Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the unified WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles.
What religion is Oleksandr Usyk?
Oleksandr is an Orthodox Christian.
After his fight against Anthony Joshua, he said in an interview, “The only thing I wanted to do with this fight is to give praise to my Lord Jesus Christ and to say that all comes from him.
As an amateur, Usyk won gold medals at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympics, both in the heavyweight division. He turned professional in 2013 and won the undisputed cruiserweight championship in his 15th professional fight in 2018.
Three of his titles were won during the inaugural World Boxing Super Series, in which he won the Muhammad Ali Trophy, as well as The Ring magazine and lineal cruiserweight titles.
The famous boxer is married with three children.
