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Oleksandr Usyk
Becoming undisputed world champion at both cruiserweight and heavyweight.
World amateur gold · London gold
- Born
- 17 January 1987
- Birthplace
- Simferopol, Ukraine
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Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk is a Ukrainian boxer known for movement, timing and southpaw technique. After Olympic gold, he unified the cruiserweight division before defeating larger opponents at heavyweight.
Early life
Football first
Trained as a young footballer before switching to boxing in 2002.
Physical education
Studied at Lviv State University of Physical Culture.
Career
- 2012
Olympic champion
Won heavyweight gold for Ukraine in London.
- 2013
Professional debut
Began his professional boxing career.
- 2018
Cruiserweight unification
Defeated Murat Gassiev to hold all four major belts.
- 2024
Heavyweight unification
Defeated Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion.
Achievements
World amateur gold
Won the heavyweight title at the World Championships.
London gold
Won the Olympic heavyweight final.
Undisputed heavyweight title
Added the WBC belt to his WBA, IBF and WBO titles.
Beyond sport
Family
He and his wife have four children.
Ukraine
Returned home after Russia’s 2022 invasion and joined territorial defence before resuming training.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗World Boxing Council ↗Photo: Web Summit. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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