Tanzania, June 26 -- Kyiv. Ukrainian boxing star Oleksandr Usyk has announced that he will vacate his remaining heavyweight world titles, opening up the division for a new generation of contenders while insisting that he is not yet ready to retire from the sport.

The 39-year-old, widely regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of his era, said he had decided to relinquish the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight titles to allow other fighters the opportunity to compete for the belts.

Usyk had already vacated the World Boxing Organization (WBO) title in late 2025 after being ordered to make a mandatory defence.

"It is a good day to say I want to vacate...