World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has swapped his gloves for boots to make a shock appearance in professional football. The boxing king came off the bench for Ukrainian outfit FC Polissya Zhytomyr to help defeat a Vancouver Whitecaps side featuring German legend Thomas Muller,

World heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk made a surprise appearance in a professional football match on Tuesday

Now that Zuffa Boxing has started up, a few notable names from the UFC have shown interest in joining the new promotion. Dana White has a busy schedule this week, with Zuffa Boxing hosting an event tonight before UFC 324 kicks off at T-Mobile Arena later this weekend.

That led to Fury announcing his retirement from the sport in January 2025, but after over a year out of the ring, ‘The Gypsy King’ is now set to return to action in 2026, with the likes of WBO champion Fabio Wardley, Usyk and Joshua all touted as potential targets.

Martin became the IBF heavyweight world champion when he beat Vyacheslav Glazkov in a vacant title fight back in 2016. Just a matter of months later, though, Martin was knocked out cold by British boxer, Anthony Joshua, bringing his short title reign to an end.

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