Oleksandr Usyk hoping to emulate Anthony Joshua and Vasyl Lomachenko

By Ed Robinson

Image: Oleksandr Usyk won a host of medals as an amateur

Oleksandr Usyk challenges WBO world cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Glowacki on Sky Sports on Saturday night, hoping to emulate fellow Olympic champion Anthony Joshua.

London's IBF world heavyweight king Joshua and Vasyl Lomachenko have already done the double and this weekend could see another gold medallist from London 2012 reach the summit of the paid ranks.

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Usyk, heavyweight winner at the Games, challenges Marco Huck's conqueror Glowacki in the champion's native Poland. The Ukrainian has fought only nine times professionally but is a veteran of the World Series of Boxing, where he beat Joe Joyce over here in 2013.

Let's take a look at the rest of the men's winners from the Olympics four years ago and how they are progressing…

Zou Shiming

Light-flyweight

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Double Olympic champion Shiming turned professional under Freddie Roach, but after six wins he lost out to Thailand's Amnat Ruenroeng in a world title challenge. 

Zou has rebounded with a couple of wins but at 35, he has little time on his side. Meanwhile, Ruenroeng lost his title and promptly qualified for the Rio Olympics, where he was defeated early in the competition

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Robeisy Ramirez

Flyweight

Still just 22 years old, Cuban Robeisy Ramirez is a two-time Olympic champion, having done the double in Rio. The youngest two-time, male Olympic boxing gold medallist in history won at bantamweight in Brazil and now targets the treble - Tokyo in 2020.

Luke Campbell

Bantamweight

Hull's Campbell defeated bitter rival John Joe Nevin of Ireland in the final to great acclaim. After taking some time off and having moved up to lightweight, 'Cool Hand' Luke turned pro with Matchroom. Recording some impressive victories early, Luke suffered a shock, split decision loss to Yvan Mendy in December. Up next is a crucial, make-or-break test this October against Derry Mathews in Liverpool.

Vasyl Lomachenko

Lightweight

An incredibly accomplished amateur, double Olympic champ Lomachenko had a reported 396-1 amateur record with the solitary loss avenged! He was always going to be fast tracked as a pro, challenging Orlando Salido in only his second pro appearance. An educational points loss did little to dent his lofty ambition and after just seven fights, he is already a two-weight world champion.   

Roniel Iglesias

Light-welterweight

The 28-year-old has drifted away from the limelight since London. With no pro boxing in Cuba and a fiercely competitive national scene, it has been tough for Iglesias to replicate his success.

Serik Sapiyev

Welterweight

Defeating Welsh hope Fred Evans for gold has turned out to be the final highlight of the Kazakh's boxing career. The two-time world amateur champion (2005 and 2007) now works in the WSB.

Ryota Murata

Middleweight

Murata was the first boxer from Japan to strike Olympic gold since 1964. Turning over with Bob Arum's Top Rank firm, Ryota has won 11 times in succession.

Mostly appearing at home in Japan, the middleweight has also boxed in China and America.  Murata is ranked in the top 10 by all four major governing bodies. He has already been 10 rounds and eight of his fights have been scheduled for eight rounds.

Egor Mekhontsev

Light-heavyweight

After winning four times in London, the Russian signed up with American promotional powerhouse Top Rank.  A pro since October 2013, Egor has racked up 12 victories but could only manage a draw last time out.  At 31, there is some pressure on the southpaw.

Oleksandr Usyk

Heavyweight

Usyk and team-mate Lomachenko were an all-conquering double act in the amateurs. However, Vasyl turned pro in America while fellow southpaw Oleksandr has almost exclusively been fighting at home in the Ukraine. After just nine straight KO wins, he takes a massive step up in class, away from home in Poland.

Anthony Joshua

Super-heavyweight

The undefeated IBF heavyweight champion has knocked out all 17 rivals on his way to becoming a global star. The toughest tests lie ahead but AJ looks to have vastly improved since London, when he was still very inexperienced. Defence number two is scheduled for November in Manchester.

Watch Glowacki v Usyk live on Sky Sports 2 from 9.30pm this Saturday

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