Oleksandr Usyk Net Worth, Age, Family, Wife, Biography, and More

Oleksandr completed his Schooling in Simferopol. His Highest Educational Qualification is Under review.

Oleksandr Usyk Awards and Achievement

• He won ‘Bronze Medal’ at the European Championships (2006).
• He has won the ‘Gold Medal’ at the Strandzha Cup international amateur boxing tournament (2008).
• In 2008, he won the ‘Silver Medal’ at the Boxing World Cup.
• He has won the ‘Gold Medal’ at the European Championships (2008).
• He has won the ‘Bronze Medal’ at the World Championships (2009).
• In 2011, he won the ‘Gold Medal’ at the World Championships.
• He won the ‘Gold Medal’ at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

 

Oleksandr Usyk Biography / Interesting Fact

• He was born in Simferopol.

• At the age of 15, he played association football.
• He was trained at the SC Tavriya Simferopol specialized sports school of Olympic reserve.
• In 2002, he switched to boxing.
• He won his first three matches at the 2006 European Championships.
• But unfortunately, he lost in the semi-final to ‘Matvey Korobov’.
• Later he moved up to light-heavyweight.
• In 2008, he won the ‘Strandja Cup’.
• The same year, he moved up another weight class and was sent to the Olympic qualifier.
• He defeated famous boxers like ‘Elchin Alizade’ and ‘Daniel Price’.
• At the 2008 Olympic Games, he outpointed ‘Yushan Nijiati’ by 23–4.
• But unfortunately, he lost in the quarter-final against ‘Clemente Russo’.
• He dropped down to light-heavyweight and won gold at the 2008 European Championships.
• He defeated ‘Artur Beterbiev’ and ‘Teymur Mammadov’ to win the heavyweight title and qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
• Usyk won the ‘Gold Medal’ at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
• He competed in the heavyweight division (91+ kg) of the 2012–13 World Series of Boxing (WSB).
• On 9 November 2013, he made his professional debut by defeating Mexican fighter ‘Felipe Romero’.
• In 2014, he won his first title after beating South African boxer ‘Daniel Bruwer’.
• He has won the Inter-Continental cruiserweight title.
• On 29 August 2015, he defeated former South African light heavyweight champion ‘Johnny Muller’ via third-round TKO at the Sports Palace in Kyiv.
• In 2016, it was announced that Usyk would challenge undefeated Polish boxer ‘Krzysztof Głowacki’ for his WBO cruiserweight title.
• He was named the fighter of the year by Sports Illustrated, ESPN, The Ring, and the Boxing Writers Association of America in 2018.
• In 2018, he became the fourth male boxer in history to hold the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO titles.
• Usyk is the first Ukrainian undisputed champion.
• He vacated his cruiserweight titles in 2019 to move up to heavyweight.
• In his sixteen fights, he had defeated five current or former world champions.
• As of June 2022, he was named one of the best boxers of all time by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB).

 

 

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Actors

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Actress 

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Food 

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Colour

• Black

Destinations

• Under review

 

FAQ

Who is Oleksandr Usyk?

Oleksandr Usyk is a Popular Boxer, from Simferopol. Oleksandr is known for winning the ‘Gold Medal’ at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

 

What is Oleksandr Usyk’s Wife’s name?

Oleksandr Usyk’s Wife’s name is Yekaterina Usyk.

 

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