Oleksandr Usyk will only be able to call himself undisputed champion for two weeks after beating Tyson Fury Oleksandr Usyk will only be able to call himself undisputed champion for two weeks after beating…………

After defeating Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk is now the undisputed heavyweight world champion.

There hasn’t been one of those since 2004, as the Ukrainian boxer now holds the WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF titles, but his status is undisputed champion may only last a little while longer.

Usyk defeated Fury by split decision in Riyadh in a dramatic clash, and this is unlikely to be the final time the two step into the ring together as Fury confirmed that he wants to trigger a rematch clause and fight again.

People watching reckon they think they know why Fury lost the fight, as viewers complained that he was ‘too busy showboating’ in the early stages and acting like he was going to be the winner

The defeated boxer said he thought he ‘won that fight’, and claimed that Usyk was given the victory because people were ‘siding with the country at war’, a reference to Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine which has been going on for over two years now.

If and when they do fight, it likely won’t be another clash to determine the undisputed heavyweight champion.

Oleksandr Usyk will only be able to call himself undisputed champion for two weeks after beating Tyson Fury

Oleksandr Usyk will only be able to call himself undisputed champion for two weeks after beating Tyson Fury

We finally have an undisputed champion, but not for long.

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

After defeating Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk is now the undisputed heavyweight world champion.

There hasn’t been one of those since 2004, as the Ukrainian boxer now holds the WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF titles, but his status is undisputed champion may only last a little while longer.

Usyk defeated Fury by split decision in Riyadh in a dramatic clash, and this is unlikely to be the final time the two step into the ring together as Fury confirmed that he wants to trigger a rematch clause and fight again.

People watching reckon they think they know why Fury lost the fight, as viewers complained that he was ‘too busy showboating’ in the early stages and acting like he was going to be the winner.

Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion, but he might not have that title for long. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion, but he might not have that title for long. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

The defeated boxer said he thought he ‘won that fight’, and claimed that Usyk was given the victory because people were ‘siding with the country at war’, a reference to Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine which has been going on for over two years now.

If and when they do fight, it likely won’t be another clash to determine the undisputed heavyweight champion.

Barring injury or delay, October would appear to be when a possible rematch between Usyk and Fury would occur, and if all that comes to pass there’ll be one belt that’s probably not there to be won.

That’s because boxing journalist Dan Rafael has noted that Usyk is likely to have to vacate his IBF title so it can be fought out between Filip Hrgovic and Daniel Dubois on 1 June.

Dubois was defeated by Usyk last year when he was the mandatory challenger to Usyk, but afterwards the next challenger was Hrgovic.

Usyk instead took on the challenge from Tyson Fury, meaning that he will likely have to give up the IBF title and it will be on the line when Dubois and Hrgovic fight.

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