Dubois, Oleksandr Usyk and Boxing
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Daniel Dubois says he's "going to be the man" when he fights Oleksandr Usyk with all of the major world heavyweight belts on the line.
Oleksandr Usyk opens as a big favourite, but multiple members of the boxing fraternity believe Daniel Dubois can upset the odds. The heavyweight titans are set to square off for undisputed
Another to benefit from the World Boxing Series in 2019, Inoue earned the IBF and WBA bantamweight titles from the tournament. He’d have to wait until 2022 to complete the set at 118lbs, defeating Paul Butler to become champion of all four major sanctioning bodies.
When Usyk rematches Dubois for boxing's undisputed heavyweight championship on Saturday, he faces a different fighter from the one he disciplined two years ago.
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?
Against Usyk, his second career loss, Dubois would hear the count of 10 whilst on his knees for a second time, which meant the original noise from his first career defeat would have the volume turned way up. His career appeared in jeopardy, but he has since pushed on to prove himself.
Usyk and Dubois have notched a combined 45 wins throughout their professional careers, and here are their truest standout performances.
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.