[[File:MikeTysonHeadshot2.jpg|250px|left]]
{{ibhof|url=http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/tyson.html}}
<boxer>000474</boxer>
*'''Trainers:''' [[Cus D'Amato]] (1979-1985), [[Kevin Rooney]] (1982-1988), [[Aaron Snowell]] (1989-1990), [[Richie Giachetti]] (1990-1991, 1997), [[Jay Bright]] (1995-1996, 2000-2001), [[Tommy Brooks]] (1999-2001), [[Ronnie Shields]] (2002), [[Freddie Roach]] (2003-2004), [[Jeff Fenech]] (2005)
*'''Managers:''' [[Bill Cayton]] and [[Jim Jacobs]] (1985-88), [[Rory Holloway]] and [[John Horne]] (1988-1997), [[Shelly Finkel]] (1999-2005)
*'''Promoters:''' [[Don King Productions]] (1988-1998), [[America Presents Boxing]] (1998-2001)
*'''[[:Category:Mike Tyson Gallery|Mike Tyson Gallery]]

== Amateur Highlights ==
[[File:Mike_cus1-530x317.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tyson with Cus D'Amato]]
[[File:Blog-74-Tyson-Bios-Mike-after-1st-Amateur-Tournament-copy.jpg|250px|thumb|right|1981 United States Junior Olympic Heavyweight Gold Medalist]]
[[File:1984-mike-tyson-henry-tillman-079089988.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tyson vs. Henry Tillman at the 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials.]]
*Amateur Record: [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.geocities.ws/pedrinet/tyson.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwww.geocities.ws/pedrinet/tyson.html%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DexI%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official 48-6 (38 KO)]
**5 of 6 amateur losses were considered controversial.
**Only stoppage loss as an amateur was at age 16 against Al Evans who was 27.
*1981 United States Junior Olympic Heavyweight Champion. Results:
**Jesus Esparza - RSC 1
**Randy Wesley - RSC 1
**Joe Cortez - RSC 1
*1981 Ernie Bennett - L 3
*1982 United States Junior Olympic Heavyweight Champion. Results:
**Tito Llanes - RSC 1
**[[Jonathan Littles]] - RSC 2
**Don Cozad - RSC 1
**Kelton Brown - RSC 1
*1982 U.S. Amateur Championships. Results:
**[[Al Evans]] - L RSC 3
*1983 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Finalist. Results:
**Ronald Williams - RSC 1
**[[Andrew Stokes]] - RSC 3
**Mike Bardwell - RSC 1
**[[Warren Thompson]] - W 3
**[[Craig Payne]] - L 3
*1983 U.S. Amateur Championships. Results:
**[[Kimmuel Odum]] - L DQ 2
*1983 Ohio State Fair Heavyweight Champion. Results:
**[[Jerry Goff]] - KO 1
**[[Olian Alexander]] - W/O
*1983 United States Under-19 Heavyweight Champion, defeated Mark Scott by RSC 1.
*1984 United States Under-19 Heavyweight Champion, defeated Orbit Pough by KO 1.
*1984 National [[Golden Gloves]] Heavyweight Champion. Results: 
**[[Derek Isaman]] - W 3
**Richard Johnson - RSC 3
**Johnny Williams - RSC 1
**[[Rocky Pepeli]] - RSC 2
**[[Jonathan Littles]] - RSC 1
*1984 United States [[Olympics|Olympic]] Trials Heavyweight Finalist. Results:
**Kelton Brown - KO 1
**Avery Rawls - W 3
**[[Henry Milligan]] - RSC 2
**[[Henry Tillman]] - L 3
*1984 United States Olympic Box-offs. Results:
**[[Olian Alexander]] - RSC 1
**[[Henry Tillman]] - L 3
*1984 Tammer Tournament Heavyweight Champion in Tampere, Finland. Results:
**[[Istvan Szikora]] (Hungary) - W 3 (3-2)
**[[Haakan Brock]] (Sweden) - W 3 (5-0)

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Olian Alexander]]|
title=[[National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champions|National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Jerry Goff]]|
years=1984}}
{{end box}}

