Usyk is stripped of his title
Oleksandr Usyk will only be able to call himself undisputed champion for a few more weeks.
Usyk prevailed in what was dubbed “the fight of the century” after beating Fury via split decision in Saudi Arabia.
Fury lost his WBC title, while Usyk added to his WBA, IBF and WBO titles.
And despite all the attention and build-up for the first undisputed heavyweight fight in over 25 years, his status will only last a fraction of that time.
Boxing journalist And Raphael has reported that the winner of tonight's fight will retain the undisputed title for “less than two weeks.”
It is said that both Fury and Usyk's contracts require them to vacate the IBF title ahead of overdue mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic's fight with Daniel Dubois.
Lennox Lewis breaks the silence
Lennox Lewis – the last man to hold all the heavyweight titles – took to Twitter to congratulate Oleksandr Usyk for following in his footsteps and becoming the undisputed ruler of the division.
He tweeted: “Welcome to the club! z@Usykaa.
'Tonight we witnessed a great fight and history was made.
“I was pleased to welcome one of these incredible champions to the Undisputed HW club and tonight it was Oleksandr The Great.
“I'm looking forward to seeing them do it again. @usykaa has proven that it is never too late to add to your legacy. Congratulations!
“Fury will learn from this and he will come back! Losing is part of the game, it's how you respond to a loss that makes the difference.”
SunSport's man on the ground weighs in
SunSport's long-time boxing correspondent Wally Downes Jr was ringside for the murder of The Gypsy King.
And our boxing chronicler didn't mince words as the dust settled on the Riyadh rumble.
Check out his immediate post-fight assessment below