Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will compete for five belts next month.
The highly anticipated heavyweight fight scheduled for February 17 was already historic due to the fact all four major heavyweight world titles will be on the line.
Boxing’s best heavyweights are set to collide next monthCredit: Top Rank
Fury will put his WBC belt on the line against WBA, IBF and WBO champion Usyk, with the winner walking away from the Ring of Fire event as the first-ever four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion.
Now, their fight has just got slightly bigger due to the creation of a new belt to mark the occasion.
On Monday, Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou took centre stage at a press conference to officially announce their fight in Saudi Arabia on March 8.
Chairman of General Authority for Entertainment His Excellency Turki Alalshikh kicked things off with a speech about his goals in 2024, which include putting on a light-heavyweight undisputed fight between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
His Excellency rounded things off by pointing to a big screen, and showing the heavyweights on stage what they could fight for later this year.
“I want to show Joshua and Ngannou what’s waiting for them,” he said.
A picture of the new undisputed heavyweight champion title belt that will be on the line during Fury vs Usyk was unveiled for the first time.
It was accompanied by text that pointed out its unique features and explained the tiny details that set the belt apart from typical boxing titles.
Turki Alalashikh revealed a fifth heavyweight title is up for grabsCredit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
The belt was unveiled on Monday
Hall of Fame boxing promoter Frank Warren subsequently revealed Fury and Usyk will compete for the belt before the winner fights Joshua or Ngannou later this year.
“Whoever wins the [Fury vs Usyk] fight has got the belt,” he said.
“It’s not one any governing body is going to take away, they don’t have mandatories.
“The winner is the unified champion, so anyone who fights him will be fighting for that right.”
