Dubois To Fight Usyk At Wembley Stadium On 19 July

Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk will conflict to go nan undisputed world heavyweight champion astatine Wembley Stadium connected 19 July.

Briton Dubois is nan IBF champion, pinch Usyk holding nan WBA (Super), WBO and WBC belts.

Usyk is undefeated successful 23 fights and hit Dubois, 27, via a ninth-round stoppage successful August 2023.

The 38-year-old Ukrainian made history successful May 2024 erstwhile he beat Tyson Fury to go nan first undisputed heavyweight champion of nan four-belt era.

Usyk, who was besides undisputed astatine cruiserweight, vacated nan IBF loop anterior to his rematch pinch Fury successful December.

Dubois was upgraded to IBF champion arsenic a consequence and successfully defended nan loop against Anthony Joshua past September.

He was group to make a 2nd defence against Joseph Parker successful February but illness forced him to withdraw from nan bout successful conflict week.

"This is nan conflict I wanted and demanded and now I get my chance for revenge," said Dubois.

"I should person won nan first conflict and was denied by nan judgement of nan referee, truthful I will make nary correction this clip astir successful beforehand of my group astatine nan nationalist stadium successful my location city.

"I americium a superior and much vulnerable combatant now and Usyk will find this retired for himself."

No British boxer has held nan undisputed heavyweight title successful nan four-belt era, and nan past Briton to beryllium undisputed heavyweight champion was Lennox Lewis successful 1999.

Usyk past competed successful December erstwhile he earned a second triumph against Fury.

"I'm grateful to God for nan opportunity to erstwhile again conflict for nan undisputed championship," said Usyk.

"Thank you, Daniel, for taking attraction of my IBF loop - now I want it back."

By Coral Barry - elder combat sports journalist

Dubois fired himself into superstar position erstwhile he stopped Joshua astatine Wembley Stadium. The Londoner has risen from defeats to mould himself into a world champion pinch a seemingly unshakeable confidence.

Usyk, connected nan different hand, has made a profession of breaking British hearts and will purpose to do it again erstwhile he meets Dubois.

Having swept two-time heavyweight world champion Joshua aside, Dubois now has his sights connected felling different of nan aged defender successful nan Ukrainian.

But were it immoderate different fighter, an 11-year property spread would punctual discussions astir a passing-of-the-torch moment, but specified is Usyk's pedigree he will beryllium clear favourite.

The conflict will correspond a full-circle infinitesimal for Dubois, whose intelligence fortitude was called into mobility aft his nonaccomplishment to Usyk almost 3 years agone successful Poland.

There was besides nan mini matter of nan controversy of nan debased blow arsenic Dubois was specified centimetres distant from knocking down Usyk and possibly finishing nan fight.

There are not galore who would person predicted Dubois would beryllium nan 1 to sound Usyk disconnected his perch - that was expected to beryllium Fury - but successful July, connected location turf, Dubois will person nan chance to banish demons and declare his spot astatine nan apical of nan heavyweight mountain.