Heavyweight boxing enters a new era after Usyk vacates his belts. Here’s where they’re all headed - P2
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July 1, 2026
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Germany’s first heavyweight champ in nearly a century
Agit Kabayel didn’t even have to fight to become world champion.
The 33-year-old German was recognized as the new WBC champion last weekend, his ascension capping a steady rise in his 15-year undefeated professional career.
Over the past few years Kabayel has collected various regional heavyweight titles — European, Continental Americas, Mediterranean — amid a run of 27 straight wins. Now he has been gifted the big one before fight No. 28.
He had been the interim WBC champ since February 2025, when he knocked out Zhilei Zhang.
Kabayel, born in Leverkusen to Kurdish parents, is the first German heavyweight champion since Max Schmeling in 1932 and says he’ll “fight with everyone.”
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