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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oleksandrovych and the family name is Usyk.

Oleksandr Usyk

\u041e\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440 \u0423\u0441\u0438\u043a

$\"Oleksandr$

Usyk in 2022

Born

17 January 1987 (age 38)

Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

Other names

The Cat

Statistics

Weight(s)

Height

1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)^[1]

Reach

198 cm (78 in)^[1]

Stance

Southpaw

Boxing record

Total fights

Wins

Wins by KO

Medal record

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Men's amateur boxing\n
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Representing $\"\"$ Ukraine\n
Olympic Games\n
$\"Gold$	2012 London	Heavyweight\n
World Championships\n
$\"Gold$	2011 Baku	Heavyweight\n
$\"Bronze$	2009 Milan	Heavyweight\n
European Championships\n
$\"Gold$	2008 Liverpool	Light-heavyweight\n
$\"Bronze$	2006 Plovdiv	Middleweight\n
World Cup\n
$\"Silver$	2008 Moscow	Heavyweight\n
Strandzha Cup\n
$\"Gold$	2008 Plovdiv	Light-heavyweight\n

Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk (Ukrainian: \u041e\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440 \u041e\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447 \u0423\u0441\u0438\u043a, pronounced [olek\u02c8s\u0251ndr \u02c8us\u026ak]; born 17 January 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held the unified^[a] world heavyweight championship since 2021, and the Ring magazine title since 2022. He held the undisputed championship^[b] in two weight classes\u2014cruiserweight and heavyweight\u2014and is the third male boxer in history (after Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue) to become a two-weight undisputed champion in the \"four-belt era\".^[2]\n

Usyk was the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis was stripped of the title on 12 April 2000,^[3] and the first heavyweight in history to hold the world titles of all four major sanctioning bodies\u2014the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super title), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and World Boxing Organization (WBO)\u2014in the four-belt era.^[4] He previously held the undisputed cruiserweight championship from 2018 to 2019, and is the first boxer to become the undisputed champions in these two weight classes since Evander Holyfield in 1990.\n

As an amateur, Usyk won heavyweight gold medals at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympics while accumulating a record of 335 wins and 15 losses. He turned professional in 2013, winning his first world title in 2016. By winning the undisputed cruiserweight championship in 2018, in his 15th professional fight, Usyk became the first Ukrainian undisputed champion in history. Three of his four titles were won during the inaugural World Boxing Super Series tournament, in which he won the Muhammad Ali Trophy, as well as the Ring and lineal titles. \nHe vacated his cruiserweight titles in 2019 to move up to heavyweight. In 2021, Usyk defeated unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua to win the WBA, IBF, and WBO titles. He defended the titles in a rematch against Joshua in 2022, while winning the vacant Ring title. In May 2024, Usyk defeated Tyson Fury to claim the WBC title and the undisputed championship in his second weight class.\n

