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Celebrity fights have been fun, but Holyfield-Belfort crossed the line. Nov 8, ESPN. It is now the third of the world heavyweight titles held by new champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Usyk won the title with that terrific performance to dethrone Anthony Joshua courtesy of a unanimous decision in front of a crowd of more than 67, fans in London. This avoids the confusion caused by fighters vacating some or all of their belts, or being stripped of them.
The current lineal world heavyweight champion is Tyson Fury. He took that moniker in November when he defeated previous champion Wladimir Klitschko on points in Dusseldorf. Fury is still undefeated inside a ring. He confirmed his lineal status with that crushing defeat of Wilder in February and retained the title with that stoppage win in their trilogy match in October The lineal title will likely be on the line next if and when Fury meets WBC mandatory challenger Whyte.
The Ring magazine world heavyweight title is worthy of mention due to the standing the belt. It is a form of lineal title — and the publication itself is still revered in boxing circles.
The current title holder is Tyson Fury, who won the belt for a second time with that defeat of Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas in February. Usyk, who was formerly the undisputed champion at cruiserweight, will be making his third appearance at heavyweight, in which he is ranked as the No. He defeated Chazz Witherspoon by referee technical decision in October of and then Derek Chisora by unanimous decision in October of Joshua and Fury signed a two-fight deal to unify their heavyweight titles — Fury is the WBC and The Ring magazine — though things could change depending on results of their respective next bout.
Joshua won the World Boxing Association super title on April 29, , after defeating Klitschko by an 11th-round knockout and regained the belt after beating Ruiz in a rematch. The WBA can have up to four world champions in any given weight division, though Joshua holds the most important distinction with the super title.
American boxer Trevor Bryan is currently recognized as the world champion of the division, while Syrian Mahmoud Charr is the champion in recess. Fury became the WBC champion on Feb. Fury became the third heavyweight to win the title in the past seven years, as Bermane Stiverne was recognized as the divisional champion from to The WBC was formed in , and its green belt portrays the flags of the countries that represent the sanctioning body.
Britain's Dillian Whyte is recognized as the interim champion at heavyweight and is the immediate challenger for the winner of Fury and Wilder.
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