== Professional Record ==
[[File:Tyson T-31.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tyson wearing the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight title belts.]]
[[File:Mike_Tyson_vs_Trevor_Berbick-42-50498888.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tyson vs. Trevor Berbick]]
[[File:Tyson_hits_Bonecrusher.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tyson vs. James Smith]]
[[File:TysonThomas.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tyson vs. Pinklon Thomas]]
[[File:Tyson-v-Tucker_87.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tyson vs. Tony Tucker]]
[[File:TysonBiggs.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs]]
[[File:Tyson-holmes-large.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tyson vs. Larry Holmes]]
[[File:Tyson-Tubbs-on-ropes.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tyson vs. Tony Tubbs]]
[[File:Mike-Tyson-v.s.-Michael-Spinks.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tyson vs. Michael Spinks]]
[[File:Tyson-Bruno I 93686343.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tyson vs. Frank Bruno I]]
[[File:TysonWilliams.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Tyson vs. Carl Williams]]
*Has defeated [[World Heavyweight Title Records and Statistics|11 opponents]] ([[Most World Heavyweight Title Bout Wins & Beaten Opponents By Stoppage|9 by KO]]) for the World Heavyweight Title.
*Has a record of 12-4 (10 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 3-2 (3 KO) in lineal title fights.
*Has a record of 11-4-0-1 (9 KO) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Alfonzo Ratliff]], [[Trevor Berbick]], [[James (Bonecrusher) Smith|James Smith]], [[Pinklon Thomas]], [[Tony Tucker]], [[Larry Holmes]], [[Tony Tubbs]], [[Michael Spinks]], [[Frank Bruno]] (twice), and [[Bruce Seldon]].
**Lost against [[James (Buster) Douglas|James Douglas]], [[Evander Holyfield]] (twice), and [[Lennox Lewis]].
**No Contest against [[Orlin Norris]].
*Has a record of 3-4 (3 KO) against former or current lineal titlists:
**Won against [[Alfonzo Ratliff]], [[Larry Holmes]], and [[Michael Spinks]].
**Lost against [[James (Buster) Douglas|James Douglas]], [[Evander Holyfield]] (twice), and [[Lennox Lewis]].
*Has a record of 2-3 (2 KO) against [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] inductees:
**Won against [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/holmes.html Larry Holmes] and [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/spinks.html Michael Spinks].
**Lost against [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/holyfield.html Evander Holyfield] (twice) and [http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/modern/lewislennox.html Lennox Lewis].
*Has a record of 4-1 (4 KO) in fights outside his native United States.

== Year-By-Year Record ==
*1985: 15(15)-0
*1986: 13(11)-0
*1987: 4(2)-0
*1988: 3(3)-0
*1989: 2(2)-0
*1990: 2(2)-1(1)
*1991: 2(1)-0
*1992-1994: Did not fight (served prison sentence)
*1995: 2(1)-0
*1996: 2(2)-1(1)
*1997: 0-1
*1998: Did not fight (suspended boxing license)
*1999: 1(1)-0-0-1
*2000: 2(2)-0-0-1
*2001: 1(1)-0
*2002: 0-1(1)
*2003: 1(1)-0
*2004: 0-1(1)
*2005: 0-1(1)

== World Titles ==
*(2) [[WBC]] Heavyweight Title (1986-1990; 9 defenses, 1996; 0 defenses)
*(2) [[WBA]] Heavyweight Title (1987-1990; 8 defenses, 1996; 0 defenses)
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (1987-1990; 6 defenses)

== Unified & Undisputed Titles ==
*(2) Unified Heavyweight Title (1987-1990; [[WBC]], [[WBA]], 1996; [[WBC]], [[WBA]])
*Undisputed Heavyweight Title (1987-1990; [[WBC]], [[WBA]], [[IBF]])

== The Ring Magazine Titles ==
*World Heavyweight Title (1988-1990)

== Lineal Titles ==
*[[Lineal Heavyweight Champion|Lineal Heavyweight Title]] (1988-1990)

== Awards & Recognition ==
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Defunct Awards|Prospect of the Year]] (1985)
*(2) [[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (1986, 1988)
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Round of the Year|Round of the Year]] (1988; 1st round [[Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks|vs. Michael Spinks]])
*(4) [[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year|Event of the Year]] (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002)
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year|Fight of the Year]] (1996 [[Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting)|vs. Evander Holyfield]])
*(2) [[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fight of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (1986, 1988)
*[[KO Magazine]] [[KO Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (1986)
*(2) [[KO Magazine]] [[KO Magazine Round of the Year|Round of the Year]] (1989; 1st round [[Mike Tyson vs. Frank Bruno (1st meeting)|vs. Frank Bruno]], 1990; 8th round [[Mike Tyson vs. James (Buster) Douglas|vs. James Douglas]])
*Named the [[The Top 50 Fighters of the Last 50 Years|19th greatest boxer of the last 50 years]] by [[The Ring Magazine]] in 1996.
*Named the [[:File:Sc00064da5.jpg|4th greatest heavyweight of all-time]] by [[Boxing Illustrated|International Boxing Digest]] in 1997.
*Named the [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|14th greatest heavyweight of all-time]] by [[The Ring Magazine]] in 1998.
*Named the [[The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years|72nd greatest boxer of the last 80 years]] by [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2002.
*Named the [[The 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time!|16th greatest puncher of all-time]] by [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2003.
*Named the [https://www.ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/02-Heavyweight-2005.pdf 13th greatest heavyweight of all-time] by the [[International Boxing Research Organization]] in 2006.
*Named the [http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/greatest/featureVideo?page=greatest4150 50th greatest boxer of all-time] by [[ESPN]] in 2007.
*Named the [http://www.ringtv.com/488242-ring-greatest-heavyweight-time/ 9th greatest heavyweight of all-time] by a panel of experts in [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2017.
*Named the [https://www.ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/02-IBRO-Heavyweight-2019.pdf 11th greatest heavyweight of all-time] by the [[International Boxing Research Organization]] in 2019.

