Via Ken Hissner: When looking at the current record of WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO nampaw heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, he is 335-15 where www.boxrec.com shows 95-15 of which I find one Some of the prominent opponents he faced represented his country of Ukraine.
Usyk won the 2012 Olympic gold medal in the heavyweight division in London, United Kingdom, having reversed a quarter-final defeat at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, to silver medalist Clemente Russo of Italy, beating silver medalist Clemente Russo of Italy. him with the score 14-11. Russo defeated future WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder at the 2008 Olympics, despite losing to future 2nd world champion Andre “SOG” Ward at the 2004 Olympics. .
Usyk defeated future WBC Super Middleweight and WBC Light Heavyweight champion Badou “The Ripper” Jack of Sweden at the 2006 European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, only to lose to Matt Korobov of Russia in the semifinals. . Later that year, at the World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, he again lost to Korobov.
In March 2013, in the world boxing series in London, Usyk defeated Joe “Juggernaut” Joyce of Great Britain, now 13-0 (12), as a professional. As part of that series in January, he defeated New Zealand’s Junior Fa, currently 19-1 (10), in Kyiv, Ukraine. At that London Olympics, he defeated current WBC and IBF light heavyweight champion Russia, Artur Beterbiev of Russia, by 17-0 (17), whom he had lost in his previous bout. Then in 2007. In 2006 in a match between the US and Ukraine, he lost to future IBF and WBC Welterweight Champion Shawn “Showtime” Porter.
Usyk turned pro in 2013, winning his first minor title in his fifth match defeating Daniel “Billy the Kid” Bruwer of South Africa, 24-5-1, to win the WBO Intercontinental title in Ukraine. In his tenth match, he won the WBO World Cruiserweight belt by defeating Krzysztof “Glowka” Glowacki of Poland, 26-0, in Poland.
Usyk defended his title four times, stopping Thabiso Mchunu, 17-2, defeating Michael “The Bounty Hunter” Hunter, 12-0, and stopping Marco “Kapt’n” Huck, 40-4-1 . In his fifth defense in the unification match, he defeated Latvia’s WBC champion, Mairis Briedis, 23-0, in Latvia.
Next, Usyk defeated Russian IBF and WBA champion Murat “Iron” Gassiev, 26-0, in Russia, to become the unified world cruiser class champion. In the next game, he stopped Tony “The Bomber” Bellew, 30-2-1, of Great Britain.
Next in Chicago, Illinois, in his first heavyweight bout, Usyk defeated Chazz “The Gentleman” Witherspoon, 38-3.
Then back in the UK, he beat Dereck “War” Chisora, 32-9, to win the WBO Inter-Continental title. In his next and final bout in September 2021, he promoted to heavyweight and defeated Anthony “AJ” Joshua, 24-1, to win the WBO, WBA and IBF world titles.
While waiting for the rematch with Joshua, Russia attacked Ukraine. He has been allowed to leave the country, but has not yet decided what he will do at this time.
“I don’t want to shoot, I don’t want to kill anyone, but if they’re going to kill me, I won’t have a choice. It may sound sentimental, but my soul belongs to God, and my body belongs to my country, to my family. So there is no fear, absolutely no fear. Only confusion; how can this be in the 21st century? “
35-year-old Usyk is winning 19-0 with 13 saves, and if he beats Joshua in their rematch, he’ll look to unify the heavyweight belt like he did with the heavyweight champion with the champion. British WBC World Champion, Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury , 31-0-1 with 22 stops. In April, Fury successfully defended his title against Dillian “The Body Snatcher” Whyte of Great Britain, 28-2, with 19 stops to unify the heavyweight belt.
