Oleksandr Usyk

“The Cat” · 2 divisions · 2013–2026

Simferopol, Crimea: a boy who played football first and boxed second, and kept a footballer’s feet. A tall southpaw who never stands still, always moving, always finding the angle. By the time he turned professional he had won the amateur world title and, in London in 2012, Olympic gold. In November 2013, at 26, Oleksandr Usyk stepped into a professional ring for the first time, in Kyiv, as a cruiserweight. Start at fight one and see what an Olympic champion does with a pro career, one fight at a time.