Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois II | PPV - July 19, 2025

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Usyk-Dubois rematch July 19 at Wembley for undisputed title

Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is set to face IBF champion Daniel Dubois on July 19 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.

Ring Magazine reported that the event -- originally scheduled for July 12 -- was moved to a week later to avoid the recently announced Ring Magazine 3 fight card headlined by Shakur Stevenson's title defense against William Zepeda.

Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) is looking to become the undisputed heavyweight champion for a second time in a return bout with Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs), who won the IBF title that Usyk vacated when he defeated Filip Hrgovic last June and successfully defended it by stopping Anthony Joshua in September.

The fight is a rematch of their 2023 meeting, which Usyk won by a ninth-round TKO. The result wasn't without controversy, as a body punch that put Usyk down in the fifth round was ruled a low blow. Usyk would recover and finish Dubois later in the fight.

Dubois, 27, has pursued a rematch with Usyk since the loss and will get it when the stakes are the highest.

Usyk, 38, is coming off consecutive unanimous decision wins over Tyson Fury in 2024. He became the undisputed champion after their first meeting but was forced to relinquish the IBF title to secure the high-profile rematch later that year.

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Usyk-Dubois rematch July 19 at Wembley for undisputed title

Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is set to face IBF champion Daniel Dubois on July 19 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.

Ring Magazine reported that the event -- originally scheduled for July 12 -- was moved to a week later to avoid the recently announced Ring Magazine 3 fight card headlined by Shakur Stevenson's title defense against William Zepeda.

Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) is looking to become the undisputed heavyweight champion for a second time in a return bout with Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs), who won the IBF title that Usyk vacated when he defeated Filip Hrgovic last June and successfully defended it by stopping Anthony Joshua in September.

The fight is a rematch of their 2023 meeting, which Usyk won by a ninth-round TKO. The result wasn't without controversy, as a body punch that put Usyk down in the fifth round was ruled a low blow. Usyk would recover and finish Dubois later in the fight.

Dubois, 27, has pursued a rematch with Usyk since the loss and will get it when the stakes are the highest.

Usyk, 38, is coming off consecutive unanimous decision wins over Tyson Fury in 2024. He became the undisputed champion after their first meeting but was forced to relinquish the IBF title to secure the high-profile rematch later that year.

Awful reporting. Paid to promote the fight, too close to promoters to have a genuine opinion or a genuine idiot.

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Usyk-Dubois rematch July 19 at Wembley for undisputed title

The fight is a rematch of their 2023 meeting, which Usyk won by a ninth-round TKO. The result wasn't without controversy, as a body punch that put Usyk down in the fifth round was ruled a low blow. Usyk would recover and finish Dubois later in the fight.

Awful reporting. Paid to promote the fight, too close to promoters to have a genuine opinion or a genuine idiot.

Yeh, adding in their own opinion..

[Perkin Warbeck]

Dubois will win.

Dubois is in the peak of his prime, He's younger, bigger and stronger. Usyk is age 38 and past his best.
Dubois has home advantage, and his promoter Fish Eyes will have officials who favor him.

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I don't think Dubois can sell out wembley stadium. He's not an AJ or Fury in terms of popularity.

[Sendo Takeshi]

Dubois will win.

Dubois is in the peak of his prime, He's younger, bigger and stronger. Usyk is age 38 and past his best.
Dubois has home advantage, and his promoter Fish Eyes will have officials who favor him.

Nothing has changed in the last ~1.5 years since Usyk dominated and stopped him.

Dubois will always have a puncher's chance—he could pull it off—but it's more likely Usyk dominates him again.

[Thomastearns]

Dubois will win.

Dubois is in the peak of his prime, He's younger, bigger and stronger. Usyk is age 38 and past his best.
Dubois has home advantage, and his promoter Fish Eyes will have officials who favor him.

Nothing has changed in the last ~1.5 years since Usyk dominated and stopped him.

Dubois will always have a puncher's chance—he could pull it off—but it's more likely Usyk dominates him again.

Usyk will be the massive favourite but there's no reason not to expect it to be closer this time.

Dubois obviously benefitted from the 9 round boxing lesson he received from Usyk last time and that demolition of Joshua must have boosted his confidence further.

As for the question whether Usyk himself can continue to improve, who knows?

He's certainly surprised an awful lot of people these past few years.

Talk about exceeding expectations!!

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Was there even a competitive round in their first fight?

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OLEKSANDR USYK-DANIEL DUBOIS UNDISPUTED HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT CONFIRMED - FULL DETAILS

Ring Magazine champion Oleksandr Usyk will face Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on July 19 in the first ever world heavyweight undisputed clash on British soil.