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No.\n	Result\n	Record\n	Opponent\n	Type\n	Round, time\n	Date\n	Location\n	Notes\n
23\n	Win\n	23\u20130\n	Tyson Fury\n	UD\n	12\n	21 Dec 2024\n	Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia\n	Retained WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
22\n	Win\n	22\u20130\n	Tyson Fury\n	SD\n	12\n	18 May 2024\n	Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia\n	Retained WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles; Won WBC heavyweight title\n
21\n	Win\n	21\u20130\n	Daniel Dubois\n	KO\n	9 (12), 1:48\n	26 Aug 2023\n	Stadion Wroc\u0142aw, Wroc\u0142aw, Poland\n	Retained WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles\n
20\n	Win\n	20\u20130\n	Anthony Joshua\n	SD\n	12\n	20 Aug 2022\n	King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia\n	Retained WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles; Won vacant The Ring heavyweight title\n
19\n	Win\n	19\u20130\n	Anthony Joshua\n	UD\n	12\n	25 Sep 2021\n	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England\n	Won WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles\n
18\n	Win\n	18\u20130\n	Derek Chisora\n	UD\n	12\n	31 Oct 2020\n	The SSE Arena, London, England\n	Won WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title\n
17\n	Win\n	17\u20130\n	Chazz Witherspoon\n	RTD\n	7 (12), 3:00\n	12 Oct 2019\n	Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US\n	\n
16\n	Win\n	16\u20130\n	Tony Bellew\n	KO\n	8 (12), 2:00\n	10 Nov 2018\n	Manchester Arena, Manchester, England\n	Retained WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring cruiserweight titles\n
15\n	Win\n	15\u20130\n	Murat Gassiev\n	UD\n	12\n	21 Jul 2018\n	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia\n	Retained WBC and WBO cruiserweight titles; Won WBA (Super), IBF and vacant The Ring cruiserweight titles; World Boxing Super Series: cruiserweight final\n
14\n	Win\n	14\u20130\n	Mairis Briedis\n	MD\n	12\n	27 Jan 2018\n	Ar\u0113na R\u012bga, Riga, Latvia\n	Retained WBO cruiserweight title; Won WBC cruiserweight title; World Boxing Super Series: cruiserweight semi-final\n
13\n	Win\n	13\u20130\n	Marco Huck\n	TKO\n	10 (12), 2:12\n	9 Sep 2017\n	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany\n	Retained WBO cruiserweight title; World Boxing Super Series: cruiserweight quarter-final\n
12\n	Win\n	12\u20130\n	Michael Hunter\n	UD\n	12\n	8 Apr 2017\n	MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, US\n	Retained WBO cruiserweight title\n
11\n	Win\n	11\u20130\n	Thabiso Mchunu\n	TKO\n	9 (12), 1:53\n	17 Dec 2016\n	The Forum, Inglewood, California, US\n	Retained WBO cruiserweight title\n
10\n	Win\n	10\u20130\n	Krzysztof G\u0142owacki\n	UD\n	12\n	17 Sep 2016\n	Ergo Arena, Gda\u0144sk, Poland\n	Won WBO cruiserweight title\n
9\n	Win\n	9\u20130\n	Pedro Rodriguez\n	TKO\n	7 (12), 1:57\n	12 Dec 2015\n	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine\n	Retained WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title\n
8\n	Win\n	8\u20130\n	Johnny Muller\n	TKO\n	3 (12), 2:59\n	29 Aug 2015\n	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine\n	Retained WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title\n
7\n	Win\n	7\u20130\n	Andrey Knyazev\n	TKO\n	8 (10), 2:24\n	18 Apr 2015\n	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine\n	Retained WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title\n
6\n	Win\n	6\u20130\n	Danie Venter\n	TKO\n	9 (10), 2:29\n	13 Dec 2014\n	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine\n	Retained WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title\n
5\n	Win\n	5\u20130\n	Daniel Bruwer\n	TKO\n	7 (10), 2:55\n	4 Oct 2014\n	Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine\n	Won vacant WBO interim Inter-Continental cruiserweight title\n
4\n	Win\n	4\u20130\n	Cesar David Crenz\n	KO\n	4 (8), 2:19\n	31 May 2014\n	Sports Palace, Odesa, Ukraine\n	\n
3\n	Win\n	3\u20130\n	Ben Nsafoah\n	KO\n	3 (8), 1:43\n	26 Apr 2014\n	K\u00f6nig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany\n	\n
2\n	Win\n	2\u20130\n	Epifanio Mendoza\n	TKO\n	4 (6), 2:10\n	7 Dec 2013\n	Ice Arena TEC Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine\n	\n
1\n	Win\n	1\u20130\n	Felipe Romero\n	TKO\n	5 (6), 1:36\n	9 Nov 2013\n	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine\n	\n

