Usyk vs. Gassiev

Promoter Says Usyk Needed Masterpiece Win Against Gassiev

Oleksandr Usyk’s big victory over Murat Gassiev may have seemed pretty one-sided but was far from an easy win for the Ukrainian pugilist. General Director of K2 Promotions Ukraine, Alexander A. Krassyuk believes it took all the skills, talent, and co...

Abel Sanchez Believes Usyk Will Be "Exceptional" Heavyweight

This past Saturday night in Moscow, noted trainer Abel Sanchez was in the opposite corner as Oleksandr Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs) put on a boxing clinic over his man, Murat Gassiev, in the finals of the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament. U...

Oleksandr Usyk-Murat Gassiev: Afterthoughts

If one tuned in to see a two-way battle, it turned out those thrills had already happened in the semi-finals. Instead, last Saturday in Moscow, boxing got a master class. As the first World Boxing Super Series came to a close, there was no debate abo...

Usyk vs. Gassiev - CompuBox By The Numbers

Masterful performance by Oleksandr Usyk, who got stronger and more dominant as the fight progressed. He averaged 21 of 78 punches per round over 12 rounds, while Gassiev was reduced to 8 of 26 per frame.

WBC Prez: Uysk, Gassiev Will Both Find Success at Heavyweight

World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman is confident that both Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev can rise up to the heavyweight division and find plenty of success. This past Saturday night in Moscow, Usyk won a dominating twelve round unanim...

Gassiev: Usyk Showed I Need More Work, I'll Return Stronger

Former world champion Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs) is promising to return even stronger in the future. On Saturday night in Moscow, Gassiev lost a twelve round unanimous decision to Oleksandr Usyk in their World Boxing Super Series final.

Photos: Usyk Schools Gassiev To Unify Cruiserweight Division

Usyk, Gassiev Fight Photos Gallery - Moscow, Russia - In the final fight of the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament, Oleksandr Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs) was too fast and too active, outboxing previously undefeated Murat Gassiev (26-1, 19 KOs...

Gassiev Has No Excuses, Gives Full Praise To Usyk

Ukrainian Aleksandr Usyk made history by beating Russian rival Murat Gassiev by a unanimous decision to become the first man to hold the Muhammad Ali Trophy and all four world cruiserweight titles.

Usyk vs. Gassiev - CompuBox Punch Stats

Masterful performance by Oleksandr Usyk, who got stronger and more dominant as the fight progressed. He averaged 21 of 78 punches per round over 12 rounds, while Murat Gassiev was reduced to 8 of 26 per frame. Usyk averaged 29 of 94 over the last six...

Usyk: If Bellew Won't Come Down - I'll Face Him at Heavyweight

On Saturday night, Oleksandr Usyk unified the cruiserweight division by beating Murat Gassiev by unanimous decision. Despite facing a hostile crowd in Moscow, Usyk controlled the fight with his jab to add Gassiev's WBA and IBF titles to his own WBC a...

Usyk Dominates Gassiev To Unify WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF Titles

By Keith Idec - Oleksandr Usyk took Murat Gassiev to school Saturday night. The intelligent, skillful southpaw masterfully out-boxed the hard-hitting Gassiev in their 12-round cruiserweight title unification fight at Olympic Stadium in Moscow. Ukrain...

Usyk vs. Gassiev - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard

Usyk, Gassiev Scorecard BoxingScene Live - On Saturday afternoon, July 21st, undefeated cruiserweights with knock-out power, Uysk and Gassiev, will battle for four of the major world titles IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO. KlowdTV is proud to air the exclusiv...

Usyk, Gassiev Promise High Drama, Fireworks in WBSS Final

With just several hours left before the biggest Russian fight card in recent years, Moscow is well prepared for the event. The fight week saw a fascinating constellation of boxing stars and standouts from all over the world taking part in pre-fight f...

Usyk vs. Gassiev - CompuBox Historical Review

Murat Gassiev (vs. Dorticos & Wlodarczyk) landed 47.4% of his power punches (10.2 per round), while opponents landed just 21.8% of their power punches and just 4.8 per round- half the cruiserweight avg. Usyk (vs. Briedis & Huck) avg'd 73 punches thro...

Oleksandr Usyk-Murat Gassiev: Stats & Stakes

When the World Boxing Super Series was announced, and the cruiserweight field was unveiled, it was almost too good to be true. Four titlists with spotless records sat atop the seedings and all of them made it to the semi-finals. No one got hurt or wi...