On August 26, 2023, the 36-year-old WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight world champion, Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs), faced a 25-year-old British boxer Daniel Dubois (19-1, 18 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Usyk came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 6 days. Dubois was on a 4-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 23 days.
Oleksandr Usyk stopped Daniel Dubois via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Usyk improves his record to 21-0 (14 KOs), while Dubois adds a loss to his record at 19-2.
On July 21, 2018, the 31-year-old WBC and WBO cruiserweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs), and the 24-year-old WBA (Super) and IBF cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs) faced each other for the undisputed world championpionship.
Usyk came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 24 days. Gassiev was on a 26-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 18 days.
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Murat Gassiev via unanimous decision and wins the WBC, WBO, WBA (Super), IBF, and The Ring cruiserweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed cruiserweight world champion. Usyk improves his record to 15-0, while Gassiev adds a loss to his record at 26-1.
On November 10, 2018, the 31-year-old undisputed cruiserweight world champion, Oleksandr Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs), faced a 35-year-old British boxer Tony Bellew (30-2-1, 20 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Usyk came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days. Bellew was on a 10-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 5 days.
Oleksandr Usyk stopped Tony Bellew via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring cruiserweight titles. Usyk improves his record to 16-0 (12 KOs), while Bellew adds a loss to his record at 30-3-1.
On December 21, 2024, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury met again in an immediate rematch.
Usyk came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 3 days. Fury was on a -1-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 3 days.
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Usyk improves his record to 23-0, while Fury adds a loss to his record at 34-2-1.
On September 25, 2021, a 34-year-old Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs) got a shot at the WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles held by 31-year-old British boxer Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs).
Usyk came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 25 days. Joshua was on a 2-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 13 days.
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO titles. Usyk improves his record to 19-0, while Joshua adds a loss to his record at 24-2.
On September 17, 2016, a 29-year-old Oleksandr Usyk (9-0, 9 KOs) got a shot at the WBO cruiserweight title held by 30-year-old Polish boxer Krzysztof Głowacki (26-0, 16 KOs).
Usyk came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 5 days. Głowacki was on a 26-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 1 day.
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Krzysztof Głowacki via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Usyk improves his record to 10-0, while Głowacki adds a loss to his record at 26-1.
On December 17, 2016, the 29-year-old WBO cruiserweight world champion, Oleksandr Usyk (10-0, 9 KOs), faced a 28-year-old South African boxer Thabiso Mchunu (17-2, 11 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Usyk came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months. Mchunu was on a 1-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 27 days.
Oleksandr Usyk stopped Thabiso Mchunu via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title. Usyk improves his record to 11-0 (10 KOs), while Mchunu adds a loss to his record at 17-3.
On September 9, 2017, the 30-year-old WBO cruiserweight world champion, Oleksandr Usyk (12-0, 10 KOs), faced a 32-year-old German boxer Marco Huck (40-4-1, 27 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Usyk came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day. Huck was on a -1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 8 days.
Oleksandr Usyk stopped Marco Huck via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title. Usyk improves his record to 13-0 (11 KOs), while Huck adds a loss to his record at 40-5-1.
On January 27, 2018, the 31-year-old WBO cruiserweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs), and the 33-year-old WBC cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Usyk came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days. Briedis was on a 23-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 28 days.
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Mairis Briedis via majority decision and unifies the WBO and WBC cruiserweight titles. Usyk improves his record to 14-0, while Briedis adds a loss to his record at 23-1.
On May 18, 2024, the 37-year-old WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs), and the 35-year-old WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) faced each other for the undisputed world championpionship.
Usyk came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 22 days. Fury was on a 7-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 20 days.
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury via split decision and wins the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, The Ring, and WBC heavyweight world champion — and becomes the undisputed heavyweight world champion. Usyk improves his record to 22-0, while Fury adds a loss to his record at 34-1-1.