Dubois, Wembley and Oleksandr Usyk
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Dubois was the beneficiary of this move by the IBF, picking up the interim title with a June 2024 stoppage of Filip Hrgovic and then being elevated to full champion after Usyk was stripped. Dubois then defended his title with a spectacular knockout of Anthony Joshua in Wembley Stadium.
Usyk and Dubois have notched a combined 45 wins throughout their professional careers, and here are their truest standout performances.
Dubois will aim to avenge his 2023 loss to Usyk, as the pair square off for the undisputed heavyweight titles at Wembley
Also in the mix is top 10 pound-for-pound fighter Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez in a unification bout with Phumelela Cafu at junior bantamweight. WBC champ Rodriguez has emerged as one of the best fighters in the world at just 24 years old and is looking to add another belt to his collection when he faces WBO champion Cafu.
Oleksandr Usyk's WBC, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles will be unified with Daniel Dubois' IBF heavyweight in a clash at Wembley Stadium in London. Will Usyk record his second straight victory over Dubois? Or will the home advantage of a partisan UK crowd carry Dubois to an upset victory?
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Nobody has figured out the puzzle known as Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) across two weight divisions. Not Anthony Joshua on two occasions. Not Tyson
Regardless of what happens in his rematch with IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois on Saturday, WBA, WBC and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk already has a Hall of Fame resume. Beating Dubois would make Usyk -- a former undisputed cruiserweight champion -- undisputed heavyweight champion for the second time in his career.
Daniel Dubois told Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to kiss goodbye to his cash after the Mexican said he bet half a million dollars on Oleksandr Usyk beating the Briton in Saturday's undisputed heavyweight world title fight.
And age 38, which is how old Oleksandr Usyk will be when he defends his three heavyweight world titles against 27-year-old Daniel Dubois. Is it better to be young or experienced? We'll soon find out.
Former cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson has highlighted three attributes that Daniel Dubois will have to rely upon to defeat Oleksandr Usyk this weekend. IBF titleholder
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