Oleksandr Usyk is married to Yekaterina Usyk in 2009. The couple are the parents of four children: two daughters and two sons.
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk is a Ukrainian professional boxer who has held the undisputed championship in both cruiserweight and heavyweight.
Moreover, he has also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title since 2021 and the Ring magazine title since 2022.
After Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue, Usyk is also the third male boxer in history to become the undisputed champion in two weight classes in the four-belt era.
Highlights
- Oleksandr Usyk is married to his beloved partner, Yekaterina Usyk. They have been married since 2009.
- Usyk has four children: Kyrylo, Mykhailo, Yelizaveta, and Maria. They currently reside safely outside Ukraine.
- On February 28, 2022, Oleksandr Usyk’s house in Vorzel, Bucha, Ukraine, was attacked by Russian troops.
Recently, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury were set for a highly anticipated rematch. Usyk, the current undisputed heavyweight champion, will face Fury, the former champion.
The fight is scheduled for Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 11 a.m. ET is in the Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Usyk had won their first match by split decision, becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era.
Oleksandr Usyk, His Wife Yekaterina Usyk, And Family Were Forced To Flee Bucha Home Amid The Russian Troop Invasion
In February 2022, Russian troops started invading Vorzel, Bucha, Ukraine. It is the place where the Oleksandr Usyk’s family resided.
It was February 24, 2024, the 12th birthday of his daughter Yelizaveta, when the bombs started landing on Usyk’s home.
The Usyk family was forced to move to a safe place from their home, where they shared many memories.
Olexandr Usyk's children..
— UkraineBoxingPRO (@UkraineAtamans) March 2, 2022
Another disturbing night in a bomb shelter in Kyiv..🙏#UkraineRussianWar pic.twitter.com/j278McqbSZ
Similarly, every element in the house for which Oleksandr worked hard for years was smoke in the sky. His dreams, children’s warm homeland, and family history went there.
Innocent three children of Oleksandr Usyk, Kyrylo, Mykhailo, and Yelizaveta were unaware of why such horrible things were happening to them. Unknowingly, the children asked,
Daddy, why do they want to kill us?
The unified heavyweight champion did not have an answer for that.
Furthermore, Oleksandr Usyk’s family moved to Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, for safety. Similarly, he revealed that,
My family are not in Ukraine now but a lot of people I know and a lot of my close friends are inside the country.
Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk’s Wife Runs Usyk Foundation Created To Support Ukraine During Russian Invasion
Oleksandr Usyk married his beloved wife, Yekaterina Usyk, in 2009. They had been together for a couple of years before their marriage.
Yekaterina is a former model who now runs The Usyk Foundation. This charitable organization was created to support Ukraine during the illegal Russian invasion.
The foundation focuses on key areas of humanitarian aid, such as helping the Ukrainian Armed Forces and supporting Ukrainians affected by war.
🇺🇦 Oleksandr Usyk, the WBA Heavyweight champion of the world, designed this campaign to support The Usyk 17 Foundation to help Ukrainians at risk, fleeing violence, & in need of emergency aid. Usyk is currently fighting in Ukraine on the front lines defending his country. @usykaa pic.twitter.com/sZgQLH4FyU
— Richard Booth (@richbooth72) March 12, 2022
To help the country, Usyk fled his home to join the Kyiv Defence Battalion. He had a machine gun slung over his shoulder by February 28.
However, his profession required his attention, and on August 20, Usyk had to flee his home and fight in the ring in gloves in Saudi Arabia.
Because of his schedule, Oleksandr has been unable to be with his family on the special occasion. He was also absent when his youngest daughter, Maria, was born in 2024.
The professional boxer states,
Christmas, New Year, my birthday, my son’s birthday, the birthday of my second son and the birth of my daughter. I was supposed to be somewhere around my wife, not in the room, but walking around waiting for her to give birth to my daughter
Oleksandr Usyk
Additional Information
- As of 2024, the estimated net worth of Oleksandr Usyk is around $50 million. His earnings primarily stem from his successful boxing career, which began in 2013.
- Oleksandr Usyk’s mother was born in the Chernihiv region, specifically in the village of Rybotyn, Korop Raion, while his father was from Sumy. Usky’s father passed away in 2012.
- Oleksandr Usyk has two younger siblings, one brother and a sister, Viktoriia Usyk.