== Notes ==
*Started boxing at age 12.
*[[Youngest World Heavyweight Champions|Youngest World Heavyweight Champion]] of all-time at 20 years, 4 months and 23 days.
*Won the [[HBO]]-sponsored Heavyweight World Series (1986-1987).
*First and only boxer in history to unify all three world titles at heavyweight.
*First and only boxer in history to defend all three world titles at heavyweight.
*Fourth boxer in history to unify all three world titles in a weight division ([[Marvin Hagler]], [[Michael Spinks]], [[Donald Curry]]).
*Fifth boxer in history to hold all three world titles in a weight division ([[Marvin Hagler]], [[Michael Spinks]], [[Donald Curry]], [[Lloyd Honeyghan]]).
*Ranked #1 pound-for-pound by [[The Ring Magazine]] from 1989 until February 1990.
*Didn't box from 1992 until 1994 while servicing a prison sentence for rape.
*Didn't box in 1998 while his boxing license was suspended for biting [[Evander Holyfield]]'s ears in their 1997 [[Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)|rematch]].
*Declared bankruptcy in 2003 despite having earned over $300 million during his career.
*Announced his retirement in the ring in 2005 after retiring on his stool vs. [[Kevin McBride]].

== Live Gates ==
*The Nevada State Athletic Commission maintains a list of [http://boxing.nv.gov/results/Top_Boxing_Gates/ Nevada's top 35 largest grossing boxing gates]. Tyson's placements:
**11. (06/28/1997) [[Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)|L DQ3 Evander Holyfield]] ([[MGM Grand]]) $14,277,200
**12. (11/09/1996) [[Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting)|L TKO11 Evander Holyfield]] ([[MGM Grand]]) $14,150,700
**13. (08/19/1995) [[Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley|W DQ1 Peter McNeeley]] ([[MGM Grand]]) $13,965,600
**22. (03/16/1996) [[Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)|W TKO3 Frank Bruno]] ([[MGM Grand]]) $10,673,700

