Oleksandr Usyk (The Cat) is a 37-year-old Ukrainian professional boxer. He is the reigning WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight world champion. 11 years and 25 days into his career, Usyk remains undefeated with a record of 22-0, which includes 14 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights.
Oleksandr Usyk was born in Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union on January 17, 1987. He made his professional debut at the age of 26 years on September 11, 2013 against Felipe Romero. Usyk defeated Romero via 5th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Usyk became a world champion at the age of 29 after 9 professional fights. He challenged Krzysztof Głowacki for the WBO cruiserweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the heavyweight (WBA, IBF, WBO, The Ring, WBC) titles also to become a two-division world champion — and undisputed at both the divisions.
Usyk's latest fight was a split decision victory over Tyson Fury at age 37, on May 18, 2024, in which he became the undisputed heavyweight world champion.
Oleksandr Usyk Next Fight: He is next scheduled to rematch Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) on December 21, 2024. He will be defending his WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles. On the day of the fight, he will be 37 years old, and Fury 36.
Some of Oleksandr Usyk's best fights so far have been against Anthony Joshua, Murat Gassiev, Daniel Dubois, Tyson Fury, Tony Bellew, Mairis Briedis, and Krzysztof Głowacki. For a complete list of Usyk's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Oleksandr Usyk".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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23 | Dec 21, 2024 | 37 |
Tyson Fury 36 34-1-1 | NA | NA
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22 | May 18, 2024 | 37 |
Tyson Fury 35 34-0-1 | win | SD 12 |
21 | Aug 26, 2023 | 36 |
Daniel Dubois 25 19-1 | win | TKO 9 |
20 | Aug 20, 2022 | 35 |
Anthony Joshua 32 24-2 | win | SD 12 |
19 | Sep 25, 2021 | 34 |
Anthony Joshua 31 24-1 | win | UD 12 |
18 | Oct 31, 2020 | 33 |
Derek Chisora 36 32-9 | win | UD 12 |
17 | Oct 12, 2019 | 32 |
Chazz Witherspoon 38 38-3 | win | RTD 7 |
16 | Nov 10, 2018 | 31 |
Tony Bellew 35 30-2-1 | win | KO 8 |
15 | Jul 21, 2018 | 31 |
Murat Gassiev 24 26-0 | win | UD 12 |
14 | Jan 27, 2018 | 31 |
Mairis Briedis 33 23-0 | win | MD 12 |
13 | Sep 09, 2017 | 30 |
Marco Huck 32 40-4-1 | win | TKO 10 |
12 | Apr 08, 2017 | 30 |
Michael Hunter 28 12-0 | win | UD 12 |
11 | Dec 17, 2016 | 29 |
Thabiso Mchunu 28 17-2 | win | TKO 9 |
10 | Sep 17, 2016 | 29 |
Krzysztof Głowacki 30 26-0 | win | UD 12 |
9 | Dec 12, 2015 | 28 | Pedro Rodriguez | win | TKO 7 |
8 | Aug 29, 2015 | 28 | Johnny Muller | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Apr 18, 2015 | 28 | Andrey Knyazev | win | TKO 8 |
6 | Dec 13, 2014 | 27 | Danie Venter | win | TKO 9 |
5 | Oct 04, 2014 | 27 | Daniel Bruwer | win | TKO 7 |
4 | May 31, 2014 | 27 | Cesar David Crenz | win | KO 4 |
3 | Apr 26, 2014 | 27 | Ben Nsafoah | win | KO 3 |
2 | Dec 07, 2013 | 26 | Epifanio Mendoza | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Sep 11, 2013 | 26 | Felipe Romero | win | TKO 5 |