“Usik will remain in the first heavyweight and will retain the WBA title. The WBA issued a resolution stating that Usyk and Lebedev must fight until March 10, 2019, ”TASS quoted the words of Russian manager Vadim Kornilov.
Usik's representative, Alexander Krasyuk, confirmed the WBA’s demand, but noted that so far he could not say anything about the upcoming fight.
Barbell is the IBF, WBO, WBA, WBC Heavyweight World Champion. Lebedev, in turn, is the WBA champion "on vacation."
Earlier it was reported that Lebedev defeated American Mike Wilson in Monaco.