United Kingdom, Sept. 29 -- Oleksandr Usyk could be serious about moving away from boxing to fight Jake Paul in a mixed martial arts bout.

The Problem Child, 28, suggested he wanted to fight The Cat, 38, alongside a list of other milestones he wanted to achieve over the next five years, and the undisputed heavyweight champion has now suggested he might seriously want to swap his boxing gloves for MMA mitts to battle Paul.

Taking to X, Usyk wrote: "Good plan, @jakepaul. But I'm not here for 5th place - only first.

"Soon, I'll close the book on boxing, and after that, I'll be waiting for you in the cage.

"Let's see if you've got the balls or just a hunger for hype."

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