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Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury (Tyson Luke Fury, "The Gypsy King"), English heavyweight boxer born 1988 in Manchester; beat Klitschko 2015 and Wilder 2020, lost twice to Usyk 2024, record 36-2-1 (25 KOs), five retirements each followed by a comeback.
Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov
Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov, the Clash of the Giants: Fury's April 11, 2026 comeback at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, streamed on Netflix, won by unanimous decision (120-108, 120-108, 119-109) before a called-out Anthony Joshua.
Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III
Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III, the October 9, 2021 heavyweight trilogy finale at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas: Fury retained the WBC and lineal titles, stopping Wilder by 11th-round TKO after five combined knockdowns.
Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk (Олександр Усик)
Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk (Олександр Усик) was a two-fight heavyweight boxing rivalry between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, fought in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2024.
Ulderico Sergo
Ulderico Sergo (1913–1967), Italian bantamweight boxer born in Fiume/Rijeka; won 1936 Berlin Olympic gold by beating Jackie Wilson, took European titles 1937 and 1939, later a professional in Italy and exile in Cleveland.
Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend
Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL) is a humanoid robot free-combat league launched 9 February 2026 by EngineAI (Zhongqing Robotics) in Shenzhen; T800 robots fight BO3 bouts in an octagonal cage for a 10-kg gold belt worth ~RMB 10 million.
Undisputed championship (boxing)
Undisputed championship (boxing): a fighter holding all four major belts, WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO, in one weight class simultaneously; rare because mandatory defenses and stripping rules end reigns, as with Usyk and Crawford.
Valerian Sokolov
Valerian Sokolov (Валериан Сергеевич Соколов), Soviet amateur boxer, bantamweight gold at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, four-time USSR champion, later Soviet national head coach; not the violinist Valeriy Sokolov.
Valery Popenchenko
Valery Popenchenko (Валерий Попенченко, 1937-1975), Soviet amateur middleweight boxer; 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist and Val Barker Trophy winner, 200-13 amateur record, retired 1965, died in a stairwell fall.
Vasiliy Lomachenko
Vasiliy Lomachenko (Василь Ломаченко), Ukrainian boxer born 1988, two-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2012), three-division world champion, 18-3 with 12 KOs; retired June 2025, announced comeback May 2026.
Vasily Zhirov
Vasily Zhirov (Василий Жиров, Vassiliy Jirov), "The Tiger", Kazakhstani southpaw boxer born 1974 in Balkhash; 1996 Olympic light-heavyweight gold and Val Barker winner, IBF cruiserweight champion 1999-2003.
Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (Vergil Efrain Ortiz II, born 1998), American undefeated super welterweight boxer, 24-0 with 22 KOs, WBC interim 154-pound champion, former WBA Gold welterweight titlist, ESPN 2019 prospect of the year.
Victor Avendano
Víctor Avendaño (1907–1984), Argentine light-heavyweight boxer nicknamed El Maestro; won gold at Amsterdam 1928, first Argentine individual Olympic champion, later a referee in over 2,500 fights.
Victor Ortiz
Victor "Vicious" Ortiz (Victor Manuel Ortiz), American southpaw boxer born 1987 in Garden City, Kansas; WBC welterweight champion April–September 2011, famous for the Berto upset and the Mayweather headbutt knockout; record 33-7-3 (25 KOs), later BKB bare-knuckle signee.
Viddal Riley
Viddal Riley (Viddal Ethan Danso Riley, born 1997, Hackney) is an unbeaten British cruiserweight boxer, KSI's former trainer, and English, British, and European cruiserweight champion.
Vijender Singh
Vijender Singh, Indian boxer from Kaluwas, Bhiwani; first Indian Olympic boxing medallist (2008 Beijing middleweight bronze); turned pro 2015, WBO Asia Pacific and Oriental super middleweight champion, pro record 13-1.
Viktor Postol (Віктор Васильович Постол)
Viktor Postol (Віктор Васильович Постол), "The Iceman", Ukrainian boxer born 1984 in Velyka Dymerka; WBC super lightweight champion 2015-2016 after KO of Matthysse; lost unifications to Crawford, Taylor, Ramirez.
Vinny Paz
Vinny Paz, born Vincenzo Pazienza, the Pazmanian Devil, is a retired Rhode Island boxer, 50-10 with 30 KOs, who won IBF and WBA titles, returned from a broken neck after a 1991 car crash, and entered the Boxing Hall of Fame in 2025.
Vitali Klitschko (Віталій Володимирович Кличко)
Vitali Klitschko (Віталій Володимирович Кличко), born 1971, Ukrainian former boxer, three-time WBO/WBC heavyweight champion, never knocked down, and mayor of Kyiv since 2014.
Vittorio Tamagnini
Vittorio Tamagnini, "L'uragano di Amsterdam", Italian bantamweight boxer, 1928 Olympic gold medalist (Italy's first in boxing) and European professional champion 1936-37; born and died in Civitavecchia.
Vladimir Safronov
Vladimir Konstantinovich Safronov (Владимир Константинович Сафронов), Soviet featherweight boxer, first Soviet Olympic boxing champion, winning gold at Melbourne 1956 by beating Tommy Nicholls; two-time USSR champion and later sports art editor.
Vyacheslav Lemeshev
Vyacheslav Lemeshev (Вячеслав Иванович Лемешев), Soviet amateur boxer, 1972 Munich Olympic middleweight champion, twice European champion (1973, 1975), 103 wins in 111 bouts, died 1996.
Vyacheslav Yanovsky
Vyacheslav Yanovsky (Вячеслав Евгеньевич Яновский), born 1957 in Vitebsk, Belarusian boxer for the USSR; won light-welterweight gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the last Soviet Olympic boxing champion, later a professional and federation president.
Weight class (boxing)
Weight class (boxing): divisions limiting maximum body weight for competition. Eight traditional classes set by London's National Sporting Club in 1909; 17 professional men's divisions today under WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO, from 105 lbs to unlimited.
Weljon Mindoro
Weljon "Triggerman" Mindoro (Weljon Sandag Mindoro, born 2000), Filipino professional middleweight boxer from Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur; record 17-1-1 with 16 knockouts, drew with Takeshi Inoue, lost first fight to Carlos Ocampo.
Wijan Ponlid
Wijan Ponlid (วิจารณ์•พลฤทธิ์), born 1976, Thai boxer; won flyweight gold at Sydney 2000, beating Bolat Zhumadilov 19-12; second Thai Olympic champion after Somluck Kamsing.
Wilbert Mcclure
Wilbert "Skeeter" McClure (1938-2020), American light middleweight boxer, 1960 Rome Olympic gold medalist, roommate of Cassius Clay; later a psychologist, Northeastern professor, and Massachusetts boxing commissioner.
Wilfred Benítez
Wilfred Benítez (Wilfredo Benítez), born 1958, Bronx, is a Puerto Rican boxer, the youngest world champion ever at 17 years 176 days, and a three-division titlist (WBA 140, WBC 147, WBC 154) who beat Cervantes, Palomino, and Durán.
Willi Kaiser
Willi Kaiser (Wilhelm Gustav Kaiser, 1912–1986), German flyweight boxer from Gladbeck; won gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Germany's first Olympic boxing gold, beating Gavino Matta in the final.
William Scull (boxer)
William Scull (William Scull Yero, "El Indomable"), Cuban boxer born 1992 in Matanzas, based in Berlin. IBF super middleweight champion Oct 2024–May 2025; lost undisputed title to Canelo Alvarez in Riyadh in a record-low 445-punch fight.