JAKARTA Daniel Dubois is eyeing victory against Oleksandr Usyk in the fight for the world champion is undeniable to take revenge for the hero from Ukriana.
Both names are scheduled to clash to unification of all heavyweight titles on July 19, 2025. Their fight will take place at Dubois home, at Wembley Stadium, London, England.
"This is the fight I wanted and asked for. Now I have the opportunity to take revenge against Oleksandr Usyk," Dubois was quoted as saying by The Guardian.
These two names had previously clashed in August 2023 in Poland. In that match, Usyk won after hitting his opponent's knockout (KO) in the ninth round.
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Dubois actually managed to make Usyk in pain and fell in the fifth round. However, the 27-year-old fighter's blow was claimed to be invalid by referee Luis Pabon because it was too low.
The referee then gave Usyk relief to recover for about five minutes. Dubois also felt that he was rigged because he did not feel a low blow.
"I should have won the first fight and was rejected by the referee's decision. So, I will not make a mistake this time in front of my supporters at the national stadium in my city," Dubois said.
After losing against Usyk, Dubois managed to bounce back with three wins. He started by defeating Jarrell Miller in December 2023 at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Dubois then managed to win the IBF belt which was vacated by Usyk by defeating Filip Hrgovic. He then managed to defend the belt by defeating Anthony Joshua at Wembley.
Meanwhile, Usyk hasn't boxed since beating Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia in December 2024. Prior to that, he was first undisputed world champion in the first match with Fury in May 2024 at the same place.
In the clash against Dubois later, Usyk will try to keep the 23 matches unbeaten while trying to become world champions undisputed for the second time.
"I thank God for the opportunity to once again fight for an undeniable championship. Thank you, Daniel Dubois for keeping my IBF belt. Now I want it back," said Usyk.
If they succeed in defeating Usyk, Daniel Dubois will automatically become the first British boxer to successfully win the world in the era of four belts.
The last boxer from England to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion was Lennox Lewis. The title was obtained in 1999 when they beat Evander Holyfield.
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