Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
By Tris Dixon - TONY BELLEW. Andre Ward. Deontay Wilder. Anthony Joshua. The list of viable foes on the wishlist of unified cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk might stretch around the block though the queue willing to accept the challenge of the belt-laden 200lbs king will likely to be somewhat shorte...
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman is confident that both Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev can rise up to the heavyweight division and find plenty of success. This past Saturday night in Moscow, Usyk won a dominating twelve round unanimous decision over Gassiev in the final round of the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament.
According to promoter Andrei Ryabinsky, his side is currently mulling the possibility of pushing for Denis Lebedev (30-2, 22 KOs) to get a mandatory shot at WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs).
Former world champion Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs) is promising to return even stronger in the future. On Saturday night in Moscow, Gassiev lost a twelve round unanimous decision to Oleksandr Usyk in their World Boxing Super Series final.
Now that Oleksandr Usyk and Tony Bellew both have expressed interest in fighting each other, Eddie Hearn is ready to get to work on making it happen. Hearn told Sky Sports News on Sunday that negotiations will begin this week for an Usyk-Bellew bout. Usyk called out Bellew in the ring after defeating Murat Gassiev by unanimous decision in their cruiserweight title unification fight Saturday night in Moscow.
Usyk, Gassiev Fight Photos Gallery - Moscow, Russia - In the final fight of the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament, Oleksandr Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs) was too fast and too active, outboxing previously undefeated Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs) over twelve rounds, to unify the WBO, WBC, WBA, IBF world titles - and also secures the Muhammad Ali trophy. The scores were 120-108, 119-109 and 119-109. (photos by Valery Sharifulin/TASS).
Ukrainian Aleksandr Usyk made history by beating Russian rival Murat Gassiev by a unanimous decision to become the first man to hold the Muhammad Ali Trophy and all four world cruiserweight titles.
Masterful performance by Oleksandr Usyk, who got stronger and more dominant as the fight progressed. He averaged 21 of 78 punches per round over 12 rounds, while Murat Gassiev was reduced to 8 of 26 per frame. Usyk averaged 29 of 94 over the last six rounds and landed a fight high 47 of 117 in the last round.
On Saturday night, Oleksandr Usyk unified the cruiserweight division by beating Murat Gassiev by unanimous decision. Despite facing a hostile crowd in Moscow, Usyk controlled the fight with his jab to add Gassiev's WBA and IBF titles to his own WBC and WBO belts.
By Keith Idec - Oleksandr Usyk took Murat Gassiev to school Saturday night. The intelligent, skillful southpaw masterfully out-boxed the hard-hitting Gassiev in their 12-round cruiserweight title unification fight at Olympic Stadium in Moscow. Ukraine’s Usyk used his stiff jab throughout their fight, landed occasional...