Oleksandr Usyk gives up his IBF belt just weeks after becoming heavyweight boxing's first undisputed champion in nearly 25 years.
Just five weeks after becoming the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in nearly 25 years, Oleksandr Usyk has given up one of his belts.However the Ukrainian says he has vacated his IBF belt, which could now be up for grabs for the winner of the anticipated bout between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois."Anthony and Daniel, I know the IBF title is important to you.
Ukrainian Usyk had requested his IBF belt not be stripped so the undisputed title can remain on the line when he fights Fury in theirBritain's Lennox Lewis was the last undisputed heavyweight champion prior to Usyk in 1999, though that was in the three-belt era before the WBO title was officially recognised in 2007.
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