== Pay-Per-View History ==
*1. (06/27/1988) [[Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks|W KO1 Michael Spinks]] "Once and For All" (King Vision PPV) [http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1990-10-27/sports/9010270154_1_holyfield-douglas-evander 700,000 buys]
*2. (03/18/1991) [[Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock (1st meeting)|W TKO7 Donovan Ruddock]] "The Fight of the Year" ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://articles.latimes.com/2007/may/10/sports/sp-boxing10 957,000 buys]
*3. (06/28/1991) [[Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock (2nd meeting)|W UD12 Donovan Ruddock]] "The Rematch" ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://articles.latimes.com/2007/may/10/sports/sp-boxing10 1,250,000 buys]
*4. (08/19/1995) [[Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley|W DQ1 Peter McNeeley]] "He's Back" ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-best-selling-pay-per-view-events-boxing-ufc-wrestling-tv-history-2017-8 1,550,000 buys and $63,000,000 in revenue]
*5. (03/16/1996) [[Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)|W TKO3 Frank Bruno]] "The Championship: Part 1" ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-best-selling-pay-per-view-events-boxing-ufc-wrestling-tv-history-2017-8 1,370,000 buys]
*6. (09/07/1996) [[Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson|W TKO1 Bruce Seldon]] "The Championship: Part 2" ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-best-selling-pay-per-view-events-boxing-ufc-wrestling-tv-history-2017-8 1,150,000 buys]
*7. (11/09/1996) [[Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield (1st meeting)|L TKO11 Evander Holyfield]] "Finally" ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-best-selling-pay-per-view-events-boxing-ufc-wrestling-tv-history-2017-8 1,590,000 buys and $79,000,000 in revenue]
*8. (06/28/1997) [[Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting)|L DQ3 Evander Holyfield']] "The Sound and the Fury" ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-best-selling-pay-per-view-events-boxing-ufc-wrestling-tv-history-2017-8 1,990,000 buys and $100,000,000 in revenue]
*9. (01/16/1999) [[Mike Tyson vs. Francois Botha|W KO5 Frans Botha]] "Tyson-Botha" ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://www.multichannel.com/news/orphan-articles/tyson-racks-worst-ppv-numbers-ever/163343 750,000 buys]
*10. (10/20/2000) [[Mike Tyson vs. Andrew Golota|NC2 Andrew Golota]] "Showdown in Motown" ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://www.multichannel.com/news/orphan-articles/golota-bout-buys-low-tyson/160220 450,000 buys]
*11. (10/13/2001) [[Brian Nielsen vs. Mike Tyson|W RTD6 Brian Nielsen]] "Tyson-Nielsen" ([[Showtime]] PPV simulcast) [http://www.multichannel.com/news/orphan-articles/events-continue-careen-out-control/158106 40,000 buys]
*12. (06/08/2002) [[Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson|L KO8 Lennox Lewis]] "Lewis-Tyson Is On" ([[HBO]]/[[Showtime]] PPV) [http://www.businessinsider.com/the-50-best-selling-pay-per-view-events-boxing-ufc-wrestling-tv-history-2017-8 1,970,000 buys and $112,000,000 in revenue]
*13. (02/22/2003) [[Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne|W KO1 Clifford Etienne]] "Back to Business" ([[Showtime]] PPV simulcast) [http://www.multichannel.com/news/orphan-articles/tyson-nets-strong-performance/147961 100,000 buys]
*14. (07/30/2004) [[Danny Williams vs. Mike Tyson|L KO4 Danny Williams]] "Return for Revenge" ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/tyson-s-loss-morales-gain/337400 150,000 buys]
*15. (06/11/2005) [[Kevin McBride vs. Mike Tyson|L TKO6 Kevin McBride]] "Tyson-McBride" ([[Showtime]] PPV) [http://www.multichannel.com/news/cable-operators/showtime-nets-230k-buys-tyson-fight/333781 250,000 buys]
*Totals (approximate): [http://articles.latimes.com/2007/may/10/sports/sp-boxing10 14,267,000 buys and $545,000,000 in revenue]

== Mike Tyson's World Tour ==
"Mike Tyson's World Tour," a series of four-round exhibitions bouts, was announced on September 28, 2006. Tyson said he anticipated taking the show to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. "Mike Tyson's World Tour" was shades of the 1930's exhibition tour by former World Heavyweight Champion [[Jack Dempsey]].

On October 21, 2006, Tyson made the first and only stop of his exhibition tour in Youngstown, Ohio. Tyson and [[Corey Sanders]] boxed four two and ½ minute rounds. Tyson weighed 241½ lbs, while Sanders weighed 292½ lbs. Both boxers wore t-shirts, and Sanders wore headgear. Tyson dropped Sanders in the first round, but he didn't go for the knockout when Sanders got up. Later in the round, Tyson held Sanders up after landing another hard punch. The fans booed throughout the match. Promoter [[Sterling McPhearson]] said afterwards, "I don't know what people were looking for. We weren't trying to fool anyone or pull the wool over anyone's eyes. This was an exhibition. People boo at real fights... this isn't about him beating anybody up."

{{start box}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Trevor Berbick]]|
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[James (Buster) Douglas|James Douglas]]|
years=1986 Nov 22 – 1990 Feb 11|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[James (Bonecrusher) Smith|James Smith]]|
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[James (Buster) Douglas|James Douglas]]|
years=1987 Mar 7 – 1990 Feb 11|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Tony Tucker]]|
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[James (Buster) Douglas|James Douglas]]|
years=1987 Aug 1 – 1990 Feb 11|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Frank Bruno]]|
title=[[WBC Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Lennox Lewis]]|
years=1996 Mar 16 – 1996 Sep 24 '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Bruce Seldon]]|
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Evander Holyfield]]|
years=1996 Sep 7 – 1996 Nov 9|
}}
{{end box}}

