Usyk vs Dubois: date and place of the fight are already known
25 April 11:49
Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois will rematch for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion on Saturday, July 19, at Wembley Stadium in London. This was reported by The Ring magazine, citing its sources, Komersant ukrainskyi reports
on April 15, the publication announced the date of the rematch between Usyk and Dubois for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion on July 12, but now it will take place a week later.
Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois met in August 2023. Then the Ukrainian defeated the Briton by technical knockout in the ninth round.
38-year-old Oleksandr Usyk has twice been an absolute world boxing champion. In 2018, the Ukrainian became the absolute world champion in the first heavyweight division, and he remained so until he moved up to heavyweight in 2019.
Usyk has not been in the ring since December 2024 after defeating Tyson Fury in a rematch. du Bois, 27, last boxed in September 2024, knocking out 35-year-old Briton Anthony Joshua.
Usyk and Du Bois are the holders of all the heavyweight belts, and the Ukrainian holds the WBA, WBO, and WBC titles. If he wins over Dubois, the Ukrainian will become the absolute world boxing champion for the second time.
What is known about the fight for the title of absolute heavyweight champion
Usyk is the world champion according to the WBC, WBA (World Boxing Association) and WBO (World Boxing Organization). Dubois holds the IBF (International Boxing Federation) belt.
Oleksandr Usyk already fought Daniel Dubois in August 2023 and knocked out the Briton in the ninth round.
In May 2024, Usyk defeated British boxer Tyson Fury and became the absolute world heavyweight champion. Then, because of the rematch with the “Gypsy King,” the Ukrainian refused to hold a mandatory IBF title defense against Dubois and vacated the belt, thus losing the title of “absolute.”
The 38-year-old Usyk has 23 wins (14 by knockout) in 23 fights. In his last fight, the Ukrainian defeated the British Tyson Fury in a rematch in December 2024.
The 27-year-old Dubois has 22 wins (21 by knockout) in 24 fights. The Briton, nicknamed “Dynamite,” has two defeats on his record – from Joe Joyce in 2020 and from Usyk in 2023. In his last fight, he knocked out his compatriot Anthony Joshua in September 2024.
