Oleksandr Usyk seems to be to unify all 4 main heavyweight titles and change into undisputed champion as soon as once more when he faces Daniel Dubois at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday (DAZN PPV, 2 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. BST).
Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) defeated Dubois by ninth-round KO in August 2023, in a battle the place Dubois appeared to land a authorized physique shot that despatched Usyk in ache to the canvas, just for the referee to rule that it was a low blow, permitting Usyk time to get better. That punch has been a subject of dialogue since.
“Yeah [I was cheated] however it’s up to now now,” Dubois stated throughout a information convention in April. “It occurred and I get the prospect to place that fallacious proper and clear up the controversy.”
Usyk grew to become undisputed heavyweight champion by defeating Tyson Fury in Might 2024. A month later, Usyk relinquished the IBF belt with a purpose to battle Fury in a rematch as a substitute of then obligatory challenger Filip Hrgovic, a belt that Dubois received by stopping Hrgovic in eight rounds in June 2024.
Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) has been on a roll since shedding to Usyk. He has defeated Jarrell “Massive Child” Miller, Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, all by stoppage, and he has an opportunity to change into undisputed with a win over Fury.
“They’ve shared a hoop; they know one another’s strengths and weaknesses,” Dubois promoter Frank Warren stated throughout a information convention on Thursday in London. “He is aware of he can damage Oleksandr. He is accomplished that earlier than, and I really feel, genuinely, that is going to be his time.”
Nick Parkinson and James Regan are in London to convey you all that is taking place at Wembley Stadium, together with battle updates, undercard outcomes and round-by-round evaluation.