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Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk undisputed: How many belts are they fighting for? What are The Ring and IBO belts?

Ash Rose
Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk undisputed: How many belts are they fighting for? What are The Ring and IBO belts?Top Rank
What happens when the showdown finally goes down.

Fight fans are going to have to wait a little longer for the much-anticipated clash between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. 

The fight was initially meant to go down on February 17, but due to an injury suffered by Fury in training, the contest has been rescheduled for May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Here's what's on the line when the two finally meet inside the ropes.

How many belts are they fighting for?

Fury and Usyk will be fighting for six titles when they meet this Spring, the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring heavyweight titles.

What are The Ring and IBO belts?

The IBO is a belt recognised by the 'The Independent World Boxing Rankings' and awards one title per weight class based on independent boxing records keeper and computerised rankings. Oleksandr Usyk is the current IBO Heavyweight champion. 

The Ring title is awarded to the man deemed to be the lineal champion by the American boxing publication that the belt is named after. When it was first introduced, contenders were eligible using a monthly rankings system and belts. However, since 2012 the belt has less to do with lineage and leaned to allowing leading contenders in the rankings to challenge in their weight categories. 

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