Daniel Dubois will defend his IBF heavyweight world title against Joseph Parker Feb. 22 in Saudi Arabia. The winner of that fight is the first part of Usyk’s retirement plan. The second part involves UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira's recent call-out apparently caught the attention of unified heavyweight boxing champ Oleksandr Usyk.Usyk told TNT Sports in an interview published Thursday that he would be willing to fight Pereira after the latter said in January that he was interested in the crossover bout.

Oleksandr Usyk has spent years dominating the boxing world, and now, he’s looking ahead to his final fights before hanging up the gloves. While his immediate focus remains on regaining the IBF title,

South African UFC middleweight champion wants to face Khamzat Chimaev next, before moving up to challenge Alex Pereira for the light heavyweight title.

Count UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira among the growing number of MMA fighters who are interested in stepping into the boxing ring.Pereira said on the "Jaxxon Podcast" he hopes to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Conor McGregor and Francis Ngannou by crossing over to boxing.

UFC light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has confirmed he is open to boxing Oleksandr Usyk in a 'show fight' as the Ukrainian eyes two more bouts before retiring