By: Sean Crose
With followers little question excited by the truth that the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight title combat has lastly been signed, the promoters and broadcast entities behind the battle can now little question breathe a collective sigh of reduction. In a yr that noticed main battles, similar to Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia and the lengthy awaited welterweight superfight between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence, the lack to make Fury-Usyk a actuality had turn into a significant sore spot in an in any other case constructive yr. Now that the combat has been made, all appears properly within the universe, for the winner of Fury-Usyk shall be topped undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, and there hasn’t been a type of since Lennox Lewis dominated the heavyweight division a long time in the past.
The fact, nevertheless, is that the winner of Fury-Usyk is probably not undisputed champion for lengthy. It’s been reported (by ESPN) {that a} rematch clause has been written into the contract. That means the loser will get the prospect to implement a rematch with the winner. It might, maybe, be an excessive amount of of a very good factor. For the IBF just isn’t going to acknowledge the rematch clause. What meaning is both present IBF heavyweight champion Usyk or (by then) new IBF heavyweight champion Fury should surrender the IBF belt if a rematch instantly happens. In different phrases, the undisputed champion should surrender one of many 4 main belts which make him undisputed, the others being the WBC, WBA, and WBO titles.
In fact, all of this is likely to be excellent news for former heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua. Although he’s been defeated by Usyk twice, he might get one other probability to understand the IBF title he as soon as held if Fury and Usyk combat a rematch. As issues at present stand, Flip Hrgovic is the highest IBF heavyweight contender. And simply behind Hrgovic within the rankings is none apart from Anthony Joshua himself
In regard to the IBF, the Daily Mail claims “the winner of the first fight between Fury and Usyk has been ordered by the sanctioning body to defend against the dangerous unbeaten Croatian (Hrgovic) next, with no exceptions.” Give the IBF this – in contrast to different sanctioning our bodies it isn’t identified to extensively play quick and unfastened with it’s personal guidelines. It could be good, nevertheless, to have an undisputed heavyweight champion for greater than only a quick period of time. Flip Hrgovic, nevertheless, may respectfully disagree. As may Anthony Joshua.