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[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:American World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:IBHOF Members]]
[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members]]
[[Category:Promoters]]
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[[File:659772.jpg|250px|left]]
<boxer>659772</boxer>
*'''Trainers:''' [[Anatoly Lomachenko]] (2013, 2018), [[James Ali Bashir]] (2013-2017), [[Russ Anber]] (2017, 2018), Sergey Vatamanyuk (2017-2018), Yuri Tkachenko (2018-present)
*'''Manager:''' [[Egis Klimas]] (2016-present)
*'''Promoters:''' [[K2 Promotions|K2 Promotions Ukraine]] (2013-present), [[Matchroom Sport|Matchroom Boxing]] (2018-2020)
== Amateur Highlights ==
[[File:6223054516_efba7c5c16_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Teymur Mammadov at the 2011 World Championships.]]
[[File:6222536481_00b10283d4_b.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Teymur Mammadov in the finals of the 2011 World Championships.]]
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BsfjPktNqIdml.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk against Clemente Russo at the 2012 Olympics.]]
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BEArxcH1PZGBl.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Clemente Russo in the finals of the 2012 Olympics.]]
[[File:Oleksandr%2BUsyk%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B15%2BBoxing%2BZAdDOKPqAsel.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony at the 2012 Olympics.]]
*Amateur Record: [https://www.ringtv.com/358315-new-faces-oleksandr-usyk/ 335-15]
*2005 Ukraine middleweight representative at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/16): Lost to Sergey Sklyarov (Russia) (38-56)
*2006 Middleweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated [[Balazs Kelemen]] (Hungary) (RSCO-3)
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Badou Jack]] (Sweden) (RSCO-3)
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Revaz Karelishvili]] (Georgia) (38-15)
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (RSCO-3)
*2006 Ukraine middleweight representative at the World Cup (Duals) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:
**Lost to Mohamed Hikal (Egypt) (8-17)
**Lost to [[Matvey Korobov|Matt Korobov]] (Russia) (W/O)
**Defeated Lei Yuping (China) (21-8)
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the 1st Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Europe in Pescara, Italy. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Adrian Ciobanu (Romania) (RSCO-2)
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Yousef Abdelghani (Israel) (20-8)
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (24-9)
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Human:586718|Danny Price]] (England) (15-6)
**Finals: Lost to Viktor Zuyev (Belarus) (W/O)
*2008 Ukraine heavyweight representative at the [[Olympics]] in Beijing, China. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Nijati Yushan (China) (23-4)
**Quarterfinals: Lost to [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (4-7)
*2008 Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the European Championships in Liverpool, England. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Alexandr Moskovskiy (Russia) (15-7)
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Bosko Draskovic (Montenegro) (8-0)
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Bahram Muzaffer (Turkey) (12-3)
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Nikolajs Grisunins]] (Latvia) (5-4)
**Finals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (11-2)
*2008 Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Ukraine at the World Cup in Moscow, Russia. Results were:
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) (12-4)
**Semifinals: Defeated Mihail Muntean (Moldova) (5-2)
**Finals: Lost to [[Osmay Acosta]] (Cuba) (W/O)
*2009 Heavyweight Bronze Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Milan, Italy. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Manpreet Singh (India) (16-2)
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Stephen Simmons]] (Scotland) (11-1)
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Vitalijus Subacius (Lithuania) (19-1)
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Egor Mekhontsev]] (Russia) (10-14)
*2011 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/32): Bye
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Evgenijius Tutkus (Lithuania) (26-2)
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (AB-3)
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)
**Semifinals: Defeated Sergey Korneyev (Belarus) (23-10)
**Finals: Defeated Teymur Mammadov (Azerbaijan) (25-15)
*2012 Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Ukraine at the [[Olympics]] London, England. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/8): Bye
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Artur Beterbiev]] (Russia) (17-13)
**Semifinals: Defeated [[Tervel Pulev]] (Bulgaria) (21-5)
**Finals: Defeated [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) (14-11)
*2012/2013 Ukraine Otamans heavyweight representative at the World Series of Boxing. Results were:
**Defeated [[Junior Fa]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)
**Defeated Eric Brechlin (German Eagles) (TKO-3)
**Defeated [[Joe Joyce]] (British Lionhearts) (3-0)
**Defeated [[Magomedrasul Majidov]] (Azerbaijan Baku Fires) (3-0)
**Defeated [[Matteo Modugno]] (Italia Thunder) (TKO-2)
**Defeated [[Mihai Nistor]] (Astana Arlans Kazakhstan) (3-0)

== Professional Record ==
[[File:Usyk-glowacki-fight (59).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Krzysztof Glowacki]]
[[File:Usyk-huck-fight (7).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Marco Huck]]
[[File:Usyk-briedis-fight (19).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Mairis Briedis]]
[[File:Usyk-gassiev-fight_(16)_1.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev]]
[[File:Usyk-bellew-fight_(28).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Tony Bellew]]
[[File:Usyk-joshua-fight_(53).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua I]]
[[File:Usyk-joshua-rematch_(17).jpg|250px|thumb|right|Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II]]
*Has defeated 8 opponents (3 by KO) in World Title fights.
**1 opponent (0 by KO) in World Heavyweight Title fights.
**7 opponents (3 by KO) in World Cruiserweight Title fights.
*Has a record of 9-0 (3 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 2-0 (1 KO) in lineal title fights.
*Has a record of 7-0 (2 KO) against former or current world champions:
**Won against [[Krzysztof Glowacki]], [[Marco Huck]], [[Mairis Briedis]], [[Murat Gassiev]], [[Tony Bellew]], and [[Anthony Joshua]] (twice).
*Has a record of 1-0 against former or current lineal champions:
**Won against [[Mairis Briedis]].
*Has a record of 12-0 (5 KO) in fights outside his native Ukraine.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Junior Heavyweight Title (December 2014; 4 defenses)
*[[WBO]] Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (October 2020; 0 defenses)
*[[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Heavyweight Title (September 2021; 1 defense)