No.\n	Result\n	Record\n	Opponent\n	Type\n	Round, time\n	Date\n	Location\n	Notes\n
6\n	Win\n	6\u20130\n	Mihai Nistor\n	UD\n	5\n	10 May 2013\n	Saryarka Velodrome, Astana, Kazakhstan\n	\n
5\n	Win\n	5\u20130\n	Matteo Modugno\n	TKO\n	2 (5), 1:57\n	13 Apr 2013\n	Casin\u00f2 di Campione, Campione d'Italia, Italy\n	\n
4\n	Win\n	4\u20130\n	Magomedrasul Majidov\n	UD\n	5\n	22 Mar 2013\n	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine\n	\n
3\n	Win\n	3\u20130\n	Joe Joyce\n	UD\n	5\n	1 Mar 2013\n	York Hall, London, England\n	\n
2\n	Win\n	2\u20130\n	Eric Brechlin\n	TKO\n	3 (5), 1:30\n	1 Feb 2013\n	ACCO International Exhibition Center, Kyiv, Ukraine\n	\n
1\n	Win\n	1\u20130\n	Junior Fa\n	UD\n	5\n	11 Jan 2013\n	ACCO International Exhibition Center, Kyiv, Ukraine\n	\n

No.	Date	Fight	Country	Network	Buys\n	Source(s)\n
1\n	10 November 2018\n	Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tony Bellew\n	United Kingdom \n	Sky Box Office\n	819,000 \n	^[291]\n
2\n	31 October 2020\n	Oleksandr Usyk vs. Derek Chisora\n	United Kingdom \n	Sky Box Office\n	1,059,000 \n	^[292]^[293]^[294]\n
Ukraine \n	MEGOGO\n	100,000 \n	^[295]\n
3\n	25 September 2021\n	Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk\n	United Kingdom \n	Sky Box Office\n	1,232,000 \n	^[296]^[297]\n
4\n	22 August 2022\n	Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II\n	United Kingdom \n	Sky Box Office\n	1,249,000 \n	^[298]\n
5\n	26 August 2023\n	Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois\n	United Kingdom \n	TNT Sports Box Office\n	\n	\n
6\n	18 May 2024\n	Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk\n	Worldwide \n	DAZN PPV, PPV.com, ESPN+ PPV, Sky Box Office, TNT Sports Box Office^[299]^[300]^[301]^[302]\n	1,500,000 \n	^[303]\n
7\n	21 December 2024\n	Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II\n	Worldwide \n	DAZN PPV, Sky Box Office, TNT Sports Box Office\n	\n	\n
Total sales\n	\n	5,959,000\n	\n

No.	Date	Fight	Country	Network	Viewers\n	Source\n
1\n	20 August 2022\n	Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II\n	Ukraine\n	MEGOGO\n	1,500,000\n	^[304]\n
Total viewership\n	1,500,000\n	\n

Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n	Ref.\n
2016\n	The Fight Rules\n	Professional Boxer\n	\n	^[305]\n
2018\n	The Stolen Princess\n	\u201cSholom\u201d (Troyeschyna gangster)\n	\n	^[306]\n
2024\n	A Tale As Old As Time: Ring of Fire\n	Himself\n	Promotional short film\n	^[307]\n
2024\n	Reignited - Can\u2019t Get You Out of My Head\n	Himself\n	Promotional short film\n	^[308]\n
2025\n	The Smashing Machine \u2020\n	Igor Vovchanchyn\n	\n	^[309]\n

