Photo: Gabriel Hutchinson / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Oleksandr Usyk is, for my money, the finest boxer of his generation and one of the smartest athletes alive. Undisputed at cruiserweight, then undisputed at heavyweight, a jump most experts considered physically impossible, and he did it with footwork that looks choreographed and a ring intelligence sharpened by formal study of sport. What elevates him beyond the belts is context: a man from Simferopol carrying the hopes of wartime Ukraine every time he steps through the ropes. He clowns mid-fight, then weeps and prays at the final bell. That mixture of mischief, faith, and iron discipline makes him unforgettable.
Overview
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Усик, pronounced [olekˈsɑndr ˈusɪk]; born 17 January 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held the unified heavyweight championship since 2025, and the Ring magazine title since 2022.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Oleksandr Usyk
- Name (Japanese)
- アレクサンデル・ウシク
- Reading
- あれくさんでる・うしく
- Born
- January 17, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Simferopol, Crimean Khanate
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 191 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional boxer / boxer / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Lviv State University of Physical Culture
Awards & achievements
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
- Order of the Venerable Ilya Muromets
- 2012 honorary citizen of Simferopol
- WBO World Heavyweight Champion
- WBO World Junior Heavyweight Champion
- National legend of Ukraine
- WBC World Heavyweight Champion
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.