== World Titles ==
*[[WBO]] Junior Heavyweight Title (2016-2019; 6 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 2 defenses)
*[[IBF]] Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)
*[[WBA]] Cruiserweight Super Title (2018-2019; 1 defense)
*[[IBF]] Heavyweight Title (2021-present; 1 defense)
*[[WBA]] Heavyweight Super Title (2021-present; 1 defense)
*[[WBO]] Heavyweight Title (2021-present; 1 defense)

== Unified & Undisputed Titles ==
*Unified Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]])
*Undisputed Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; [[WBO]], [[WBC]], [[IBF]], [[WBA]])
*Unified Heavyweight Title (2021-present; [[IBF]], [[WBA]], [[WBO]])

== The Ring Magazine Titles ==
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)
*World Heavyweight Title (2022-present)

== Lineal Titles ==
*World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)

== Awards & Recognition ==
*[[Boxing Writers Association of America]] [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018)
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2018)
*[[ESPN]] Fighter of the Year (2018)
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2018)
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Event of the Year|Event of the Year]] (2021)

== Notes ==
*Born in Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.
*Played soccer before taking up boxing.
*Started boxing at age 15.
*Holds the record for fewest fights to win a cruiserweight world title (10).
*Won the [[World Boxing Super Series]] [[Muhammad Ali]] Trophy (cruiserweight, 2017-2018).
*First and only boxer in history to unify all four world titles at cruiserweight.
*Third boxer in history to unify all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Terence Crawford]]).
*Fourth boxer in history to hold all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Jermain Taylor]], [[Terence Crawford]]).
*First and only boxer in history to defend the undisputed cruiserweight world title.
*Second boxer in history to defend all four world titles in a weight division ([[Bernard Hopkins]]).
*Third boxer in history to win world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]], [[David Haye]]).
*Second boxer in history to hold unified world titles at cruiserweight and heavyweight ([[Evander Holyfield]]).
*Named the [https://www.ringtv.com/627959-divsion-by-divsion-heavyweight-super-middleweight/ 2nd greatest cruiserweight of all-time] by a panel of experts in [[The Ring Magazine]] in 2021.
*Ranked #1 pound-for-pound by [[The Ring Magazine]] from May 2022 until June 2022 and since August 2022.

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title=[[WBO Cruiserweight Champion]]|
after=[[Krzysztof Glowacki]]|
years=2016 Sep 17 – 2019 Jun 5 '''Vacated'''||
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title=[[WBC Cruiserweight Champion]]|
after=[[Ilunga Makabu]]|
years=2018 Jan 27 – 2019 Jun 4 '''Declared Champion in Recess''' 2019 Jun 4 – 2019 Nov '''Champion in Recess''' '''Vacated'''|
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before=[[Murat Gassiev]]|
title=[[IBF Cruiserweight Champion]]|
after=[[Yunier Dorticos|Yuniel Dorticos]]|
years=2018 Jul 21 – 2019 Jun 14 '''Vacated'''|
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before=[[Murat Gassiev]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Cruiserweight Champion]]|
after=[[Denis Lebedev]] Super Champion|
years=2018 Jul 21 – 2019 Mar 27 '''Super Champion''' '''Vacated'''|
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before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
title=[[IBF Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2021 Sep 25 – present|
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before=[[Anthony Joshua]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2021 Sep 25 – present '''Super Champion'''|
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before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
title=[[IBO Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2021 Sep 25 – present|
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before=[[Anthony Joshua]]|
title=[[WBO Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=—|
years=2021 Sep 25 – present|
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[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
[[Category:2008 Olympians]]
[[Category:2012 Olympians]]
[[Category:Ukrainian Olympians]]
[[Category:World Amateur Champions]]
[[Category:World Cruiserweight Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Ukrainian World Champions]]
[[Category:World Boxing Super Series Champions]]
[[Category:World Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
[[Category:Promoters]]

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*'''Trainers:''' [[Don Turner]] (2009-2010), [[Abel Sanchez]] (2010-2011), [[John David Jackson]] (2012-2017), [[Abror Tursunpulatov]] (2017-2018), [[Buddy McGirt]] (2018-present)
*'''Promoter:''' [[Main Events]] (2012-present)
*'''Manager:''' [[Egis Klimas]] (2009-present)
*'''[[:Category:Sergey Kovalev Gallery|Sergey Kovalev Gallery]]'''