Sporting positions\n
Regional boxing titles\n
New title\n	WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight champion Interim title 4 October \u2013 December 2014 Promoted\n	Vacant\n
Vacant Title last held by Krzysztof G\u0142owacki \n	WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight champion December 2014 \u2013 17 September 2016 Won world title\n	Vacant Title next held by Imre Szell\u0151 \n
Preceded by Derek Chisora \n	WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight champion 31 October 2020 \u2013 April 2021 Vacated\n	Vacant Title next held by Joseph Parker \n
Minor world boxing titles\n
Preceded by Anthony Joshua \n	IBO heavyweight champion 25 September 2021 \u2013 present\n	Incumbent\n
Major world boxing titles\n
Preceded by Krzysztof G\u0142owacki \n	WBO cruiserweight champion 17 September 2016 \u2013 5 June 2019 Vacated\n	Succeeded by Krzysztof G\u0142owacki \n
Preceded by Mairis Briedis \n	WBC cruiserweight champion 27 January 2018 \u2013 4 June 2019 Vacated\n	Vacant Title next held by Ilunga Makabu \n
Preceded by Denis Lebedev \n	WBA cruiserweight champion Super title 21 July 2018 \u2013 27 March 2019 Vacated\n	Succeeded by Denis Lebedev \n
Preceded by Murat Gassiev \n	IBF cruiserweight champion 21 July 2018 \u2013 15 June 2019 Vacated\n	Vacant Title next held by Yuniel Dorticos \n
Vacant Title last held by Yoan Pablo Hern\u00e1ndez \n	The Ring cruiserweight champion 21 July 2018 \u2013 16 October 2019 Vacated\n	Vacant Title next held by Mairis Briedis \n
Vacant Title last held by O'Neil Bell \n	Undisputed cruiserweight champion 21 July 2018 \u2013 27 March 2019 Titles fragmented\n	Vacant\n
Preceded by Anthony Joshua \n	WBA heavyweight champion Super title 25 September 2021 \u2013 present\n	Incumbent\n
IBF heavyweight champion 25 September 2021 \u2013 26 June 2024 Vacated\n	Succeeded by Daniel Dubois \n
WBO heavyweight champion 25 September 2021 \u2013 present\n	Incumbent\n
Vacant Title last held by Tyson Fury \n	The Ring heavyweight champion 20 August 2022 \u2013 present\n
Preceded by Tyson Fury \n	WBC heavyweight champion 18 May 2024 \u2013 present\n
Vacant Title last held by Lennox Lewis \n	Undisputed heavyweight champion 18 May 2024 \u2013 26 June 2024 Titles fragmented\n	Vacant\n
Awards\n
Previous: Vasiliy Lomachenko\n	The Ring Fighter of the Year 2018\n	Next: Canelo \u00c1lvarez\n
BWAA Fighter of the Year 2018\n
Previous: Naoya Inoue\n	The Ring Fighter of the Year 2024\n	Next: TBA\n
Previous: O'Shaquie Foster vs. Eduardo Hernandez Round 11\n	The Ring Round of the Year vs. Tyson Fury Round 9 2024\n
Achievements\n
Preceded by Canelo \u00c1lvarez \n	The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer 7 May \u2013 11 June 2022\n	Succeeded by Naoya Inoue \n
Preceded by Naoya Inoue \n	The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer 20 August 2022 \u2013 29 July 2023\n	Succeeded by Terence Crawford \n
The Ring pound for pound #1 boxer 18 May 2024 \u2013 present\n	Incumbent\n

23 fights\n	23 wins\n	0 losses\n
By knockout\n	14\n	0\n
By decision\n	9\n	0\n

6 fights\n	6 wins\n	0 losses\n
By knockout\n	2\n	0\n
By decision\n	4\n	0\n

Early life

Amateur career

Professional career

Early career

Rise up the ranks

WBO cruiserweight champion

Usyk vs. G\u0142owacki

Usyk vs. Mchunu

Usyk vs. Hunter

World Boxing Super Series

Usyk vs. Huck

Unified cruiserweight champion

Usyk vs. Briedis

Undisputed cruiserweight champion

Usyk vs. Gassiev

Usyk vs. Bellew

Heavyweight

Usyk vs. Witherspoon

Usyk vs. Chisora

Unified heavyweight champion

Usyk vs. Joshua

Usyk vs. Joshua II

Usyk vs. Dubois

Undisputed heavyweight champion

Usyk vs. Fury

Unified heavyweight champion

Usyk vs. Fury II

Personal life

Professional boxing record

World Series of Boxing record

Titles in boxing

Major world titles

Minor world titles

The Ring magazine titles

Regional/International titles

Honorary titles

Boxing Awards

Viewership

Pay-per-view bouts

International

Filmography

Bibliography

See also

Notes

References

External links

Oleksandr Usyk - Ukrainian boxer

Oleksandr Usyk - Ukrainian boxer