After months of negotiations, the two world champions will combine to put all four belts on the line in a winner-takes-all showdown at the national stadium.

As initially reported by The Ring’s Mike Coppinger earlier this month, the pair had looked set to meet on July 12 before it was pushed back a week to July 19 and now that date has been officially confirmed by Queensberry Promotions and Ready To Fight.

The fight, which will top a huge Riyadh Season sponsored event, is a rerun of the pair’s controversial 2023 clash when Usyk eventually stopped Dubois in the ninth round at the Stadion Wroclaw in Poland.

But Team Dubois were incensed after Usyk had been dropped heavily in the fifth round by a shot which was adjudged by referee Luis Pabon to have been low.

Usyk was given time to recover and stormed back to finish off Dubois four rounds later but the Londoner’s promoter allegedly lobbied the WBA to overturn the result and order an immediate rematch.

They were unsuccessful in that appeal but now, nearly two years on, IBF heavyweight champion Dubois will get his chance at revenge over Ring champion Usyk, who also holds the WBO, WBA and WBC belts.

The Ukrainian became the first ‘four-belt’ heavyweight champion in history when he beat Tyson Fury in Riyadh on May 18 last year but he relinquished his IBF belt when he opted to face the Englishman in an immediate rematch rather than face a mandatory challenger.

Now the 38-year-old southpaw, 23-0 (14), can win back the belt he never lost if he can beat 22-2 (21) puncher Dubois at Wembley.

“I’m grateful to God for the opportunity to once again fight for the undisputed championship,” Usyk said. “Thank you, Daniel, for taking care of my IBF belt — now I want it back.”

Since his defeat against Usyk, Dubois has been in searing form, stopping top contenders Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua over the course of a red-hot nine-month period.

He said: “This is the fight I wanted and demanded and now I get my chance for revenge against Oleksandr Usyk.”

“I should have won the first fight and was denied by the judgement of the referee, so I will make no mistake this time around in front of my people at the national stadium in my home city. I am a superior and more dangerous fighter now and Usyk will find this out for himself on July 19.

“I would like to thank my promoter Frank for making this happen for me and I intend to repay him by becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.”

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Joseph Parker confirmed as next for WBO title after Usyk-Dubois II

Joseph Parker has been the mandatory challenger for the WBO heavyweight title for more than a year. That remains the case, the sanctioning body confirmed on Sunday.

Parker will have to wait a bit longer for his shot at the WBO belt, however, now that the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois has been announced for July 19.

Usyk was the undisputed champion before dropping his IBF belt last year – he was obliged to face Tyson Fury in a rematch – rather than defend against Dubois, his IBF mandatory challenger at the time.

Usyk remains the lineal champion and has the WBC, WBC and WBO titles while Dubois now owns the IBF belt.

“Having carefully considered the arguments presented by all relevant parties regarding the WBO mandatory, it is the WBO’s position that the best interests of boxing and, most importantly, the fighters themselves are best served by allowing the unification bout to proceed prior to discharging the mandatory obligation,” WBO President Gustavo Olivieri posted on social media.

“In doing so, the division will once again crown an undisputed champion, elevating the sport and its athletes to the highest standard,” Olivieri wrote. “It is further clarified that Joseph Parker’s mandatory status is upheld, and he remains next in the rotation system following the unification.”

The WBO’s mandatory obligation has not been fulfilled for years, though it’s not as if the belt hasn’t been defended in major fights.

Usyk won the WBO title, as well as the IBF and WBA belts, from Anthony Joshua in September 2021 and then retained it in their August 2022 rematch. Usyk then defeated Dubois in August 2023, beat Fury for the WBC title (and therefore became undisputed) in May 2024 and won the Fury rematch last December.

This interim WBO title was introduced in September 2022, about a month after Usyk-Joshua II. Interestingly, it started in a fight Parker was involved in: his knockout loss to Joe Joyce.

The belt has changed hands twice since: Zhilei Zhang stopped Joyce twice in 2023. Parker edged Zhang via majority decision in March 2024 and then took out late replacement Martin Bakole this past February.

Of course, the winner of Usyk-Dubois II is under no obligation to face Parker, though that is a fight that many boxing fans want to see. If they were to vacate the belt, then Parker would be elevated to the full WBO titleholder.

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Joseph Parker confirmed as next for WBO title after Usyk-Dubois II

Joseph Parker has been the mandatory challenger for the WBO heavyweight title for more than a year. That remains the case, the sanctioning body confirmed on Sunday.

Parker will have to wait a bit longer for his shot at the WBO belt, however, now that the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois has been announced for July 19.

