Usyk and Ready to Fight Will Do Everything to Keep Boxing in Olympics 2028

Former undisputed heavyweight world champion (over 90.7 kg) and co-founder of Ready to Fight, Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs), shared plans to preserve boxing in the 2028 Summer Olympics, which will take place in Los Angeles, USA.

– Is there a risk that boxing could be excluded from the 2028 Olympics? How significant would this loss be for the sport?

– We will do everything possible to prevent this from happening. The Ready to Fight team will make maximum efforts to ensure boxing remains in Los Angeles.

– You mentioned that Ready to Fight will work on this. How exactly?

– Our team's ultimate goal is to make Olympic boxing transparent and fair, free from the corrupt schemes that existed in the IBA. We have a plan, and if the National Olympic Committee is willing to cooperate, we are ready to help. Our goal is to work for boxing.

It's essential to ensure the transparency of the draw so that top seeds, like the first-ranked and world champions, do not meet in the first bout. It's common practice to keep strong teams apart until the final. The fairness of refereeing and teams is extremely important. It's emotionally taxing, but necessary.

This is a complex and lengthy process that takes years, but we don't have much time. There's only half a year left until the new Olympic cycle. Building such systems typically takes 5, 6, or even 10 years.

We are ready to help; we have a working solution. Ready to Fight already assists boxers by finding sparring partners and providing support. If they are interested in our solution, we are ready to collaborate. We are not imposing, but we have a plan. If you want, we can offer it. We only work as a team.