Oleksandr Usyk has earned a vacation.

The top heavyweight in boxing, who currently holds three major championships, is looking to take an extended break heading into 2025 before even contemplating what comes next for him. Usyk fought twice in 2024 with a pair of wins over Tyson Fury that cemented him as champion and boxing’s best heavyweight but after spending 24 rounds in the ring with one of the best fighters of his generation, the Ukrainian fighter is ready for some much deserved time off.

“It’ll be a very long preparation,” Usyk’s manager Egis Klimas told Boxing Scene. “After another 12 rounds with Fury, he needs a good, long recovery.”

While there’s no clear cut No. 1 contender for Usyk’s titles, Daniel Dubois seems to be the leading candidate but he has his own fight booked against Joseph Parker in February.

Dubois suffered a ninth round knockout loss to Usyk when they met back in 2023 but the 27-year-old British born heavyweight called foul after a punch dropped Usyk to the canvas in the fifth round but the shot was considered a low blow.

Immediately after Usyk’s second win over Fury in December, Dubois stormed the ring and asked for a rematch even with his own fight still booked for February.

If Dubois beats Parker after already knocking out Anthony Joshua this past September, he would almost certainly become the most intriguing opponent for Usyk but it’s not likely that fight would happen until the latter part of 2025.

Usyk’s manager said he expects the reigning heavyweight champion to return sometime around “the end of July or August” but he can’t even think about a potential rematch just yet because “Dubois has to beat Parker before he can even start thinking of [Usyk].”

Usyk also turns 38 in January but he’s clearly defined himself as the best heavyweight in the world while building to a perfect 23-0 record, which now includes two wins over Fury, two wins over Joshua and his past victory over Dubois.