SportBoxingOleksandr UsykWorld heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has confirmed he is going to vacate his title belts in a statement which gave a huge hint on his boxing future18:40, 26 Jun 2026Updated 19:00, 26 Jun 2026Oleksandr Usyk has confirmed that he will vacate all his belts - but is not retiring from boxing.‌Fresh off the back of last month's controversial stoppage win against Rico Verhoeven, the 39-year-old has chosen to drop his three body belts - the WBA 'super', WBC and IBF - in a move which has blown the heavyweight division wide open.‌However, Usyk won't be retiring from the sport just yet as he announced he will fight one last time before hanging up the gloves, though his next opponent has not been revealed.‌In a video on social media, the Ukrainian, who has an undefeated professional record of 25 wins from his heavyweight career, said: "It's a good day to say that I want to vacate all the belts I currently hold. I want to make them available so the guys who are next in line can fight for them."I'm leaving the belts but I'm not leaving the sport because I still have my last dance."He added: "I want to thank everyone. I have great respect for all organisations. I want to thank everyone and say more to come."‌Usyk then wrote a separate post on X: "Attention [two exclamation mark emojis]. Important update... I am vacating my unified WBA, IBF and WBC heavyweight world titles ahead of stepping into the ring for my final fight.""This is a well-considered decision that I am confident will open new opportunities for me. This is not the end of the story. The continuation lies ahead," he added in another post on X.Usyk has been a champion in the heavyweight division since he knocked Anthony Joshua off his throne in 2021. He held the undisputed heavyweight title twice and and is also a former undisputed cruiserweight champion.‌The Simferopol-born boxer was due to fight challenger Agit Kabayel to keep the WBC title but it now appears the German will be promoted as the new champion by default.Meanwhile, Moses Itauma is on course to fight for a heavyweight world title, with the young Brit scheduled to fight Croatia's Filip Hrgovic on August 29 at the O2 Arena in London.The WBO title is held by Daniel Dubois and Itauma is expected to meet the Londoner in an all-British heavyweight bout in 2027.Article continues belowThere will be more to follow on this breaking news story and Mirror Sport will bring you the very latest updates, pictures and video as soon as possible.Please check back regularly for updates on this developing story.Follow us on Google News, Flipboard, Apple News, Twitter, Facebook or visit The Mirror homepage.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Oleksandr UsykBoxing