Yekaterina Usyk gained popularity after marrying Oleksandr Usyk, a Ukrainian professional boxer. Her husband Oleksandr is one of the well-known boxing figures.
Caption: Yekaterina Usyk with her husband Oleksandr Usyk (Photo: Pinterest) |
Yekaterina Usyk Nationality
Yekaterina Usyk was born and raised somewhere in Russia. Therefore, she has Russian nationality and is of Slavic ethnicity. However, the identity of her Russian parents, siblings, age, birth date, and childhood information is still missing.
As per reports, she grew up in a family with having jews background. Yekaterina has completed her education at a local school in Russia. However, details of her educational background are still kept private.
How is Yekaterina Usyk Married Life Going?
Yekaterina Usyk married life with her husband Oleksandr Usyk went smoothly. The couple still lives as spouses without having any rumors of their separation or split. Before their marriage, they have been close to each other for several years. Eventually, Yekaterina tied the wedding knot to her husband Oleksandr Usyk in 2009.
The duo got married in a private wedding ceremony where their close friends and family were only invited. Also, Yekaterina is the mother of 3 kids (two sons & a daughter). The name of their sons is Mykhailo Usyk and Kyrylo Usyk. Also, she shared a daughter Yelizaveta Usyk with her husband. Yekaterina and her spouse Oleksandr have been a power couple in the boxing world.
What's Yekaterina Usyk Net Worth?
Yekaterina Usyk's actual net worth or salary information is still kept private. Despite being a celebrity wife, she might be involved in some works. However, Yekaterina is living a comfortable and lavish life. Her husband Oleksandr Usyk has a net worth of $6 Million.
Previously, his net worth was around $4 Million. According to reports, he earned more than $1 Million out of his last three fights. Also, Oleksandr got a guaranteed paycheck of $2.5 million in his recent fight against Derek Chisora. Likewise, he earned money from his endorsement deal with BoxRaw.
What is the Height of Yekaterina Usyk?
Yekaterina Usyk has a height of 1.70 m or 5 feet 7 inches tall. While her body weighs around 59 kg or 130 pounds. Yekaterina has black color hair with dark brown eyes.
Info About Yekaterina Usyk's Husband
Yekaterina Usyk's husband full name is Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk born on 17 January 1987. His parents were originally from northern Ukraine. His birthplace is Simferopol, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Oleksandr's mom worked in construction while his dad was a military man. He played association football until age 15. Also, he was trained at the SC Tavriya Simferopol specialized sports school of Olympic reserve (club's football academy).
He switched to boxing in 2002 then graduated from Lviv State University of Physical Culture. During his professional career, he became world champion in two weight classes, having held the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO. Also, he held IBO heavyweight titles since defeating Anthony Joshua in September 2021. Oleksandrbecame the undisputed cruiserweight title from 2018 to 2019, being the first cruiserweight champion to hold all four major world titles. Well, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest Ukrainian boxers of all time.
He became one of only three boxers to have unified the cruiserweight world titles after his victory over Joshua. He won gold medals at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympics, both in the heavyweight division as an amateur. In the year 2013, he turned professional and won the undisputed cruiserweight championship in his 15th professional fight in the year 2018. During the inaugural World Boxing Super Series, three of his titles were won. Oleksandr won the Muhammad Ali Trophy, and The Ring magazine as well as lineal cruiserweight titles. He was named the 2018 Fighter of the Year by Sports Illustrated, ESPN, The Ring, and the Boxing Writers Association of America for his achievements.
He became the fourth male boxer in history to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO titles in 2018. Oleksandr was the first Ukrainian undisputed champion. Oleksandr is particularly notable for the speed of his accomplishments, winning his first world title in his tenth fight. After becoming the undisputed champion of his weight class by his fifteenth fight. He vacated his cruiserweight titles in 2019 to move up to heavyweight. He had defeated five current or former world champions by that point, in sixteen fights. Oleksandr is ranked as the world's second-best active boxer, pound for pound, by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB) and The Ring, fifth by BoxRec, as well as the world's second-best active heavyweight by BoxRec, and TBRB.