K2 Promotions, Usyk’s promotion company, reports that the Ukrainian will stand against Scottish puncher Stephen Simmons, nicknamed “Simbo Monster”.
The former WBC International Silver Cruiserweight Champion won numerous trophies throughout Europe since 2004, having around 115 Amateur contests and winning about 80 of them. Simmons competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, winning the Bronze Medal in the 91 kg Heavyweight Division.
Simmons’s professional boxing record makes 15 fights, 14 of which he won; in another bout, he lost.