The just lately reported rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois has been confirmed for July 19 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The pair battle it out for the undisputed heavyweight title. The occasion airs dwell on DAZN.
The 2 first met in August 2023 in Wroclaw, Poland. The competition led to favor of Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) of Ukraine, who stopped Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) of the UK within the ninth spherical. On his solution to victory, the 38-year-old scored two knockdowns within the eighth and ninth rounds.
Within the fifth spherical, Usyk went down from a punch that was dominated a low blow. Dubois denied that he punched his opponent under the belt and acknowledged he was robbed of the win.
Stepping via the ropes in July in London, Usyk places his unified WBA, WBC, and WBO titles on the road and appears to reclaim the IBF strap. The native of Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine vacated the latter belt forward of Dubois’ struggle in opposition to Anthony Joshua in September 2024.
“I’m grateful to God for the chance to as soon as once more struggle for the undisputed championship,” Usyk mentioned. “Thanks, Daniel, for taking good care of my IBF belt – now I would like it again.”
Dubois defeated Joshua by knockout within the fifth spherical to turn into the brand new full IBF titleholder. Previous to that, the 27-year-old native of Greenwich, London, stopped Filip Hrgovic within the eighth spherical to take the interim belt final June, following a Tenth-round TKO of Jarrell Miller in late 2023.
“That is the struggle I wished and demanded, and now I get my likelihood for revenge in opposition to Oleksandr Usyk,” Dubois mentioned. “I ought to have gained the primary struggle and was denied by the judgment of the referee, so I’ll make no mistake this time round in entrance of my folks on the nationwide stadium in my residence metropolis.”
“I’m a superior and extra harmful fighter now, and Usyk will discover this out for himself on July 19. I wish to thank my promoter, Frank [Warren], for making this occur for me, and I intend to repay him by changing into the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.”
Usyk additionally fought twice since their first conflict with Dubois. The Ukrainian southpaw took a cut up resolution over Tyson Fury of their first struggle final Might to turn into the two-division undisputed champion. He retained his heavyweight belts by unanimous resolution of their rematch final December.
Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois are scheduled to return face-to-face for the primary time forward of their rematch at a launch press convention on April 29 at Wembley Stadium.
Tickets for Usyk vs Dubois 2 go on sale on Wednesday, April 30 at 12 PM by way of Ticketmaster.
The bouts featured on the Usyk vs Dubois 2 undercard are anticipated to be confirmed shortly.
