Heavy mob sizing up chances in 2026

IT'S like a school disco, with the heavyweight contenders all on the dance floor sizing up the opposition for a date.

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Fabio Wardley and Joseph Parker have already hooked up and meet in a fortnight to establish their positions as the post Oleksandr Usyk world order begins to shake out.

Usyk is eyeing a couple of defences before checking out. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are targeting returns next year, possibly fighting each other, but how far either goes is hard to say.

What is clear is that 2026 could see seismic change in the heavyweight division, and the matches now being discussed are based on that understanding.