Oleksandr Usyk
| Oleksandr Usyk Олександр Усик |
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Usyk in 2015
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| Real name | Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Cat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Cruiserweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 198 cm (78 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ukrainian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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January 17, 1987 Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
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| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk (Ukrainian: Олекса́ндр Олекса́ндрович У́сик) is a Ukrainian professional boxer who has held the WBO cruiserweight title since 2016. As of January 2017 he is ranked as the world's best cruiserweight by The Ring magazine, the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and BoxRec. As an amateur, Usyk won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics, as well as bronze and gold at the 2009 and 2011 World Championships respectively, all in the heavyweight division.
Usyk was born in Simferopol, Crimean Oblast. Until age 15, he used to play association football and was trained at the SC Tavriya Simferopol specialized sports school of Olympic reserve (club's football academy). In 2002 Usyk switched to boxing. He is a graduate of Lviv State University of Physical Culture.
At the 2006 European Championships he won his first three matches against little-known opponents, in the semi-final he was outclassed by Russian star Matvey Korobov.
He then moved up to light-heavyweight later and won the Strandja Cup in 2008.
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