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  1. As of December 3, 2022, the current boxing heavyweight champions are1:
    • Tyson Fury (Second reign) - WBC
    • Trevor Bryan - WBA (Regular)
    • Oleksandr Usyk - WBA (Super), IBF, WBO
    • Daniel Dubois - WBA (Regular)
    Oleksandr Usyk won the WBA, IBF, and WBO world heavyweight titles on September 25, 2021, after defeating Anthony Joshua on August 20, 202212.
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    List of champions No. Champion Recognition Begin reign Title defense (s) 104 Tyson Fury (Second reign) WBC February 22, 2020 def. Deontay Wilder on October 9, 2021 d ... – Trevor Bryan def. Bermane Stiverne WBA (Regular) January 29, 2021 def. Jonathan Guidry on January 29, 2022 105 Oleksandr Usyk WBA (Super), IBF, WBO September 25, 2021 def. Anthony Joshua on August 20, 2022 – ...

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    Who is the world's first undisputed heavyweight champion?
    The most recent undisputed heavyweight champ was Lennox Lewis, who beat Evander Holyfield in late 1999 and enjoyed a five-month reign. Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk became the world's first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years by beating British fighter Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh.

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    How long has boxing been waiting for a new world heavyweight champion?
    Boxing has been waiting 25 years to crown a new undisputed world heavyweight champion since the heady days' of Lewis' reign. Fury and Usyk had amassed all the major world titles between them and were fighting finally to decide the first undisputed heavyweight king of the four-belt era.

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    Who won the World Heavyweight Championship in 1969?
    Similar "world" championship recognition was bestowed upon him by the Texas Athletic Commission following a victory over Dave Zyglewicz on April 22, 1969. Frazier defeated Ellis to unify the heavyweight championship, but did not gain World public acclaim as champion until defeating Muhammad Ali on March 8, 1971.

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    Who won the World Boxing Association super title?
    Usyk won the World Boxing Association (super) title on Sept. 25 after defeating Joshua by unanimous decision. The WBA has been around since 1921 and was referred to as the National Boxing Association until Aug. 23, 1962.

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    How many World Boxing Champions does the WBA have?
    The WBA has been around since 1921 and was referred to as the National Boxing Association until Aug. 23, 1962. The WBA can have up to four world champions in any given weight division, though Joshua holds the most important distinction with the super title.

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    List of world heavyweight boxing champions - Wikipedia

    Map of countries, number of current and former world heavyweight boxing champions per country (as of 8 April 2023). Note: interim titles and secondary belts are not included See more

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    At boxing's beginning, the heavyweight division had no weight limit, and historically the weight class has gone with vague or no definition. During the 19th century many heavyweights were 170 See more

    Championship recognition

    • WBA championship belt
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    List of champions

    Footnotes
    1. Won vacant championship title.
    2. Voluntarily relinquished championship title.
    3. Championship recognition withdrawn by … See more

    See also

    • World heavyweight boxing championship records and statistics
    • List of Olympic medalists in heavyweight boxing
    • List of WBA heavyweight world champions
    • List of WBA female heavyweight world champions See more

    Further reading

    • Florio, John; Shapiro, Ouisie (2013). One Punch from the Promised Land: Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks, and the Myth of the Heavyweight Title. Lyons Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-7627-8300-7. See more

    Sources

    • Arnold, Peter (1989). Encyclopedia of Boxing. London: WH Smith Books. ISBN 1-85435-200-8.
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    May 19, 2024 · Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk became the world's first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years by beating British fighter Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh.

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    Oct 10, 2021 · Tyson Fury delivered a thrilling 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder to retain his WBC heavyweight crown as their trilogy bout produced another classic on an electric night at the T-Mobile...

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    May 18, 2024 · Oleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury to become first undisputed heavyweight champion in nearly 25 years in Saudi Arabia. Ukraine's Usyk wins via split decision after incredible fight

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