Oleksandr Usyk is one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world right now. The Ukrainian moves like a lightweight and has the ability to beat any heavyweight in the world. Such is his dominance that Usyk has been a unified champion in two divisions in his short professional career. So let’s look back at his career and take a look at Oleksandr Usyk’s boxing losses.
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Oleksandr Usyk will return to the ring this weekend to defend his belts against Daniel Dubois. The Ukrainian will hope to put on another clinic and retain his titles. The two will compete on Saturday, August 26, at Stadion Wroclaw, in Wroclaw, Poland.
Oleksandr Usyk Boxing Losses: How Many Times Did Usyk Lose in Boxing?
Oleksandr Usyk Boxing Losses: Who did Usyk lose to?
It is common knowledge that Usyk is undefeated in the professional game. The unified heavyweight champion has a perfect 20-0 record with 13 knockouts. However, he has tasted defeat several times in the amateur scene.
Before he became a professional, Usyk gained popularity for his incredible amateur record. The Ukrainian fought 350 times in the amateurs. Out of these 350 fights, Usyk won 335 and lost 15 times. Thus, while he has many wins, the unified champion also knows what it’s like to lose.
Despite losing 15 times in his amateur career, Usyk never suffered a knockout defeat. However, among his losses are defeats to some popular names like Artur Beterbiev and Shawn Porter. Usyk started his amateur career at middleweight and ended in the heavyweights. Therefore, his amateur days were quite the journey.
So there you have it. While his professional record is perfect, the Ukrainian has lost 15 times in the amateurs. However, given the way he performed against Anthony Joshua, it could be a while before Usyk loses again. Do you think Daniel Dubois has what it takes to beat Oleksandr Usyk?
Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will taken on mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois on August 26. Here’s the full card for the event.
Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois [WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles]
Denys Berinchyk vs Anthony Yigit [lightweight]
Dmytro Mytrofanov vs Hamzah Shareez [middleweight]
Daniel Lapin vs Aro Schwartz [light-heavyweight]
Fiodor Czerkaszyn vs Anauel Ngamissengue [middleweight]
Rafal Wolczecki vs Roberto Arriaza [middleweight]
Vasile Cebotari vs Joel Julio [welterweight]
Nursultan Amanzholov vs Lazizbek Mullojonov [heavyweight]
Oleksandr Solomennikov vs Piotr Gudel [featherweight]
Aadam Hamed vs TBA [super-welterweight]
Ziyad Almaayouf vs Janos Penzes [super-lightweight]
Bryce Mills vs Damian Tymosz [super-lightweight]
