Usyk relinquishes three heavyweight titles

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Oleksandr Usyk has relinquished the WBC, WBA and IBF versions of the heavyweight title, after earlier giving up the WBO late last year. The WBC upgraded interim champion Agit Kabayel to full champion, while the IBF has Frank Sanchez as its No 1 contender after his eliminator win, and an Itauma versus Hrgovic fight is scheduled in August that could determine another vacant title. Fabio Wardley was elevated and then dethroned in the WBO by Daniel Dubois, who is expected to rematch Wardley. Promoters are now arranging multiple title fights amid potential controversies.

Usyk vacated multiple major heavyweight titles, creating several vacant belts.