WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman showed the belt in honor of the 50th anniversary of the "Rumble in the Jungle", which will be awarded to the winner of the rematch between WBA, WBC and WBO, IBO heavyweight champion Alexander Usik and former champion Tyson Fury, reports UNN.
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"Meet the belt in honor of the 50th anniversary of 'Rumble in the Jungle,' the legendary WBC heavyweight championship belt between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman, designed and created in the heart of Africa. This unique special trophy will be presented to the winner of Usik-Fury this Saturday in Riyadh," Suleiman wrote in X.
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"Rumble in the Jungle" is a boxing match between Mohammed Ali and George Foreman that took place 50 years ago.
The legendary fight took place in 1974 in the Republic of Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Then Mohammed Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round.
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At the fight Usik-Fury December 21 for the first time in the history of boxing will work on the referee based on artificial intelligence.
On December 20, the official weigh-in procedure took place before the fight between Alexander Usik, who holds the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBO titles, and former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
Usik posted the highest weight of his career at 102.5 kg, while Fury, known for his garishness, weighed in at 127.4 kg, increasing his weight from his previous fights.