25 years is belter of a run
Daily Record|May 11, 2024
Lewis insists he's happy as he gets set to lose his undisputed crown
CHRIS MCKENNA
25 years is belter of a run

LENNOX LEWIS insists he will be delighted when his 25 years as the last undisputed king finally come to an end.

The plan is for the British star to present the WBA, IBF, WBO and WBC belts to the winner of Tyson Fury against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia next weekend.

It will be a symbolic moment as for the first time in 25 years, one man will be taking BY CHRIS MCKENNA over from Lewis as the last to be considered, without any doubt, the best fighter in the sport's glamour division.

Thanks to boxing politics it would be no surprise if there is a similarly long wait for the next one to take over from the winner of this showdown.

Lewis said: "I would be delighted that there is another one because records are there to be broken.

"I'm going to be happy that I've held it for this length of time, now I challenge the other heavyweight to hold his for the length of time I did.

"Being undisputed champion is so difficult.

"By the time you sit down and are enjoying it, there's four people saying, 'I can beat you and there's four belts saying,

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