By Jake Donovan

Oleksandr Usyk and the brass at K2 Promotions-Ukraine could have taken a chance at the ordered purse bid hearing and forced the hand of Krzysztof Glowacki.

Instead, they made the defending cruiserweight champ an offer he can’t refuse, leading to yet another top fight in what has become a golden era for the division.

A purse bid hearing for the mandated cruiserweight title fight was scheduled by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) to take place Thursday morning in New York City. However, both sides have agreed to terms on Wednesday for a clash due to take place in mid-September in Glowacki’s home country of Poland.

“We did all that we could on our end,” K2 Ukraine’s Alexander Krassyuk said in a statement passed along through his press office to krikya360.com on Wednesday. “With his promoter Andrzej Wasilewski (Glowacki’s promoter in Poland), we sought a (fair) compromise. The result of our efforts was an agreement to co-promote the event.”

Working dates of September 10 or 17 have been floated, with event handlers to firm up the exact day by early July.

Glowacki (26-0, 16KOs) will attempt the second defense of the belt he won in highlight reel fashion, disrupting boxing history in the process. The fighting pride of Walcz, Poland enjoyed a highly successful stateside debut, scoring a dramatic 11th round knockout of long-reigning champ Marco Huck to lift the crown last August in Newark, New Jersey.

The relentless southpaw – who turns 30 in July – had to climb off the canvas to rally back, flooring and eventually stopping Huck in the 11th round of a Fight of the Year-level slugfest that denied Huck sole possession of the most successful defenses in divisional history.

Injuries kept Glowacki sidelined for the remainder of 2015, returning this past April with a 12-round win over Steve Cunningham. The bout - which aired live in primetime on free-to-air NBC from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York – came with the understanding that the winner would next have to face Usyk, who is the WBO mandatory challenger.

Talks began in early May, having appeared to reach a standstill in prompting the WBO to order a purse bid hearing, However, both sides continued to talk until a deal was able to be reached.

Usyk (9-0, 9KOs) – a two-time Olympian for Ukraine who captured a Gold medal as a heavyweight in the 2012 London Olympics – has been fast-tracked to contention since turning pro in Sept. ’13.

All but one of his nine career bouts have taken place in his home country, the lone exception coming in his 3rd pro fight which was staged in Germany. The 29-year old budding superstar has yet to be extended deeper than nine rounds, despite being scheduled for 12-round affairs since his 5th pro fight.

His most recent ring appearance came last December, stopping Cuba’s Pedro Rodriguez in seven rounds. He was due for a stay-busy fight earlier this spring, but was forced to withdraw after suffering an injury during sparring.

Rather than attempting to reschedule, he waited out Glowacki-Cunningham in hopes of immediately moving into talks for his first shot at a major pro title. He will now get his chance in September, even if it means traveling into hostile territory.

“We are confident (in Usyk’s ability),” notes Krassyk. “God is with us; we have nothing to fear.”

Jake Donovan is the managing editor of krikya360.com. Follow his shiny new Twitter account: @JakeNDaBox_v2