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Sat, 27 Jun 2026

Agit Kabayel crowned full WBC heavyweight champion

The undefeated Kurdish heavyweight is now the full WBC champion of the world, elevated after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the heavyweight titles.

Agit Kabayel (27-0) is the WBC heavyweight champion of the world. After Oleksandr Usyk vacated the undisputed titles, the WBC elevated Kabayel — its mandatory challenger and interim titleholder — to full champion. The ruthless body puncher, long among the division's most avoided names, now holds the green belt outright. Attention turns to who he defends it against first.