Nelson Hysa claims he has signed to face WBC champion Agit Kabayel
Nelson Hysa says he has signed a contract to face WBC heavyweight Agit Kabayel and has given the champion 24 hours to sign. Promoter Frank Warren had earlier said they were 'moving on' from Hysa.
Nelson Hysa has taken to social media to say he has signed a contract to face WBC heavyweight Agit Kabayel and is urging the champion to sign within 24 hours. Boxing News reports Hysa has given Kabayel until close of play this evening to put pen to paper. The claim follows promoter Frank Warren reportedly saying they were 'moving on' from Hysa — an apparent contradiction between the promoter’s comment and Hysa’s public insistence. Boxing News has reported Hysa's claim, but it has not been independently confirmed.
Hysa posts that contract is signed and gives Kabayel 24 hours
According to Boxing News, Albanian heavyweight Nelson Hysa says he has signed a contract to face Agit Kabayel and has publicly challenged the champion to sign within 24 hours. Posting on social media, Hysa wrote: “Agit, I don’t want to play, and I don’t want to waste time with you. You have started the training camp. Meanwhile, you left me without a response. The contract is in my hands. Since you wanted the facts, here is the contract I signed. So sign the contract within 24 hours. If you don’t, I’ll make the contract public so everyone can see who hasn’t signed.” Boxing News notes the deadline as close of play this evening. The report describes Hysa’s account as his claim; Boxing Ring News is reporting that claim and not independently verifying the contract.
Frank Warren said he was 'moving on' from Nelson Hysa
Boxing News reports that promoter Frank Warren previously indicated they were 'moving on' from Nelson Hysa as a prospective opponent for Kabayel. The same report says an announcement about Kabayel’s next opponent was expected 'soon enough' following Warren’s comment. That apparent discrepancy — Hysa claiming to hold a signed contract while Warren was reported to be moving on — is central to the current uncertainty. At this stage, the situation rests on Hysa’s public statements and the promoter’s earlier remark; no confirmed fight announcement has been published.
Agit Kabayel: elevated to full WBC champion and looking ahead
Boxing News reports that Agit Kabayel was elevated from 'interim' to full WBC world champion in June after Oleksandr Usyk vacated his three major belts. Before that elevation, Kabayel retained the secondary WBC title with a third-round finish over Damian Knyba — a fighter the report notes has since earned a points win over Andy Ruiz Jr. The piece also lists previous stoppage wins for Kabayel over Zhilei Zhang, Frank Sanchez and Arslanbek Makhmudov, citing body shots as the method in those bouts. Boxing News says Kabayel is expected to return to Germany later this year for his first WBC title defence and that he is likely to pursue unification fights with Filip Hrgovic and the winner of Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2.