Maskaev next in line for Williams

Danny Williams will fight Oleg Maskaev on October 9 at the ExCeL Centre in London’s Docklands in his first fight since beating Mike Tyson.

Williams and the Uzbekistan boxer will fight for the vacant WBU heavyweight title.

Maskaev, who has a 29-5 winning record, was once linked to a fight with Tyson.

He was also due to spar with Williams but the pair never met.

The 35-year-old has beaten Julius Francis and Hasim Rahman in his 11-year professional career and is now based in New York.

“I wanted to make sure Danny was kept busy and offered him this fight in October,” said promoter Frank Warren.

“After this, we will keep going wherever the money is because when Danny fought Mike I told him it was his ticket to the big American fights.

“I’ve had talks with Showtime about doing a show involving Danny in December.”

Warren added that a rematch with Tyson is an eventual possibility.

“Danny has got Mike’s number,” he said.