Again in Could Oleksandr Usyk made boxing historical past when he was awarded a 12 spherical cut up resolution towards Tyson Fury. With that victory, Oleksandr Usyk turned the primary undisputed world heavyweight champion for the reason that nice Lennox Lewis final technically held that distinction approach again in April 2000.
Lennox Lewis received the undisputed honor when he defeated Evander Holyfield in November 1999. However sadly, Lennox by no means bought the prospect to defend his undisputed crown. The WBA stripped Lennox for not signing to face their #1 necessary challenger, John ‘The Quiet Man’ Ruiz.
Lewis as an alternative defended his remaining titles towards Michael Grant, and at the moment, Grant was extensively considered as essentially the most deserving challenger, whereas Ruiz was not thought-about a worthy challenger, regardless of his extremely excessive rating by the WBA. In consequence, Lennox Lewis by no means bought the chance to defend his undisputed world heavyweight championship.
The present state of affairs is like historical past repeating itself another time. Just like the WBA state of affairs with John Ruiz again then, the IBF has insisted that their necessary obligation should be fulfilled. Followers had waited practically 25 years to lastly have one other undisputed world heavyweight champion.
However even earlier than Usyk and Tyson Fury had been initially scheduled to combat again in February, the IBF was already attempting to preemptively break the occasion, insisting that the winner of Usyk-Fury should have their necessary. The IBF made this recognized, regardless of the very fact the IBF already knew Usyk and Fury had a two approach rematch clause that will nearly definitely be activated a technique or one other.
Usyk finally vacated the IBF belt just a bit over a month after incomes the undisputed crown, that means that technically talking, Usyk’s undisputed reign lasted just a bit over 30 days. In consequence, Daniel Dubois was promoted from so-called “interim IBF champion” to the actual McCoy. Dubois is scheduled to defend that title towards former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
The showdown between Dubois and Joshua is scheduled to happen on September twenty first at Wembley Stadium, in a championship bout that will probably be broadcast on DAZN PPV.
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This version of Rummy’s Nook will present a fast recap of the circumstances surrounding the demise of the undisputed heavyweight championship reigns of the final two undisputed world heavyweight champions, Lennox Lewis and Oleksandr Usyk. Please watch and benefit from the video for one man’s opinion. That is Rummy’s Nook (produced and narrated by Geoffrey Ciani).
