Oleksandr Usyk will be ringside to watch Derek Chisora&#8217;s last London fight with Joe Joyce.
Usyk has become the leading name in the heavyweight division as undisputed champion, and will be in the British capital this weekend ringside to watch former rival Chisora, who he beat in October 2020.
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Usyk has given his take on some huge heavyweight clashesCredit: Piotr Duszczyk/Top Rank
And &#8216;The Cat&#8217; has revealed that he will be supporting &#8216;War Chisora&#8217;, despite having also fought Joyce in a World Series Of Boxing semi-pro clash in 2013.
He told Boxing King Media: &#8220;I will be hoping for a Chisora win.&#8221;
Usyk then went on to break down the fight between two of his other former rivals &#8211; Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua &#8211; on September 21.
He added: &#8220;My favourite is Anthony Joshua but I am very bad at predictions. But I will predict Anthony Joshua.&#8221;
Joshua and Dubois will meet for the IBF belt that Usyk vacated after beating Tyson Fury in his undisputed clash in May.
&#8216;Dynamite&#8217; was upgraded to full champion and will make a defence of the belt, with the winner expected to meet the victor of Usyk&#8217;s sequel with Fury on December 21.
Usyk has beaten both fighters already, including Joshua twice in 2021 and 2022, before stopping Dubois last year.
In the meantime, the Ukrainian will be keeping busy this weekend with Joyce and Chisora in heavyweight action.
Frank Warren has confirmed that Usyk will be in attendance for the showdown at the O2 arena, which could well be a final bow for veteran Chisora.
The British star has fought five times since his defeat to the Ukrainian, which began with two defeats to Joseph Parker.
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Joyce and Chisora will meet in a potential career-ending bout.
He then picked up a win over Kubrat Pulev, before being comfortably beaten by Fury in a title challenge in 2022.
Fans called for the Finchley native to retire after his last win over Gerald Washington in 2023, but he has defied the pleas to return this year.
But he has admitted he could now hang up his gloves, particularly in the capital.
&#8220;Yeah it is very emotional man,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;It is a good fight and it is a big fight. It is very emotional because I started my career with Frank Warren.
&#8220;It is all very emotional because it is so hard to leave this game, but one day you have to leave it.
&#8220;This is the last fight at the O2 arena, so it is quite sad.&#8221;

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