In a highly anticipated bout held in Saudi Arabia, Usyk emerged victorious via split decision, adding Fury's WBC title to his own collection of WBA (Super), WBO, IBF, and IBO titles.
However, this triumph will be short-lived as he faces the imminent forfeiture of the IBF belt.
The decision to strip Usyk of the IBF title stems from his commitment to a rematch with Fury, slated for October.
Meanwhile, Filip Hrgovic, the mandatory challenger for the IBF title, is unwilling to wait for this rematch.
As a result, the IBF belt will be vacated, leading to a bout between Hrgovic and Daniel Dubois in June to determine the new IBF champion.
The victor of this match is expected to face Anthony Joshua at Wembley in September.
This sequence of events means that by the time Usyk and Fury face off again, neither will hold the unified title, lacking the IBF crown.
It remains to be seen whether the winner of their rematch will seek to reclaim the IBF belt to restore the unified status.
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1999 THE HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING TITLES HAVE BEEN UNIFIED
Oleskander Usyk becomes just the 6th man to win all 4 HW belts‼️
He joins Mike Tyson, Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield, Risick Bowe, Lennox Lewis.
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