🔗 Share this article Britain's Fabio Wardley Set to Become World Heavyweight Champion as Usyk Gives Up Championship English contender Fabio Wardley started his boxing career at the age of 20 The UK's heavyweight contender is set to be promoted to world boxing champion after Oleksandr Usyk chose to vacate his world title This follows after Usyk informed the World Boxing Organisation he would avoid a required championship defense against Wardley Boxing Organization's Position The boxing organization confirmed that Usyk had "elected to relinquish his title after thoughtful consideration" Usyk still holds the multiple world titles, having overcome Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in July to become a repeat unified title holder He initially achieved the all-belt title holder in last year by overcoming Tyson Fury, before giving up the IBF title shortly after and deciding not to fight the mandatory challenger "Organization head Gustavo Olivieri described Usyk as exceptional in a announcement" "The organization offers its sincere admiration and thanks to Oleksandr Usyk, an perfect record holder across weight classes" "His achievements mark one of the most impressive and memorable of the modern boxing era" The organization continued that its organization will always welcome Usyk and his team" Usyk is an Olympic gold medallist and perfect in his pro career Championship History The champion captured the WBO belt in two years ago by defeating Anthony Joshua and went on to defend it four times In mid-year, the championship body required discussions for a required title defense against New Zealand's Parker, only for a champion's back problem to require rescheduling of the contest British Fighter's Journey But Wardley, captured the temporary championship from Parker with a huge upset in the 11th round at the famous London arena in the previous month and was required to challenge Usyk before the month's conclusion The WBO is yet to officially confirm Wardley's promotion but his promoter Frank Warren believes it is a formality "Britain has a new heavyweight world champion and a rising boxing talent" "A truly extraordinary path during my long career as a boxing representative and I could not be more pleased for Wardley" "Significant bouts in the future for next year as he defends his WBO belt and establishes his place in the boxing world" Wardley only began boxing relatively late, coming through the unlicensed white-collar scene and has had just 21 professional fights Coming Challenges Wardley's expected promotion signals a major shift in the division The Ukrainian's move to vacate the belt paves the way for additional challengers The sport now awaits official confirmation from the boxing organization Wardley's story from unconventional beginning to title holder continues to capture attention