Oleksandr Usyk confirmed his intention to return to cruiserweight for a fight with undisputed champion David Benavidez: "I 'cleaned out' the heavyweight division and am returning to my weight. Now I weigh somewhere between 96-97 kg. I [want to fight boxers who are at their peak]. Whoever spent a lot of time in the heavyweight division is a change of every weight, heavyweight and cruiserweight. But if I have an opportunity at cruiserweight, I will be a big fight, and I will come back in a big way. Me too, a little." Usyk last competed in that weight class in November 2018, when he knocked out Britain's Tony Bellew in the eighth round. At that time, the Ukrainian held all the main championship belts of the division. Afterwards, he moved up to heavyweight, where he also twice became the undisputed world champion.

Oleksandr Usyk confirmed his intention to return to cruiserweight for a fight with undisputed champion David Benavidez: "I 'cleaned out' the heavyweight division and am returning to my weight. Now I weigh somewhere between 96-97 kg. I [want to fight boxers who are at their peak]. Whoever spent a lot of time in the heavyweight division is a change of every weight, heavyweight and cruiserweight. But if I have an opportunity at cruiserweight, I will be a big fight, and I will come back in a big way. Me too, a little." Usyk last competed in that weight class in November 2018, when he knocked out Britain's Tony Bellew in the eighth round. At that time, the Ukrainian held all the main championship belts of the division. Afterwards, he moved up to heavyweight, where he also twice became the undisputed world champion.