After his victory over kickboxer Rico Verhoeven, Aleksandr Usyk published a video of his relaxation on Telegram — a match in Counter-Strike 2. The caption under the video is laconic: "Just chilling out".
The recording shows a player with the nickname UNDISPUTED making the final round on the Dust II map, after which the camera pans to Usyk at his laptop. The nickname is no coincidence: in 2024, Usyk became a playable character in the boxing simulator Undisputed, the first major boxing game in over a decade.
I like playing as the terrorists.
— Aleksandr Usyk, from a previous interview
This is no longer an isolated incident, but a pattern. In July 2025, before his rematch with Daniel Dubois, Usyk played CS2 together with renowned esports athletes — during breaks between training sessions. In other words, gaming functions for him as a recovery tool, not as a media gesture.
Community Reaction
Comments on the post quickly filled with CS2 players: some offering to "play one-on-one", others to "jump into a match", still others simply writing "legend". For an audience accustomed to seeing boxers in promotional matches with bloggers, the UNDISPUTED nick on Dust II is something different.
The question isn't about Usyk's CS2 rating. The question is whether there will be a full-fledged stream — and whether the champion's image can withstand a meeting with rank S-players who are already lining up for a duel.
