Boxer Usyk will not run for president of Ukraine

Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usyk announced on July 25 that he does not intend to participate in possible presidential elections in Ukraine.

"If I had such a thought, I think more people would have voted for me. I will not run for president of Ukraine," Usyk said in an interview with the YouTube channel of the Polesie football club.

Earlier, the Rating sociological group conducted a survey, according to which 5.9% of participants are ready to vote for the athlete in the first round. Usyk remains an undefeated boxer, the current WBC, WBA, IBO and The Ring heavyweight world champion. On May 24, 2026, he defeated the representative of the Netherlands, Rico Verhoeven, defending the WBC title. "Газета.Ru ".

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Ukrainian online newspaper "Strana.ua" on February 27 reported that Usyk had surpassed President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in the rating of Ukrainians' trust. According to the survey, the leader of the rating was the former commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), the Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK Valery Zaluzhny, who is trusted by 63% of respondents. Boxer Alexander Usyk is on the second line. The third place was taken by the head of the office of the President Kirill Budanov (included in the list of terrorists and extremists).