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Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois tipped the scales at their weigh-in on Friday, ahead of their undisputed title clash on Saturday.Two years after Usyk beat Dubois in Poland, the heavyweights will square off again – this time at Wembley Stadium,
DANIEL DUBOIS’ knockout of Anthony Joshua and rematch against Oleksandr Usyk is a case of destiny calling. Dubois was beaten in Poland after nine rounds by Usyk in August 2023 – which
Fan-favourite Bruno lost to Tim Witherspoon at Wembley in 1986 as he fell short in his bid to win the WBA heavyweight title. He would go on to suffer defeats by Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis in world title bouts and may have thought he was never going to get his hands on heavyweight gold.
Those setbacks were the making of Dubois. In a must-win fight for both men, Dubois produced a final round knockout to down Jarrell Miller in December 2023. Six month later, he left the previously undefeated Flilip Hrgovic a bloody mess on his way to becoming IBF heavyweight champion.
Dubois is set to take on Usyk at Wembley Stadium this weekend as the British heavyweight looks to avenge his defeat to the Ukrainian back in 2023