Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
On Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Oleksandr Usyk became one of the few fighters to rise from the cruiserweight division to capture a heavyweight title.
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. is not in favor of a full division unification between heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The plan for was for Fury and Anthony Joshua to unify their titles in the first quarter of 2022.
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes Anthony Joshua would be making a big mistake by moving forward with a direct rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
Anthony Joshua figured out a way to return to prominence the last time he was in his position. The 2012 Olympic Gold medalist and two-time, unified WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight titlist once again found himself as a former champ following a twelve-round, unanimous decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13KOs).
Eddie Hearn considers only one boxer more deserving of the top spot on pound-for-pound lists than Oleksandr Usyk. After watching from ringside as Usyk out-classed Anthony Joshua in their 12-round heavyweight title fight Saturday night, Hearn moved Usyk up to the second position on his list. Hearn mentioned only four-division champion Canelo Alvarez, with whom Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing has a promotional partnership, ahead of Usyk.
Oleksandr Usyk says he wants to unify all four belts at heavyweight after his rematch with Anthony Joshua, which he wants to be held in Ukraine.
Dillian Whyte was confident that his amateur rival, Anthony Joshua, would stop Oleksandr Usyk in seven rounds of action last Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
By Corey Erdman - During media availability two weeks before his bout against Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk was asked if he’d studied tape of Anthony Joshua. In conversations between media members and boxers, this is usually a set-up for fighters to posture a little bit. For whatever reason, a large number of boxers are programmed to say that they never study film at all, they just “leave it up to their trainer.” For some that may indeed be the case, but for many more it serves as an opportunity to convey nonchalance about their opponent and to suggest that they’re virtuosos for whom the ability to formulate a game plan is just second nature.
A follow-up act was the last thing on Oleksandr Usyk’s after accomplishing his lifelong dream. Months of preparation and sacrifice was applied to Ukraine’s Usyk (19-0, 13KOs) soundly outpointing two-time unified heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua over twelve rounds Saturday evening at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The unbeaten former World cruiserweight king boxed and moved effectively, along with plenty of power shots for good measure to become a two-division and reigning WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight titlist.
Rob McCracken, the head trainer for Anthony Joshua, feels confident that his fighter will get revenge in a 2022 rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. This past Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight titles.