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Usyk last fought in July when he stopped Londoner Daniel Dubois<\/a> in round five to become two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.<\/p>\n But in November, the 38-year-old decided to relinquish his WBO title<\/a>, elevating Britain’s Fabio Wardley to heavyweight champion.<\/p>\n At the time, Usyk informed the WBO he would not be proceeding with a mandatory title defence against Wardley.<\/p>\n Usyk remains the WBA, IBF and WBC heavyweight champion.<\/p>\n The WBC also confirmed that a potential fight between British boxers Lawrence Okolie and Moses Itauma would determine the next mandatory challenger for the WBC belt.<\/p>\n Both fighters already have bouts scheduled, with Itauma fighting Jermaine Franklin on 24 January in Manchester and Okolie boxing in Nigeria later this month against a yet-to-be announced opponent.<\/p>\n Several other Britons could also put themselves into world title contention next year, with a potential bout between Joshua Buatsi and Ben Whittaker expected to determine the next mandatory challenger at light heavyweight.<\/p>\n Britain’s Conor Benn was also named the number one challenger<\/a> for Mario Barrios’ WBC welterweight world title.<\/p>\n