The names of Oleksandr Usyk’s parents are unknown however, his mother was born in the Chernihiv region while his father was a native of Sumy.
Oleksandr Usyk’s mother worked in construction and moved to Simferopol to study. His father was a military man who passed through Afghanistan, working as a security guard in Crimea, and the two met there.
Oleksandr Usyk is the firstborn of his family and he has two siblings. His parents have managed to keep their lives away from the media hence, much is unknown about them.
Usyk is an Orthodox Christian. After his fight against Anthony Joshua, he said in an interview, “The only thing I wanted to do with this fight is to praise my Lord Jesus Christ and to say that all comes from him”.
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