Daniel Dubois faces Olexsandr Usyk in a heavyweight (over 200lbs/90.7kg) bout scheduled to happen on Saturday July nineteenth at Wembley Stadium in London (England). It’s the important occasion of the cardboard and is for the undisputed heavyweight championship (WBO, WBA, WBC and IBF).
Daniel Dubois report
‘Dynamite’ Daniel Dubois comes into this battle with knowledgeable report of twenty-two wins and two defeats, with 21 of these wins coming by means of KO. Considered one of his two defeats was towards Usyk, who completed him within the ninth spherical in 2023 (Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois).
Dubois has since scored wins towards Jarrell Miller (Daniel Dubois vs Jarrell Miller), Filip Hrgovic (Daniel Dubois vs Filip Hrgovic) and Anthony Joshua (Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois), with the latter proving that he can do it on the most important stage. He’s the present IBF heavyweight champion, and will probably be defending that championship on this bout.
Olexsandr Usyk report
Olexsandr Usyk is at present undefeated, with a report of 23-0, and is at present the WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight champion, placing all three on the road towards Dubois. His final three fights have been towards Dubois, and two fights towards Tyson Fury (Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk, Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2), which the Ukrainian received through resolution.
Usyk was beforehand a world champion at cruiserweight, and has efficiently transitioned into the heavyweight division, beating Joshua (Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk), Fury and Dubois. A win towards the latter on July nineteenth will probably be his eighth victory towards a British fighter. He was in a position to outbox his Dubois of their final battle, and will probably be aiming to do the identical this time round.
Combat prediction
Usyk possesses the technical benefit on this battle, as was demonstrated the primary time these two met in 2023, however Dubois has clear knock-out energy, which was on full show towards Joshua within the Brit’s final outing.
The Ukranian is just not getting any youthful, and has had two powerful fights towards Fury, while Dubois has had simpler fights since that defeat. The IBF champion has been taking part in up the truth that Usyk could also be on the decline in his pre-fight interviews, so it’s unknown whether or not there’s any reality to it.
Nevertheless, it could be silly to put in writing off the WBC, WBO and WBA champion, who has spent most of his time at heavyweight proving his doubters flawed. Count on his method and boxing mind to be the decider, with a unanimous resolution given Usyk’s approach after a hard-fought 12 rounds.
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