The unbeaten path: the domain of Usyk and Inoue

From IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO, heavy heavy weight champion Oleksandr Usyk to IBF, WBC, Wbo Super Bantamweight Champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue, we take a look at two of the best boxing.

Usyk had an amateur record of 335-15, representing Ukraine at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, losing in Clemente Rusaly in Italy. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the United Kingdom defeated Russo for the gold medal.

In the professional ranks, I would win the Wbo Cruiserweight title in 2016, defeating Poland Krzysztof Glowacki, 26-0, in Poland. Defending the title twice in the USA, he first stopped the South African Thabiso ‘The Rock’ Mchunu, 17-2, at the Inglewood Forum, in California, in 2016. Then in 2017 at the MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, defeated Michael Hunter, 12-0, the USA for a unpleasant decision. Later that year, he traveled to Germany, stopping his “Kapt” Marco Huck, 40-4-1, in ten rounds.

In 2018, he added the WBC title, winning a majority decision on Latvian Mairis Briedis, 23-0, at the Riga Arena in Latvia. Then in Russia, he defeated the IBF Murat Gassiev champion 26-0 in Moscow. In 2018, Tony “Firefighter” in the United Kingdom, Bellew, 30-2-1, stopped in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Back in the US in 2019, in Chicago, Il, stopped Chazz Witherspoon, 38-3, in an unsupported struggle in his first heavy struggle. By 2020, he won the inter-Montinental WBO by defeating Derek ‘War’ Chisora, 32-9, in Wembley, the United Kingdom.

In 2021, he won the heavy weight titles IBF, IBO and WBO, defeating the Olympic Gold Medalist of the United Kingdom, Anthony ‘Aj’ Joshua, 24-1, in the United Kingdom and again in the revenge in 2022 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, by decision.

In 2023, he eliminated Daniel ‘Dynamite’ from the United Kingdom Dubois, 19-1, in Poland.

By 2024, at 6’03 “he added the WBC title, winning the fight against the 6’09” champion, the Tyson of the United Kingdom “The Gypsy King” Fury, 34-0-1, by a decision divided to Riad, Saudi Arabia, and later that year by decision to Riyadh. A man of a few words, he heard the much larger fury that grew him, returning with a smile on his face.

In his last struggle, in a resale with Dubois, he detained him in Wembley, the United Kingdom, improving his record up to 24-0 with 15 stops.

Now let’s take a look at IBF, WBC, Wbo Super Bantamweight Champion, many feel free for a pound that can be the best of Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue, from Japan.

As an amateur, he was 75-5 years old. In 2014, he won his first world title, the heavy weight title of the WBC, stopping Adrian ‘Big Bang’ Hernandez de Mexico, 29-2-1, in Japan.

Later that year, after a defense stopped the Witawas Basapean of Thailand, 17-4, he added the Wbo title, eliminating the Omar ‘Hurracan’ from Argentina Narvaez, 43-1-2.

He made seven title defenses, stopping Filipino Warlito Parrenas, 24-6-1, David ‘Sever’ Carmona de Mexico, 20-3-5, by decision. Then stopping the Karoon Jarupianlerd de Thailand, 35-7, Kohei Kono of Japan, 32-9-1, Ricardo Mexican of the United States “Misento” Rodriguez, 16-3, all in Japan.

In his only fight outside his native Japan in the US, he stopped the American antonio ‘Carita’ Nieves, 17-1-2, before returning to Japan, stopping the Yoan ‘Yo Boy’ in France, 41-4, his third fight in 2017.

In 2018, he stopped Jamie McDonnell of the United Kingdom, 29-2-1, and the Dominican outside the United States, Juan Carlos ‘Baby Pacquiao’ Payano, 20-1. In 2019, he added the title of IBF, stopping the World Champion of Bantam, Manny Rodriguez, 19-0, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, stopped four world champions of the Philippines Division, Nonito ‘The Filipino Flash’ Donaire, 40-5, by decision.

In 2020, he scored a eliminated on Jason Moloney, 21-1 of Australia. In 2021, the Philippine Michael Dasmarinas, 30-2-1, was stopped, Aran Dipaen of Thailand, 12-2. In 2022, in a resale with Donaire, he detained him, adding the title of the WBC. Later that year, he eliminated the Paul “Baby Face Butler” in the United Kingdom, 34-2, adding the Wbo title.

In 2023, he moved to Super Bantam, taking the WBC and Wbo titles, stopping the Stephen Fulton “Scooter” of the United States, 21-0. At the end of the year, he eliminated the Tapales of Filipino Marlon ‘Nightmare’, 37-3.

In 2024, he added the title of IBF, stopping Luis Nerry of Mexico, 35-1. Then stop Australia’s TJ Denyya, 26-4. In 2025, he eliminated the Ye Joon of South Korea, “Pacquiweather” from Kim, from South Korea, to Las Vegas, snow, in his only fight outside Japan.

In May, he stopped Ramon ‘Dinamita’ Cardenas of the United States, 26-1, improving his record up to 30-0 with 27 stops. It is scheduled to fight the 2016 Uzbekistan Olympic Bronze Medalist and a former Champion of the Super Bantam Murodjon Akhmadaliev, 14-1, in Japan, on September 14.

Now you have seen the heavy weight champion and possibly the best pound boxer for pounds, Super Bantam Champ. What do you think about it?