Oleksandr Usyk

Name: Oleksandr Usyk
Birth Name: Олександр Олександрович Усик
Hometown: Oxnard, California, USA
Birthplace: Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 191cm
Reach: 198cm
Promoter: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• 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 Ukraine (2013-present), Matchroom Boxing (2018-2020)

Professional Record

Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev (undisputed at 200)

Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua I

Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II

Usyk vs. Tyson Fury (undisputed at 200+)

Usyk vs. Tyson Fury II

Championship Record

• Defeated 10 opponents (4 by KO) in World Title fights.
  • 3 opponents (1 by KO) in World Heavyweight Title fights.
  • 7 opponents (3 by KO) in World Cruiserweight Title fights.
• Has a record of 12-0 (4 by KO) in world title fights.
• Has a record of 10-0 (3 KO) against former or current world champions:
  • Won against Krzysztof Glowacki, Marco Huck, Mairis Briedis, Murat Gassiev, Tony Bellew, Anthony Joshua (twice), Tyson Fury (twice) & Daniel Dubois.

Variant Record

• Has a record of 4-0 (1 KO) in lineal title fights.
• Has a record of 3-0 (0 KO) against former or current lineal champions:
  • Won against Mairis Briedis & Tyson Fury (twice).
• Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: Krzysztof Glowacki, Michael Hunter Jr., Mairis Briedis, Murat Gassiev & Tyson Fury.
• Has a record of 15-0 (6 KO) in fights outside his native Ukraine. Nine of which took place in opponents country.

Amateur Highlights

Usyk against Teymur Mammadov at the 2011 World Championships.

Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Teymur Mammadov in the finals of the 2011 World Championships.

Usyk against Clemente Russo at the 2012 Olympics.

Usyk's hand is raised after winning a decision against Clemente Russo in the finals of the 2012 Olympics.

Usyk celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony at the 2012 Olympics.

• Amateur Record: 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 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 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 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)

Regional & Minor Titles

• WBO Inter-Continental Junior Heavyweight Title (December 2014; 4 defenses)
• WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title (October 2020; 0 defenses)
• IBO Heavyweight Title (September 2021; 3 defenses)

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 (2021-2024; 3 defenses)
• WBA Heavyweight Super Title (2021-present; 3 defenses)
• WBO Heavyweight Title (2021-present; 3 defenses)
• WBC Heavyweight Title (2024-present; 0 defenses)

Unified & Undisputed Titles

• Unified Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; WBO, WBC)
• Undisputed Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019; WBO, WBC, IBF, WBA)
• Unified Heavyweight Title (2021-2024; IBF, WBA, WBO)
• Unified Heavyweight Title (2024-present; WBC)

The Ring Magazine Titles

• World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)
• World Heavyweight Title (2022-present)

Lineal Titles

• World Cruiserweight Title (2018-2019)
• World Heavyweight Title (2024-present)

Awards & Recognition

• Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year (2018)
• The Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year (2018)
• ESPN Fighter of the Year (2018)
• Sports Illustrated Fighter of the Year (2018)
• The Ring Magazine 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 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 from August 2022 until July 2023.

Preceded by: Krzysztof Glowacki	WBO Cruiserweight Champion 2016 Sep 17 – 2019 Jun 5 Vacated	Succeeded by: Krzysztof Glowacki
Preceded by: Mairis Briedis	WBC Cruiserweight Champion 2018 Jan 27 – 2019 Jun 4 Declared Champion in Recess 2019 Jun 4 – 2019 Nov Champion in Recess Vacated	Succeeded by: Ilunga Makabu
Preceded by: Murat Gassiev	IBF Cruiserweight Champion 2018 Jul 21 – 2019 Jun 14 Vacated	Succeeded by: Yuniel Dorticos
Preceded by: Murat Gassiev Super Champion	WBA Cruiserweight Champion 2018 Jul 21 – 2019 Mar 27 Super Champion Vacated	Succeeded by: Denis Lebedev Super Champion
Preceded by: Anthony Joshua	IBF Heavyweight Champion 2021 Sep 25 – 2024 Jun 25 Vacated	Succeeded by: Daniel Dubois
Preceded by: Anthony Joshua Super Champion	WBA Heavyweight Champion 2021 Sep 25 – present Super Champion	Succeeded by: —
Preceded by: Anthony Joshua	IBO Heavyweight Champion 2021 Sep 25 – present	Succeeded by: —
Preceded by: Anthony Joshua	WBO Heavyweight Champion 2021 Sep 25 – present	Succeeded by: —
Preceded by: Tyson Fury	WBC Heavyweight Champion 2024 May 18 – present	Succeeded by: —