The IBF has officially appointed the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk a fight against mandatory challenger Filip Hrgović.
Eddie Hearn, famous promoter
We just learned that Oleksandr Usyk has been scheduled to fight Filip Hrgović. He's a mandatory challenger. We have requested that bidding be scheduled immediately. This will be Oleksandr Usyk's next fight.
Hrgović became the mandatory in August of this year, after defeating China's Zhang Zhilei by unanimous decision. He has 15 wins (12 KOs) and no defeats under his belt.
Last time Usyk came to the ring against the representative of Great Britain Anthony Joshua in August of this year. In this fight Oleksandr won by split decision. He has 20 wins (13 KOs) without a single defeat.
