Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk tops the updated ranking of the world’s top 10 boxers published by The Ring.
It is noted that Usyk last entered the ring in July 2025, winning by knockout in the fifth round against Britain’s Daniel Dubois and becoming the undisputed world heavyweight champion. Later, in November, Usyk voluntarily vacated the WBO belt.
In the updated rankings, Usyk rose from second place to first after American Terence Crawford ended his career. In general, all boxers in the rankings moved up one position, while American Oscar Collazo, the WBA and WBO world champion in the minimumweight division, entered the top 10.
Thus, the top three boxers in the world are Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, who competes in the heavyweight division, Japanese Naoya Inoue, who competes in the featherweight division, and American Jesse Rodriguez, who competes in the lightweight division.
Following the Kyiv International Economic Forum, entrepreneur Vasyl Khmelnytsky published a column with conclusions from a public conversation with undisputed world boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk. The key idea is that lasting victories are built on the “long game,” through discipline, consistency, and teamwork, rather than quick decisions.
According to the author, business and sports share the same principles: daily routine work, discipline, the ability to learn from mistakes, and reliance on the team. Usyk, using his own regime as an example, emphasizes that it is not motivation that matters, but habit and responsibility to the team. The column notes that long-term sustainability is created by investing in processes and people, and mistakes are seen as data for improvement.
The context of the forum is a focus on people and economic recovery. A charity auction was held during the meeting: gloves autographed by Usyk were sold for UAH 1,100,000, and the proceeds from the sale were donated to the Soborna Ukraine Foundation to support the children of fallen defenders.
“We are in it for the long haul. A champion is not afraid to lose — he learns. A strong leader surrounds himself with strong people and delegates,” Vasyl Khmelnytsky highlighted from the conversation at KIEF.
What does all this mean for business?
1) Strategy: prioritize long-term goals and sustainability over “quick wins.”
2) Operations: focus on establishing routines and process metrics rather than one-off spikes.
3) Team: build trust and fair rules, strengthen the role of department leaders.
4) risk management: formalize error analysis and a plan for corrections after each “round.”
Vasyl Khmelnytsky is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and investor, founder of UFuture. He initiates and supports educational and entrepreneurial projects, including schools and acceleration programs. A regular participant in KIEF, he writes columns on entrepreneurship, team development, and business.
Oleksandr Usyk is a Ukrainian professional boxer and undisputed world heavyweight champion. He is known for his discipline, team approach, and systematic training. He participates in charitable and public initiatives and supports projects to help children and veterans.
Undisputed world boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine) will play in a charity football match in support of the Ukrainian Red Cross (URC) in Lisbon.
“Today, Lisbon will host a large-scale charity Match of Legends, which will bring together world football stars and aims to raise over EUR 1 million to support charitable organizations, including the Ukrainian Red Cross. The undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk will join the match,” the URC announced on Facebook on Monday.
The World Legends team will include such football stars as Fabio Cannavaro and Alessandro Del Piero (Italy) and Javier Zanetti (Argentina).
The funds raised during the match will help the Ukrainian Red Cross continue to respond quickly to emergencies, carry out evacuation measures, restore housing, and provide psychosocial support to those in need.
Alexander Usyk won the title of undisputed world champion by defeating Daniel Dubois by knockout in the fifth round of the fight.
The fight was for the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO undisputed heavyweight world titles. It was a rematch: the boxers first met in the ring in August 2023, when Usyk knocked out Dubois in the ninth round. Usyk regained the IBF title, which he had been forced to relinquish because he was unable to defend it at the time, and defended his titles in the other three divisions.
Oleksandr Usyk won the undisputed world title by knocking out Daniel Dubois in the fifth round of their fight.
The fight was for the undisputed world heavyweight title according to the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO. It was a rematch: the boxers first met in the ring in August 2023, when Usyk knocked out Dubois in the ninth round. Usyk regained the IBF title, which he was forced to relinquish because he was unable to defend it at the time, and defended his championship in the other three versions.
“I want to thank all of Ukraine, all the guys who are defending our country. I received many messages from various units defending Ukraine,” Usyk said after the fight.
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk and British professional boxer Daniel DuBois will hold a heavyweight championship rematch on July 19 at Wembley Stadium in London, The Ring reports.
“Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Daniel DuBois for the Ring magazine world title and undisputed heavyweight champion of the world will now take place a week later – on July 19 at Wembley Stadium in London. The fight was originally scheduled for July 12,” the statement reads.
The reasons for the postponement of the fight are not reported.
As reported, in August 2023, Usyk defeated Dubois by technical knockout in the ninth round and retained the titles of the world’s leading boxing organizations.