== Amateur Highlights ==
*Amateur Record: [http://www.boxingscene.com/bscene-prospect-watch-light-heavy-sergey-kovalev--33381 193-22] or 195-18
**Kovalev believes a number of his amateur losses in Russia were politically-motivated decisions.
*2000 Light Welterweight Silver Medalist at the Russian Junior National Championships in Saratov, Russia. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/16): Bye
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Dmitriy Sherenets (9-2)
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Denis Makrushin (15-9)
**Semifinals: Defeated Dmitriy Ivanov (17-4)
**Finals: Lost to Evgeniy Putilov (8-17)
*2001 Middleweight Silver Medalist at the Russian Junior National Championships in Volgograd, Russia. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Boris Borisov (9-5)
**Quarterfinals: Defeated [[Sergey Sharapov]] (9-1)
**Semifinals: Defeated Dzhimmi Kapanov (RSC-3)
**Finals: Lost to N/A
*2004 Middleweight Gold Medalist for Russia at the Ostrava Grand Prix in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Results were:
**Finals: Defeated David Cizek (Czech Republic) (RSCO-3)
*2004 Russian Team Cup (Middleweight) [[Matvey Korobov]] W 4 (22-19)
*2004 Middleweight Silver Medalist at the Russian National Championships in Samara, Russia. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Musa Kurbanov (W/O)
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Nikolay Galochkin (35-12)
**Semifinals: Defeated Islam Patiyev (RSCO-3)
**Finals: Lost to [[Matvey Korobov]] (15-38)
*2005 Middleweight Gold Medalist at the Russian National Championships in Magnitogorsk, Russia. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/16): Bye
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Stepan Osipov (RSCO-3)
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Islam Patiyev (36-17)
**Semifinals: Defeated Dmitriy Bashkatov (32-20)
**Finals: Defeated Alexey Shcherbakov (W/O)
*2005 Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Russia at the World Military Boxing Championships in Pretoria, South Africa. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated A. Dyakov (Ukraine) (25-7)
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Benjamin Schmidt (Germany) (23-14)
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Daniel Kooij (Netherlands) (W/O)
**Semifinals: Defeated Christopher Downs (United States) (RSCO-3)
**Finals: Defeated Hamza Gunes (Turkey) (W/O)
*2006 Light Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Russia at the World Military Boxing Championships in Warendorf, Germany. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Christopher Downs (United States) (30-20)
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Mahendra Thapa (Indonesia) (RSCO-2)
**Semifinals: Defeated Mourad Sahraoui (Tunisia) (25-15)
**Finals: Lost to Gottlieb Weiss (Germany) (W/O)
*Kislovodsk, Russia (Light Heavyweight) [[Artur Beterbiev]] L 4
*2007 Light Heavyweight Bronze Medalist at the Russian National Championships in Yakutsk, Russia. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/8): Bye
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Kiril Berezin (RSCO-2)
**Semifinals: Lost to [[Artur Beterbiev]] (24-25)
*2007 Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Russia at the Minsk Tournament in Minsk, Belarus. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/8): Bye
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Anar Mirzoyev (Azerbaijan) (RSC-2)
**Semifinals: Defeated Colak Ananikyan (Armenia) (35-25)
**Finals: Defeated Sergey Shutov (Russia) (22-18)
*2007 Light Heavyweight Gold Medalist for Russia at the World Military Boxing Championships in Hyderabad, India. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/16): Defeated Moussa Konate (Mali) (RSCH)
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Donald Makola (South Africa) (RSCH)
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Zaur Teymurov (Azerbaijan) (RSCO)
**Semifinals: Defeated Abdelhafid Benchebla (Algeria) (29-8)
**Finals: Defeated Oleg Dymkovets (Belarus) (W/O)
*2008 Light Heavyweight Silver Medalist for Russia at the Popenchenko Memorial Tournament in Moscow, Russia. Results were:
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Andriy Zelenyak (Ukraine) (29-7)
**Semifinals: Defeated Luis Gonzalez (Venezuela) (AB-3)
**Finals: Lost to [[Abbos Atoev]] (Uzbekistan) (KO-1)
*2008 Light Heavyweight Silver Medalist at the Russian National Championships in Kaliningrad, Russia. Results were:
**Preliminaries (1/16): Bye
**Preliminaries (1/8): Defeated Evgeniy Babikov (31-7)
**Quarterfinals: Defeated Anatoliy Shklyarenko (16-8)
**Semifinals: Defeated Eduard Yakushev (17-12)
**Finals: Lost to Alexandr Moskovskiy (9-21)

