Oleksandr Usyk

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Ukrainian boxer

Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He was the undisputed world heavyweight champion twice in 2024 and 2025 and held the unified heavyweight championship from 2021 until vacating his sanctioning body titles in June 2026, and has held The Ring heavyweight title since 2022. He held the undisputed championship in two weight classes—cruiserweight and heavyweight—and is the first male boxer to become a three-time undisputed champion in the "four-belt era". Undefeated at the time of relinquishing his belts, Usyk is still considered to be lineal heavyweight champion of the world.

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Djokovic fights through tough Roland Garros opener Le Monde — May 25, 00:03 AM
Usyk earns controversial knockout win to retain titles BBC Sport — May 24, 09:26 AM
Usyk survives huge scare with 11th round stoppage RTE — May 24, 07:08 AM
Boxing fans convinced Oleksandr Usyk's controversial fight was FIXED Mirror — May 24, 06:44 AM
Usyk avoids shock defeat with 11th-round stoppage of Verhoeven Al Jazeera — May 24, 06:26 AM
Usyk Triumphs in Giza With a Knockout Victory Over Verhoeven Kyiv Post — May 24, 06:01 AM
Usyk rocked before stopping Verhoeven to retain heavyweight belts Bangkok Post — May 24, 02:45 AM
Oleksandr Usyk survives scare, stops kickboxer Rico Verhoeven in 11th round The New York Times — May 24, 01:57 AM
Heavyweight champ avoids shock upset with controversial stoppage ABC News — May 24, 00:33 AM
Jake Paul issues instant response to Oleksandr Usyk 'robbery' Mirror — May 23, 23:54 PM
Usyk rescues gruelling victory against Verhoeven with last-gasp stoppage The Guardian — May 23, 23:32 PM
Joust with Joshua, finish Usyk trilogy or walk away – what next for Tyson Fury? Belfast Telegraph — Apr 13, 06:00 AM
Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov: Latest updates from stacked main card ESPN — Apr 11, 19:45 PM
Novak Djokovic overcomes a slow start and hostile crowd in 1st-round win at French Open ABC News — May 24, 23:46 PM
Official Usyk vs Rico scorecards cause more controversy as kickboxer appeals loss The Independent — May 24, 08:44 AM
Rico Verhoeven lodges immediate appeal against controversial Oleksandr Usyk loss Mirror — May 24, 08:17 AM
Oleksandr Usyk survives scare from Rico Verhoeven to retain heavyweight titles The Japan Times — May 23, 23:57 PM
Oleksandr Usyk scores controversial, late KO to deny Rico Verhoeven all-time upset The Independent — May 23, 23:31 PM
Joust with Joshua, finish Usyk trilogy or walk away – what next for Tyson Fury? The Independent — Apr 13, 06:00 AM
Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov LIVE: Round-by-round updates and scorecard as the Gypsy King makes his return - plus Conor Benn faces Regis Prograis Daily Mail — Apr 11, 19:32 PM