Oleksandr Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev was a professional boxing match contested on 21 July 2018, for the undisputed cruiserweight championship.

On 16 April, it was reported that Usyk had suffered an elbow injury during training, pushing the final to possibly June or July.

[3][4] On 18 June, at a press conference, Kremlev announced the final would take place on 21 July at the Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia.

The result was never in question as after 12 rounds Usyk was declared the winner by unanimous decision, with the judges’ scorecards reading 120–108, 119–109, and 119–109.

Usyk used his superior conditioning to finish the fight, increasing his output by landing 47 of 117 punches thrown in round 12.