== Professional Record ==
[[File:Skysports-kovalev-cleverly-sergey-kovalev 3833781.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Kovalev vs. Nathan Cleverly]]
[[File:A4976fdea8e3a67a26f33609b0a1c097 crop north.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Kovalev vs. Bernard Hopkins]]
[[File:Sergey-Kovalev-vs-Jean-Pascal-04-Herby-Whyne.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Kovalev vs. Jean Pascal I]]
[[File:Sergey-Kovalev-vs-Pascal-II-minas-panagiotakis-getty.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Kovalev vs. Jean Pascal II]]
[[File:Sergey-kovalev-eleider-alvarez.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Kovalev vs. Eleider Alvarez II]]
*Has defeated 12 opponents (9 by KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 13-4 (10 KO) in world title fights.
*Has a record of 6-4 (4 KO) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Gabriel Campillo]], [[Nathan Cleverly]], [[Bernard Hopkins]], [[Jean Pascal]] (twice), and [[Eleider Alvarez]].
**Lost against [[Andre Ward]] (twice), [[Eleider Alvarez]], and [[Saul Alvarez]].
*Has a record of 3-3 (2 KO) against former or current lineal titlists:
**Won against [[Bernard Hopkins]] and [[Jean Pascal]] (twice).
**Lost against [[Andre Ward]] (twice) and [[Saul Alvarez]].
*Has a record of 31-4-1 (27 KO) in fights outside his native Russia.

== Regional & Minor Titles ==
*[[WBA]]-[[NABA]] USA Light Heavyweight Title (July 2011; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Asian Boxing Council Light Heavyweight Title (December 2011; 0 defenses)
*[[WBC]] Diamond Light Heavyweight Title (March 2015; 0 defenses)
*[[IBA]] Light Heavyweight Title (November 2017; 0 defenses)
*[[EBP]] Light Heavyweight Super Title (November 2017; 2 defenses)

== World Titles ==
*(3) [[WBO]] Light Heavyweight Title (2013-2016; 8 defenses, 2017-2018; 1 defense, 2019; 1 defense)
*[[IBF]] Light Heavyweight Title (2014-2016; 4 defenses)
*[[WBA]] Light Heavyweight Undisputed Title (2014-2016; 4 defenses)

== Unified Titles ==
*Unified Light Heavyweight Title (2014-2016; [[WBO]], [[IBF]], [[WBA]])

== Awards & Recognition ==
*[[The Ring Magazine]] [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] (2014)
*[[Sports Illustrated]] Fighter of the Year (2014)

== Notes ==
*Started boxing at age 11.
*Moved to the United States in 2009 to start his professional boxing career.
*Participated in an ill-fated 2011 bout in which his opponent, [[Roman Simakov]], died from brain injuries suffered in a seventh-round knockout loss.
*Third boxer in history to win a light heavyweight world title three times ([[Chad Dawson]], [[Bernard Hopkins]]).
*Tested positive for synthetic testosterone in samples given to the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) on December 30, 2020 and January 7, 2021 cancelling a January 30, 2021 matchup against [[Bektemir Melikuziev]]. Kovalev was never suspended for the infraction.

== Pay-Per-View History ==
*1. (11/19/2016) [[Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev (1st meeting)|L UD12 Andre Ward]] "Pound for Pound" ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.boxingscene.com/ward-kovalev-33-million-live-gate-from-10066-tickets-sold--111447 165,000 buys and $10,700,000 in revenue]
*2. (06/17/2017) [[Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev (2nd meeting)|L TKO8 Andre Ward]] "The Rematch" ([[HBO]] PPV) [http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/19845274/rematch-andre-ward-sergey-kovalev-underperforms 135,000 buys and $8,100,000 in revenue]
*3. (05/14/2022) W UD10 Tervel Pulev "TrillerVerz V: Kovalev vs Pulev | Cypress Hill vs Onyx" (FITE PPV) Unreleased
*Totals (approximate): 300,000 buys and $18,800,000 in revenue

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title=[[WBO Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
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title=[[IBF Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Andre Ward]]|
years=2014 Nov 8 – 2016 Nov 19|
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before=[[Bernard Hopkins]] Super Champion|
title=[[WBA Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Andre Ward]] Super Champion|
years=2014 Nov 8 – 2016 Nov 19 '''Super Champion'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Andre Ward]] Retired|
title=[[WBO Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Eleider Alvarez]]|
years=2017 Nov 25 – 2018 Aug 4|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Eleider Alvarez]]|
title=[[WBO Light Heavyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Saul Alvarez]]|
years=2019 Feb 2 – 2019 Nov 2|
}}
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[[Category:World Light Heavyweight Champions]]
[[Category:Russian World Champions]]
[[Category:International Boxing Association Light Heavyweight Champions]]