The undefeated 38-year-old's previous incarnation as undisputed champion came after he defeated former WBC champ Tyson Fury in May 2024, with Usyk then vacating the IBF strap to pursue a second date with Fury seven months later.

Gunther gets the World Heavyweight Championship back from Jey Uso after defeating him during Monday Night Raw.

But, of course, the World Heavyweight Championship existed previously in WWE, having made its debut in 2002 when it was awarded to — you guessed it — Triple H, courtesy of Eric Bischoff.

Triple H unveiled a reboot of the World Heavyweight championship on “Monday Night Raw”, giving WWE a third world championship and a consolation prize of sorts to a roster that has seen Roman ...

Triple H unveiled a new World Heavyweight Championship on Monday Night Raw, and WWE fans had some thoughts on its design. The WWE Draft officially begins on the Apr. 28 episode of Friday Night ...

The next big heavyweight fight on the horizon is Moses Itauma's tussle with Dillian Whyte on 16 August in Saudi Arabia. It will be a huge step up for Itauma against the former world title challenger and we will likely learn a huge amount about the 20-year-old tipped to be the next big thing.

Ukrainian coal miner Andrii’s face lights up when he talks about meeting Oleksandr Usyk. “Wow!” the 36-year-old says in English. Andrii and more than a dozen other war veterans will be on hand when Usyk faces Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night in the pair’s fight to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion.

AEW President Tony Khan is believed to have signed a former CMLL World Heavyweight Champion to a dual contract.