Jon Jones reportedly considered as potential foe for Oleksandr Usyk’s last fight
Jon
Jones might have a massive boxing fight on his hands.
Oleksandr Usyk vacated his IBA, WBC and WBA boxing heavyweight
titles last week. However, Usyk clarified that he will have one
“last dance” before completely hanging up his gloves.
One Last Hurrah
Usyk advisor Sergey
Lapin recently told Ring Magazine that the former world
champion is considering Jones and Deontay
Wilder as potential opponents for his last fight.
Usyk was en route to a massive upset loss against kickboxer
Rico
Verhoeven last month. However, Usyk scored a highly
controversial stoppage win in the final seconds of the 11th
round.
Meanwhile, Jones (28-1) retired from the
UFC last year as the heavyweight champion. However, “Bones”
later started rallying for a spot on the
UFC White House card, which went down earlier this month. Jones
lashed out at the UFC and asked for his release after failing to
land a spot on the White House card. The former UFC double champ
has been contemplating a move to boxing.
Oleksandr Usyk is eyeing a fight
against Deontay
Wilder or former UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones
later this year in the United States, Usyk’s advisor Sergey
Lapin tells The Ring’s @MikeCoppinger.
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June 29, 2026
