to buy off any fighter that ZUFFA want, boxing is doomed.

 

Boxing is cooked

 

What’s the plan for these champs now though?
To me it only really makes a statement if say usyk goes over to zuffa and immediately drops his belts in favour of the zuffa belt, until then and until there’s some sort of actual plan for these fighters it all feels a bit disjointed

 

It really depends how long the Saudi's are willing to provide a blank chequebook; PBC had a similar goal, but they ran out of venture capital money before achieving it and look at them now. However if the Saudi's are willing to see this through then unfortunately you are right.

 

I don't see any other sources

 

My source is that I made it up! /meme

 

I’m not sure the Saudis will run out of money as such but surely there will be a point when they need to take stock of what’s coming in off these fighters/shows and make some tough decisions

At this point there’s really nothing that matchroom/queensbury etc can do other than sit back and see what happens, they can’t compete with this and probably don’t even want to, half these deals at the reported £££ are sure to be flops surely!
IMO there’s still space for other promoters to put on decent shows and make decent money albeit at a smaller/domestic level, they’d probably be wise to stick together too

 

He's nearly 40 so fight Fury for the ''zuffa'' ''world'' title then retire after a massive pay check that young stallions like Wardley and Kabayel cannot provide.

I'm not saying this is what I ''want'' to happen, but it makes sense.

If true he should be forced to drop all the belts as soon as ****ing possible so the young studs can scrap for the rest of the real belts.

 

I've known about the rumors but nothing official yet

 

So it's Usyk - Ruiz then?

 

I can see Usyk vs Ajagba or Ruiz for Zuffa Boxing.

 

The last thing we need is for boxing to wind up like the UFC.

The 4 orgs have their faults for sure, but it gave fighters options.