UNIFIED heavyweight champion of the world Oleksandr Usyk is married to Yekaterina, who also goes by Katerina for short.
She will no doubt be cheering her man on when he steps into the ring for a second time to defend his titles against Brit hero “The Gypsy King” Tyson Fury.
Oleksandr Usyk’s wife Kateryna have been married since 2009[/caption]
Who is Oleksandr Usyk’s wife Yekaterina?
Yekaterina, commonly known as Kateryna has decided to keep her personal life mostly private.
But the celebrity spouse is popular in her birth country of Ukraine.
It’s understood that Yekaterina was close to Oleksandr for a number of years before becoming Mrs Uysk in 2009, but details about their early relationship and wedding haven’t been reported.
She runs the Usyk Foundation, a charitable organisation created to support Ukraine during the Russian aggression.
The foundation focuses on several key areas of humanitarian aid:
- Help Ukrainian Armed Forces by purchasing essential equipment
- Provide support to Ukrainians affected by the war
- Deliver humanitarian aid to civilians
- Purchase vehicles and communications equipment for military units
- Deliver humanitarian aid to displaced and affected families
- Provide food, hygiene items and medical supplies to civilians impacted by the conflict
- Raise international financial assistance for Ukraine
In April 2022, Kateryna opened up on her husband’s physical state during the Russian war on Ukraine.
Kateryna told PravdaTUT: “Sasha lost 10 kilograms in a week of the war. He was so horrified, in such shock, he was so torn apart.”
Children
The long-term lovebirds have three children together — Kyrylo, Mykhalio and Yelizaveta.
Oleksandr and his young family had to flee their home in Vorzel, Bucha when the area was overrun by Vladimir Putin’s troops.
Sadly, it meant many of the Usyk family’s possessions were burned to the ground.
Oleksandr had to focus on getting his family to safety before heading to the front line.
He said: “My children are asking, ‘Daddy, why do they want to kill us?’ I don’t know how to answer that.
“My family are not in Ukraine now but a lot of people I know and a lot of my close friends are inside the country.
“I am in touch with them every day, I am asking them for updates.
“I didn’t want to leave the country. I want to live there, still.
“Straight after the fight I will go back to Ukraine.”
Oleksandr has also opened up about the sacrifices he has made to compete at the very highest level.
After his incredible victory over Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champ in the first fight, he said: “My camp started in September 2023, I worked for nine months.
“I missed Happy New Year, I missed my son’s birthday, I missed my other son’s birthday, I missed my daughter’s birthday and then the birth of my daughter.
“I also missed family holidays. I was only focused on this fight, now I’m happy and I want to go back home.”
What channel is Fury vs Usyk 2?
- Fury vs Usyk will be broadcast on THREE channels here in the UK.
- You can watch the clash on TNT Sports Box Office, Sky Sports Box Office and on DAZN PPV.
- The price for the event is £24.99 on all three channels.
- You can stream the action from the TNT Sports Box Office app, Sky Sports Box Office app, or the DAZN app, all of which are available onto your mobile, tablet and Smart TV.
