Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-29, pretty good finish between Oleksandr Usyk and Johnny Muller but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Oleksandr Usyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 7-0-0 (7 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.8 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Grigory Drozd). He has already fought once in 2015 beating Andrey Knyazev (=Usyk vs Knyazev).
His opponent, Johnny Muller, has an official record of 19-4-2 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss in 2014, against Doudou Ngumbu, but then he has won three consecutive fights defeating Mateusz Masternak in his last bout. Usyk vs Muller is valid for the WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Date: 2015-08-29
Where: Sport Palace, Kiev, Ukraine
Division: cruiserweight (200 lbs, 90.7 kg)
Title: WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
Usyk’s previous fight: Oleksandr Usyk vs Andrey Knyazev
Usyk’s next fight: Oleksandr Usyk vs Pedro Rodriguez
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Stop facing b/c-class opponent, I want to see Usyk against a TOP10
I agree with you but you have to take into consideration that Usyk as a professional has only 7 fights so still needs opposition like this to gain experience and forged his name. On the other hand, Muller did a good fight within his capabilities.
However, I saw also Usyk fully prepare for much better opposition since in addition of being a gifted left hand and tall boxer he is technically very good, fast and a hard puncher. No doubts that he has a good future if manage his career as he does now