Overview

• Responding to Jake Paul’s five-year plan, Oleksandr Usyk posted on X that he will “close the book on boxing” and then “be waiting for you in the cage.”
• Usyk and his camp are discussing an MMA ruleset rather than boxing, with representatives saying talks have begun and timing would depend on schedules, potentially into 2026.
• The WBO granted Usyk a 90-day medical extension and directed that the winner of Joseph Parker vs. Fabio Wardley on October 25 be positioned as his next mandatory opponent.
• Jake Paul has a confirmed 10-round exhibition against Gervonta Davis on November 14 in Miami, to be streamed on Netflix with judges scoring.
• The pair stoked interest with an in-ring faceoff at Wembley in July after Usyk’s win over Daniel Dubois, and Usyk has hinted he has one or two boxing bouts left before retiring.