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Usyk was stripped of the title of Honorary Citizen of Simferopol for his position on the Russian Federation and Crimea
Alexander Usik / Photo: © REUTERS / Andrew Couldridge
Olympic champion, Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk was deprived of the title of “Honorary Citizen of the City of Simferopol”, this decision was made within the framework of an extraordinary session of the Simferopol City Council.
– To deprive Alexander Usik of the title “Honorary Citizen of the City of Simferopol” for committing actions aimed at discrediting the Russian Federation, the Republic of Crimea and the municipality of the city district of Simferopol of the Republic of Crimea, the decision of the council says.
Usyk received the title of Honorary Citizen of the city in August 2012 “For a significant personal contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, sportsmanship, achievement of high results in sports.”
The Ukrainian boxer won gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the weight category up to 91 kg, he also won the World and European Championships. At the professional level, the 35-year-old boxer won 19 victories in 19 fights.
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Rating of the richest boxers in history. Jake Paul ahead of Usyk and Klitschko
Alexander Usik He became one of the ten richest boxers in history. According to GiveMeSport, the Ukrainian, who has a fortune of $120 million, ranked 10th in the world rankings. Usik earned a significant portion of this amount from super-lucrative fights against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
The legendary Klitschko brothers were also included in the prestigious list. Vladimir Klitschko is in 12th place with his capital of 90 million dollars, and Vitali Klitschko is in 13th place with his wealth of 80 million dollars.
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At the top of the list is Floyd Mayweather, who has earned $400 million in his career. The top five also includes Jake Paul, who became rich after his fight with Anthony Joshua.
The 15 richest boxers in history:
- Floyd Mayweather – 400 million
- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez – 300 million
- George Foreman-300 million
- Manny Pacquiao-220 million
- Jake Paul-200 million
- Oscar De La Hoya – 200 million
- Anthony Joshua – 199 million
- Tyson Fury-160 million
- Lennox Lewis – 140 million
- Alexander Usik – 120 million
- Sugar Ray Leonard – 120 million
- Vladimir Klitschko – 90 million
- Vitali Klitschko – 80 million
- Ryan Garcia-50 million
- Muhammad Ali – 50 million
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Itauma dropped to 14th in the updated heavyweight rankings. Where is Usik?
International Boxing Federation (IBF) updated the rankings in the super heavyweight (over 90.7 kg) category; Compared to the previous month, only three boxers managed to retain their positions.
The official leader of the ranking is British Derek Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) is ranked second and is claiming the top seed, which would allow him to fight for the world title.
Cuban Frank Sanchez came in third, while American Richard Torres maintained his fourth place. Another US representative, Jared Anderson, completed the top five.
Invincible Briton Moses Ithauma (13-0, 11 KOs) continues his slide and is now down to #14. He had previously refused to fight in a boxer candidate’s match and was punished by the organization.
Itauma plans to follow the WBO line, so there is a possibility he will be removed from the International Boxing Federation rankings in January.
The Ukrainian player has held the IBF championship since July. Alexander Usik (24-0, 15 KOs) won the belt in the match against Briton Daniel Dubois (TKO 5).
Rating of the strongest heavyweight boxers in the world (according to IBF):
(place in previous version is indicated in parentheses)
- Empty
- (2) Dereck Chisora (Great Britain)
- (3) Frank Sanchez (Cuba)
- (4) Richard Torres (USA)
- (6) Jared Anderson (USA)
- (8) Martin Bakole (DR Congo)
- (9) Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan)
- (10) Guido Vianello (Italy)
- (-) Richard Riakpore (England)
- (15) Lawrence Okolie (Great Britain)
- (7) Michael Hunter (USA)
- (5) Daniel Dubois (Great Britain)
- (11) Filip Hrgovic (Croatia)
- (12) Moses Ithauma (Great Britain)
- (13)Efe Ajagba (Nigeria)
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Joshua makes sensational decision about his future after fight with Paul
Former World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua The next opponent is clear and his choice may surprise the fans.
According to Ad.nl, the Briton is considering fighting the legendary kickboxer Rico Verhoeven. Although the details of the possible fight have not yet been announced, the parties are already negotiating. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn also confirmed his interest in this confrontation and stated that the final decision has not been made yet.
Verhoeven, 36, recently left the Glory promotion, where he was champion for 12 years and had only one boxing match.
A big boxing show took place in Miami, USA, on the night of December 19-20, 2025. In the main fight, American entertainer Jake Paul and former world champion Anthony Joshua entered the ring. The fight ended in the sixth round – AJ brutally knocked out his opponent.
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