🔗 Share this article Britain's Fabio Wardley Poised to Become World Heavyweight Champion as Usyk Gives Up Championship Ipswich fighter Fabio Wardley started his boxing career at the age of 20 England's boxing star is expected to be elevated to WBO heavyweight champion after the Ukrainian champion decided to relinquish his world title This follows after Usyk told boxing authorities he would avoid a mandatory title defence against Wardley Official Announcement The WBO stated that Usyk chose to vacate his title after thoughtful consideration" The Ukrainian maintains the WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight titles, having defeated Daniel Dubois at the famous London venue in mid-year to become a repeat unified title holder He originally secured the complete unified champion in last year by beating Tyson Fury, before giving up the IBF title five weeks later and deciding not to fight the obligatory contender "WBO president Olivieri praised the Ukrainian fighter in a official release" "The WBO extends its profound respect, admiration and gratitude to Usyk, an perfect record holder across weight classes" "His achievements mark one of the most extraordinary and historic of the contemporary boxing period" The boxing body stated that its doors "will always remain open the fighter and his management" The Ukrainian boxer is an Olympic gold medallist and undefeated through 24 bouts Title Reign The champion captured the world title in recently by defeating Anthony Joshua and went on to protect his title repeatedly In mid-year, the WBO had ordered negotiations for a obligatory championship fight against temporary title holder Parker, only for a champion's back problem to require rescheduling of the fight British Fighter's Journey But Wardley, captured the temporary championship from Parker with a significant shock in the championship rounds at the capital's venue last month and was ordered to fight the champion before the end of September The championship body still needs to verify Wardley's promotion but his representative believes it is a formality "The UK has a recent title holder and a emerging fighting personality" "A truly extraordinary path during my long career as a promoter and I could not be more pleased for Wardley" "Significant bouts in the future for the coming period as he defends his WBO belt and creates a true legacy in the sport" Wardley entered the sport aged 20, developing through alternative boxing and has had just 21 professional fights Coming Challenges Wardley's expected promotion represents an important development in heavyweight boxing The Ukrainian's move to vacate the belt opens new opportunities for additional challengers The boxing world now awaits official confirmation from the boxing organization The British fighter's journey from unconventional beginning to championship status continues to capture attention