Former WBO world welterweight champion Marco Huck (43-5-1, 28 KOs) will fight at age 41. This was reported by the authoritative publication BILD.

The German representative will enter the ring at the Gerry Weber Arena in Halle (North Rhine-Westphalia). The fight will take place on February 14, Marco’s supporters continue to look for an opponent.

Hook is known to Ukrainian fans for his fight against Oleksandr Usyk in the quarter-finals of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) in 2017.

Usyk stopped his opponent in the tenth round, the referees recorded the victory by technical knockout. Later, the Ukrainian boxer admitted that Marko was the only opponent he did not like in his career.

Hook has only competed in one fight in the last five years – defeating Eugenios Lazaridis (Greece) at the heavyweight limit via unanimous decision in June 2024.

Sergey Lapin, director of the world heavyweight champion team Alexandra Usika, He talked about Zuffa Boxing’s interest in the Ukrainian boxer.

“There are negotiations, there is dialogue and there is interest. Details are not being made public at this time. Several doors are open and if the format, numbers and timing align, the market could see a move no one expected.”

Everyone saw what he did with MMA. His power lies not only in organizing a fight, but also in creating a large-scale event. If he joins, the level of interest immediately changes,” Lapin said.

Led by Dana White and Turki Al-Sheikh, Zuffa Boxing is a brand new boxing promotion with Usyk set to become its first superstar. Cruiserweight champion Jay Opetaya has already joined the organization. There are rumors that Alexander Gvozdyk and Sergey Bogachuk will also perform at the event.