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What Alexander Usyk paid for his success and how he managed to become the absolute world champion
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Perhaps not everyone has realized yet, but it is time to get used to it: on May 18, 2024 (Kyiv has already reached the 19th), a historic event happened in the world of boxing. Ukrainian Alexander Usyk became the absolute world champion in heavyweight. But let’s talk about everything in order: let’s try to figure out how the Mustache Boxer was born and what path he went until he was on top.
Alexander Usyk – Boxer Our hero today was born in 1987 in Simferopol. He was a very sickly child. So Sasha's parents were advised to give him to some sports section. Usyk tried folk dance, judo, but most of all enjoyed playing football.
Already an adult and famous boxer, Alexander once said that if it were not for boxing, today I would definitely play football for some British club. Perhaps this is true, because at one time the player of the youth team of Simferopol “Tavria” proved to be very good.
Only here. On the path of the Mustache-footballer became poverty. In those days, parents of boys had to invest a lot of money in the future of their offspring-athletes: pay for equipment, travel to competitions and so on. Alexander’s family did not have such an opportunity, so we had to forget about the green grass lawn.
As a teenager, Alexander decided to join the boxing section. The painful guy did not want to train, but there was a professional who noticed the future champion in the Mustache. He became Sergey Lapin - The first coach of our hero. This is the first time that a mustache boxer enters the ring.
The first successes Alexander trained a lot, carefully practicing blows. After four years of training, the first success came to our hero. In 2006, he won the Ukrainian championship, and also became a bronze medalist of the European Championship. Then Usyk competed in the weight category up to 75 kg.
It is worth noting that throughout his career, Alexander tried himself in various weight categories. For example, at the Olympics in Beijing, where Usyk finished his performance in the second round, he competed in the first heavyweight category, then dropped to light heavyweight, in which he became European champion the same year.
Next up was the heavyweight and World Cup bronze again. And two years later in a similar tournament, but in the first heavyweight Alexander won. gold-medal. At the London Olympics in 2012, Usyk also rose to the highest step of the pedestal. In the final was defeated by Italian Clemente Russo, who stopped the Ukrainian at the Games in Beijing.
Alexander Usyk once said that he was going to become a world champion in professional boxing faster than in 12 fights. It was a record for the first heavyweight category. And our compatriot kept his word. He was able to lift the WBO champion belt over his head in the 10th fight. Then the unanimous decision of the judges the Ukrainian won Krzysztof GlovackiAnd even on its territory, in the Polish Gdansk.
The most interesting thing was just beginning, because after a few fights Alexander Usyk decided to take part in the tournament, which was organized among professional boxers in the first heavyweight. In addition to Usyk, two more world champions agreed to take part in these competitions: Russian Murat Gassiev and Latvian Maris Briedis.
So in the 1/4 finals Alexander technical knockout defeated the German Marco Huca. We had to go to Latvia for the semifinal fight. In the capital of the Baltic state, Usyk beat on points Marisa Briedis He took his WBC World Champion belt.
The final of the tournament took place in Moscow. There the Ukrainian confronted the local boxer Muratu Gassiev. At stake were belts according to the versions of WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF and the Mohammed Ali Cup, as well as the title of absolute world champion. Usyk won by unanimous decision of the judges after a 12-round standoff.
After the triumph in Moscow, Usyk once again defended all his belts in the battle against Tony Belle.. And then decided to go to heavy weight, in which boxers compete over 92 kg. The third fight after the weight change was a championship. Alexander in the UK defeated local boxer Anthony Joshua and took away all his championship belts.
Almost a year later, a rematch took place between these boxers. And again, the Ukrainian was stronger. Now he had only one step to the title of absolute champion. The last belt according to WBC belonged to another Briton – Tyson Fury. After a heavy battle on May 18, 2024, the Ukrainian won this confrontation. Now he again became the absolute world champion, but in the heavyweight category, which is considered the most elite and spectacular.
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In the contract for this fight was prescribed the right of revenge. Preliminary claims that another fight between Usyk and Fury will take place in October 2024. But there is no clarity at this point. Perhaps soon we will have another exciting show.
It is worth admitting that Alexander causes different emotions in people. He is respected in different parts of the world as a great professional and champion. At home, on the other hand, it is very polar.
For example, Usyk is quite a believer, although his parents were indifferent to religion. But Alexander’s grandmother instilled in him a love for God and the church. But the boxer is a parishioner of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the one that used to be called the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate and is in fact the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine. Many people resent this.
Also at the time, Alexander, answering a question from a journalist, said that the Crimea is God. This caused a lot of noise among patriotic Ukrainians. On the other hand, after the start of a full-scale invasion of the Russian occupiers, Usyk joined the ranks of the Territorial Defense and was ready to defend Kiev. In addition, Alexander since the time of amateur boxing is known for using Cossack themes in his image. And after the victories, Gopak regularly danced right in the ring.
As for his personal life, with his wife. Catherine. Alexander met at school. They studied in parallel classes. Wedding lovers played in 2009. Today, they are raising four children: Elizabeth, Kirill, Mikhail and Maria.
