Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the unified WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles since defeating Anthony.
Oleksandr Usyk: Fight time| Record| Net worth| Wife
Fight time:
Short on words but heavy on intensity, former two-time champion Anthony Joshua summed up the stakes of Saturday’s unified title rematch against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia as succinctly as can be (5:30 p.m. ET –).
Anthony Joshua 2 fight date, start time tonight. The main card is scheduled to get underway at 12:00 pm EST / 18:00 CET with main event ringwalks is 17:30 EST / 23:30 CET. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard bouts.
Record:
The 35-year-old Ukrainian proved unbeatable during the 12-round contest, maintaining his steely nerve to dominate Joshua with a series of heavy blows. Joshua appeared to break Usyk’s momentum in the ninth round and landed a spell of punches on his opponent, before retreating into defeat.
He was awarded a score of 115-113 from one judge, but Usyk ultimately emerged the stronger contender and earned scores of 115-113 and 116-112 from two judges to retain his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles.
Net Worth:
Oleksandr Usyk has a net worth will jump to around £45m after the Anthony Joshua rematch.
Usyk’s net worth had reportedly been ÂŁ10m before this year, and he will now get a 50/50 split of the ÂŁ65m Saudi Arabia paid to host the fight.
This is before additional sponsorships and revenue from PPV sales of the fight.
Wife:
The Ukrainian hero has had 19 fights in his pro career, with an unblemished record including 13 wins by knockout.