After opponent Tyrone Spong was removed, oleksandr Usyk will confront Chazz Witherspoon in his heavyweight introduction on Saturday.
As a result of returning an adverse doping test, the Illinois State Athletic Commission will not license him to take part, although unbeaten Usyk was expected to battle Spong at the Wintrust Arena, Chicago, live on Sky Sports.
Witherspoon (38-3 29 KOs), second cousin of prior world averaging ruler Tim Witherspoon, is unbeaten in five decades with his last win coming in March in Atlantic City over Santiago Silgado.
TheGentleman will be relishing the chance and will look to pull off an upset when he takes on the undisputed cruiserweight champion
I can not wait to face Usyk at Chicago, stated that the 38-year-old Philadelphian. Ive been in practice ready for a huge fight, and it doesnt get bigger than that. Oleksandr is currently stepping up to heavyweight – and he is going to find out that it is a different game.
Ive won my last eight fights and I truly feel that I have been waiting in the wings for a massive chance such as this and I am likely to put all of myself into the fight with this huge stage.
Usyk debut is long-awaited after he was forced to withdraw from his first fight earlier this season.
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