Ukrainian boxing sensation Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs) began his professional career fighting almost exclusively in his home country. Eight of his first nine fights were in Ukraine, with one against Germany’s Ben Nsafoah in Oberhausen.
Ever since Usyk became a fully fledged championship-level fighter, he’s been boxing’s road warrior in ways really unmatched by anyone else in the sport — probably combat sports as a whole come to think of it.
His first championship bout in 2016 was for the WBO cruiserweight title against Poland’s Krzysztof Glowacki in Gdansk. Usyk outboxed Glowacki and took his belt in front of Glowacki’s fans.