Murat Gassiev vs Oleksandr Usyk
On July 21, 2018, Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs), the cruiserweight WBA (Unified) and IBF champion, and Oleksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs), the cruiserweight WBC and WBO champion, fight for the undisputed cruiserweight world championship. The vacant The Ring cruiserweight title is also on the line.
Gassiev vs Usyk Stats
Murat Gassiev is coming in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate; his last fight was a 12th round TKO victory over Yuniel Dorticos, 5 months and 18 days ago. Oleksandr Usyk is on a 14-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Mairis Briedis, 5 months and 24 days ago.
Gassiev vs Usyk Prediction & Odds
The odds of winning are at 97.8-2.2 in favor of Oleksandr Usyk. Murat Gassiev won't be able to do much against Usyk.
Gassiev vs Usyk Result
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Murat Gassiev via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Unified), IBF, WBC, WBO, 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.