By Jim Dower: Sky Sports commentator Johnny Nelson says he saw Oleksandr Usyk give former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko a lot of problems in helping him out with sparring in getting ready for his November 2015 fight against Tyson Fury.
By Jim Dower: On May 11th, Oleksander Usyk and Murat Gasiev will have the RING Magazine cruiserweight title on the line for their unification fight in the World Boxing Super Series final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The unbeaten Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs) will bring his IBF/WBA cruiserweight belts in facing WBC/WBO champion Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs).
Current undefeated WBO and WBC World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk (14-0-0), 11 by way of Knockout, is on the verge of making history as he faces WBA and IBF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Murat Gassiev, for the Jr. Heavyweight Unification Championship Title Bout in the World Boxing Super Series tournament finale, to be held on May 11th 2018, at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The stage is set as the Ukrainian fighter seeks to become the first ever undisputed Jr. Heavyweight Champion of the world to hold all titles simultaneously. Let’s highlight the amateur and professional accomplishments thus far, from WBO Jr. Heavyweight Champion superstar.
By Jeff Aranow: Yunier ‘The KO Doctor’ Dorticos (22-1, 21 KOs) found out the hard way how hard Murat Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs) can punch last Saturday night in getting stopped in round 12, and now it’s Oleksandr Usyk’s turn to test his power.
By Jim Dower: defeated previously unbeaten WBA cruiserweight Yunier ‘The KO Doctor’ Dorticos (22-1, 21 KOs) by a 12th round knockout after knocking him down 3 times in the semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) tournament at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Adler, Russia.
By Jim Dower: Unbeaten #1 WBO cruiserweight contender Oleksandr Usyk, (9-0-0, 9KO’s) kept his perfect … read more