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Manchester Evening News
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Will Freeman

What belts Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for after Tyson Fury retirement

Anthony Joshua takes on Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday, August 20 for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles, with the Ukrainian having won the titles after beating 'AJ' in their first fight which took place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September.

However, they will now fight for a new title, with news of Tyson Fury's retirement meaning that he has vacated the Ring heavyweight title and could also vacate his WBC belt with a deadline of August 26 to make a decision whether or not to confirm his retirement and vacate that belt.

This deadline means that the WBC belt won't be up for grabs in this contest, but it could be on the line should the winner wish to fight Deontay Wilder in the future, with the Bronze Bomber currently the top ranked contender with the Mexico City based governing body.

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