Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk is a professional boxer from Ukraine. He has the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight belts since defeating Anthony Joshua in 2021 and the undisputed cruiserweight title from 2018 to 2019 becoming him the first cruiserweight champion to hold all four major world titles.
He is primarily recognized as one of Ukraine’s finest boxers of all time. With his victory over Joshua, Usyk joined Evander Holyfield and David Haye as the only boxers to have unified the cruiserweight world belts and become world heavyweight champions.
What is Anthony Joshua’s next fight after Oleksandr Usyk?
On June 19, 2022, it was officially revealed that Usyk would face Joshua in a rematch on August 20, 2022, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The battle will be Usyk’s first defense of his world heavyweight championships, while Joshua will be fighting for the twelfth time in a row to become a three-time world heavyweight champion.
Usyk won three titles at the first World Boxing Super Series, including the Muhammad Ali Trophy, The Ring magazine, and lineal cruiserweight crowns. Usyk was chosen the 2018 Fighter of the Year by Sports Illustrated, ESPN, The Ring, and the Boxing Writers Association of America for his accomplishments (BWAA)
