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 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.
On August 20, 2022, Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua met again in an immediate rematch.
Usyk came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 26 days. Joshua was on a -1-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 26 days.
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua via split decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles. Usyk improves his record to 20-0, while Joshua adds a loss to his record at 24-3.