It is safe to say that Alexander Usyk is a boxer who has written his name in history. He became the absolute world champion twice. And now it doesn’t matter if there is a rematch against Fury or how it ends. Of course, we would like our compatriot to win again, but we will see how it will be, especially since we do not have so long to wait.
Alexander Usyk – Boxer Our hero today was born in 1987 in Simferopol. He was a very sickly child. So Sasha's parents were advised to give him to some sports section. Usyk tried folk dance, judo, but most of all enjoyed playing football.
Already an adult and famous boxer, Alexander once said that if it were not for boxing, today I would definitely play football for some British club. Perhaps this is true, because at one time the player of the youth team of Simferopol “Tavria” proved to be very good.
Only here. On the path of the Mustache-footballer became poverty. In those days, parents of boys had to invest a lot of money in the future of their offspring-athletes: pay for equipment, travel to competitions and so on. Alexander’s family did not have such an opportunity, so we had to forget about the green grass lawn.
As a teenager, Alexander decided to join the boxing section. The painful guy did not want to train, but there was a professional who noticed the future champion in the Mustache. He became Sergey Lapin - The first coach of our hero. This is the first time that a mustache boxer enters the ring.
The first successes Alexander trained a lot, carefully practicing blows. After four years of training, the first success came to our hero. In 2006, he won the Ukrainian championship, and also became a bronze medalist of the European Championship. Then Usyk competed in the weight category up to 75 kg.
It is worth noting that throughout his career, Alexander tried himself in various weight categories. For example, at the Olympics in Beijing, where Usyk finished his performance in the second round, he competed in the first heavyweight category, then dropped to light heavyweight, in which he became European champion the same year.
Next up was the heavyweight and World Cup bronze again. And two years later in a similar tournament, but in the first heavyweight Alexander won. gold-medal. At the London Olympics in 2012, Usyk also rose to the highest step of the pedestal. In the final was defeated by Italian Clemente Russo, who stopped the Ukrainian at the Games in Beijing.
Alexander Usyk once said that he was going to become a world champion in professional boxing faster than in 12 fights. It was a record for the first heavyweight category. And our compatriot kept his word. He was able to lift the WBO champion belt over his head in the 10th fight. Then the unanimous decision of the judges the Ukrainian won Krzysztof GlovackiAnd even on its territory, in the Polish Gdansk.
The most interesting thing was just beginning, because after a few fights Alexander Usyk decided to take part in the tournament, which was organized among professional boxers in the first heavyweight. In addition to Usyk, two more world champions agreed to take part in these competitions: Russian Murat Gassiev and Latvian Maris Briedis.
So in the 1/4 finals Alexander technical knockout defeated the German Marco Huca. We had to go to Latvia for the semifinal fight. In the capital of the Baltic state, Usyk beat on points Marisa Briedis He took his WBC World Champion belt.
The final of the tournament took place in Moscow. There the Ukrainian confronted the local boxer Muratu Gassiev. At stake were belts according to the versions of WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF and the Mohammed Ali Cup, as well as the title of absolute world champion. Usyk won by unanimous decision of the judges after a 12-round standoff.
After the triumph in Moscow, Usyk once again defended all his belts in the battle against Tony Belle.. And then decided to go to heavy weight, in which boxers compete over 92 kg. The third fight after the weight change was a championship. Alexander in the UK defeated local boxer Anthony Joshua and took away all his championship belts.
Almost a year later, a rematch took place between these boxers. And again, the Ukrainian was stronger. Now he had only one step to the title of absolute champion. The last belt according to WBC belonged to another Briton – Tyson Fury. After a heavy battle on May 18, 2024, the Ukrainian won this confrontation. Now he again became the absolute world champion, but in the heavyweight category, which is considered the most elite and spectacular.
752139
In the contract for this fight was prescribed the right of revenge. Preliminary claims that another fight between Usyk and Fury will take place in October 2024. But there is no clarity at this point. Perhaps soon we will have another exciting show.
It is worth admitting that Alexander causes different emotions in people. He is respected in different parts of the world as a great professional and champion. At home, on the other hand, it is very polar.
For example, Usyk is quite a believer, although his parents were indifferent to religion. But Alexander’s grandmother instilled in him a love for God and the church. But the boxer is a parishioner of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the one that used to be called the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate and is in fact the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine. Many people resent this.
Also at the time, Alexander, answering a question from a journalist, said that the Crimea is God. This caused a lot of noise among patriotic Ukrainians. On the other hand, after the start of a full-scale invasion of the Russian occupiers, Usyk joined the ranks of the Territorial Defense and was ready to defend Kiev. In addition, Alexander since the time of amateur boxing is known for using Cossack themes in his image. And after the victories, Gopak regularly danced right in the ring.
As for his personal life, with his wife. Catherine. Alexander met at school. They studied in parallel classes. Wedding lovers played in 2009. Today, they are raising four children: Elizabeth, Kirill, Mikhail and Maria.
It is safe to say that Alexander Usyk is a boxer who has written his name in history. He became the absolute world champion twice. And now it doesn’t matter if there is a rematch against Fury or how it ends. Of course, we would like our compatriot to win again, but we will see how it will be, especially since we do not have so long to wait.
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