WBC Champ Agit Kabayel Baits Joshua, Fury, and Young Phenom Moses Itauma
Line ’Em Up: Newly Crowned WBC Heavyweight King Agit Kabayel Lays Down Gauntlet to Joshua, Fury, and Young Phenom Moses Itauma
BOCHUM, GERMANY — The heavyweight landscape has a new, uncompromising ruler. Newly elevated WBC world heavyweight champion Agit Kabayel has officially thrown open the doors to his kingdom, offering blockbuster title shots to British icons Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, alongside teenage sensation Moses Itauma.
The 33-year-old German-Kurdish fighter made boxing history over the weekend after being upgraded from WBC interim champion to full world championship status. The sudden elevation occurred after undisputed king Oleksandr Usyk elected to vacate the green-and-gold belt rather than fulfil a strict WBC mandatory defence order against the undefeated German.
By taking the throne, Kabayel has become Germany’s first world heavyweight champion since the legendary Max Schmeling in 1932, as well as the first fighter of Kurdish descent to hold a major world title.
Breaking his silence following the announcement, Kabayel expressed deep respect for Usyk’s decision but made it clear he is ready to validate his championship status by taking on the absolute biggest names the division has to offer.
"It’s a dream come true, but I wanted to win it in the ring against Usyk," Kabayel told The Ring. "Now, I am the champion, and I am ready for anyone. Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, or the young boy Moses Itauma—come and get it."
The Fury and Joshua Sweeps
Kabayel’s open invitation injects an explosive wild card into the ongoing, highly complicated negotiations surrounding the British boxing circuit.
Former champion Tyson Fury has already been highly vocal about his willingness to step into the ring with Kabayel. "The Gypsy King", who is currently trying to finalise a long-awaited stadium showdown with Anthony Joshua, recently revealed to IFL TV that the German champion serves as his ultimate contingency plan.
"I’m ranked number one with the WBC again," Fury stated prior to the elevation. "If the Joshua fight doesn't happen for whatever reason, then I'll get my shot at becoming a three-time champion against Kabayel, and I'll take it to Wembley. Kabayel's a big, destroying man whom I've known from being a young lad. That’d be great."
With Joshua and Fury still haggling over promotional details between Eddie Hearn and Dana White, Kabayel's newly acquired WBC belt offers an incredibly lucrative alternative shortcut back to world title glory for either fighter.
The Clash with the ‘Future of Heavyweight Boxing’
While fights with Joshua or Fury represent multi-million-pound paydays, the most stylistically intriguing option on Kabayel’s radar is 21-year-old British phenomenon Moses Itauma.
Currently ranked third by the WBC, Itauma has pillaged his way through the heavyweight rankings with an unbeaten 14-0 record, most recently obliterating veteran contender Jermaine Franklin inside five rounds in Manchester.
The London-based prodigy is already scheduled to headline a major card at the O2 Arena on Saturday 8th August 2026, against Croatian powerhouse Filip Hrgović. However, Kabayel’s public namecheck has immediately elevated the stakes of that August encounter. Should Itauma bypass Hrgović, a direct route to a world title fight against Kabayel in late 2026 appears to be a total certainty.
The Top Three Title Contenders on Agit Kabayel’s Radar
| Potential Challenger | Professional Fight Record | Current WBC Ranking | Primary Career Obstacle / Status | Potential Venue Architecture |
| Tyson Fury | 34-2-1 (24 KOs) | Number 1 Contender | Actively locked in delicate negotiations to face Anthony Joshua | Wembley Stadium, London |
| Anthony Joshua | 28-3 (25 KOs) | High-Tier Contender | Assessing multi-promoter bids for a return later this year | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh |
| Moses Itauma | 14-0 (12 KOs) | Number 3 Contender | Contractually bound to face Filip Hrgović on 8 August 2026 | The O2 Arena / Berlin |
A Sovereign Welcome in Germany
For Kabayel, who has built a perfect 25-0 professional record with 17 knockouts—including dominant, career-defining stoppage wins over Arslanbek Makhmudov and Frank Sánchez—the immediate objective is constructing a massive homecoming defense.
The Bochum-based fighter has spent years fighting on low-key European bills, but his sudden elevation to world champion status means major promotional networks are scrambling to bring a flagship heavyweight title fight back to a German football stadium for the first time in over a decade.
Whether he selects the teenage fury of Itauma or the legacy box-office power of Britain’s former champions, Kabayel is holding all the cards. The green belt belongs to Germany, and the rest of the heavyweight division must now step up to his terms.
