After first opponent Tyrone Spong has been withdrawn, oleksandr Usyk will face Chazz Witherspoon in his introduction.
Unbeaten Usyk was expected to struggle Spong at the Wintrust Arena live on Sky Sports, but as a result of returning a negative doping test, the Illinois State Athletic Commission wont permit him to take part in the struggle.
Witherspoon (38-3 29 KOs), second cousin of prior world heavyweight ruler Tim Witherspoon, is unbeaten in five years with his last win coming in March in Atlantic City over Santiago Silgado.
TheGentleman will soon probably look to pull off an upset when he takes on the cruiserweight champion and is relishing the chance
I can not wait to confront Usyk in Chicago, explained the 38-year-old Philadelphian. I have been in practice ready for a big fight, and it will not get bigger than that. Oleksandr is currently stepping around heavyweight – and hes going to find out that its a game that is totally different.
Ive won my past eight fights and I really feel that I have been waiting in the wings to get a massive opportunity like this and I am going to put all of myself to the fight on this large point
Usyk debut is long-awaited after he had been forced to withdraw against Carlos Takam using a bicep injury he continued earlier this year from his first fight.
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