Usyk was the undisputed champion before dropping his IBF belt last year – he was obliged to face Tyson Fury in a rematch – rather than defend against Dubois, his IBF mandatory challenger at the time.

Usyk remains the lineal champion and has the WBC, WBC and WBO titles while Dubois now owns the IBF belt.

“Having carefully considered the arguments presented by all relevant parties regarding the WBO mandatory, it is the WBO’s position that the best interests of boxing and, most importantly, the fighters themselves are best served by allowing the unification bout to proceed prior to discharging the mandatory obligation,” WBO President Gustavo Olivieri posted on social media.

“In doing so, the division will once again crown an undisputed champion, elevating the sport and its athletes to the highest standard,” Olivieri wrote. “It is further clarified that Joseph Parker’s mandatory status is upheld, and he remains next in the rotation system following the unification.”

The WBO’s mandatory obligation has not been fulfilled for years, though it’s not as if the belt hasn’t been defended in major fights.

Usyk won the WBO title, as well as the IBF and WBA belts, from Anthony Joshua in September 2021 and then retained it in their August 2022 rematch. Usyk then defeated Dubois in August 2023, beat Fury for the WBC title (and therefore became undisputed) in May 2024 and won the Fury rematch last December.

This interim WBO title was introduced in September 2022, about a month after Usyk-Joshua II. Interestingly, it started in a fight Parker was involved in: his knockout loss to Joe Joyce.

The belt has changed hands twice since: Zhilei Zhang stopped Joyce twice in 2023. Parker edged Zhang via majority decision in March 2024 and then took out late replacement Martin Bakole this past February.

Of course, the winner of Usyk-Dubois II is under no obligation to face Parker, though that is a fight that many boxing fans want to see. If they were to vacate the belt, then Parker would be elevated to the full WBO titleholder.

I hope Parker stays busy against someone reasonably good rather than sitting out the entire time. He obviously shouldn't be forced to risk his position against Kabayel even if that's the fight that we all want. Maybe Ajagba if he beats Bakole? Okolie? Wardley/Miller winner? Huni? Hunter? Ruiz?

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I hope Parker stays busy against someone reasonably good rather than sitting out the entire time. He obviously shouldn't be forced to risk his position against Kabayel even if that's the fight that we all want. Maybe Ajagba if he beats Bakole? Okolie? Wardley/Miller winner? Huni? Hunter? Ruiz?

Yeh, could easily get Parker-Efe on this undercard if it's July.

Otherwise, he needs to stay busy..

Probably wont be able to fight the winner by December/Jan 26

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lol what was that ???

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How embarrassing

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Queensberry just promoting Usyk videos.

Is Dubois that dull?

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OLEKSANDR USYK TELLS FRANK HE WANTS £250K BENTLEY BENTAYGA FOR BEATING DANIEL DUBOIS ON JULY 19

Such is his confidence in winning world heavyweight championship rematches, Oleksandr Usyk is already focussed on the fruits which will come from the laborious task of defeating Daniel Dubois for a second time this summer at Wembley Stadium.

Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs), The Ring, WBC, WBA & WBO champion, is in London to promote his July 19 undisputed clash with Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs), the IBF belt-holder, which comes 23 months after the Ukrainian first stopped the Brit in nine rounds at Poland's Wroclaw Stadium.

Early on Monday morning, Dubois and Usyk met by the side of the national stadium's pitch, a photo-op which ended in the former shoving the latter, but now the pair are completing their various media duties on the opposite side of the capital.

After leaving a number of passersby open-mouthed and wide-eyed on his saunter from London Bridge's News UK building to the hotel across the road, Usyk, in a typically jovial mood, interrupts a roundtable between a cohort of British boxing's written media and Dubois' legendary promoter allegedly.

While Queensberry Promotions chief Warren is holding court, and in the middle of describing just how Dubois will unseat the heavyweight division's king, Usyk, dressed down in a baby blue team tracksuit, sneaks up behind the 73-year-old and taps him on the shoulder.

"Where is my car?" Usyk asks, to which Warren replies: "I told you, horse and cart if you lose. Car if you win."

"Bentley," Usyk retorts. "I will win. What is Bentley model...Bentayga, great car."

Warren jokes that he'll only shell out for a Bentley T-Series four-door saloon from the 1970s.

Usyk's long-time manager Egis Klimas says: "Frank, If I were you, I would give him a car today already."

The confidence isn't unwarranted. Of course, Usyk's persona is one made up of humour and humility, but with over half of his 23-fight career being fought for world titles, none of which have ended in defeat, the hubris is only natural.

Warren knows the order Dubois has in front of him is tall. But he is still also of the belief that the victory should have been awarded to Dubois on that night in Poland.

During the fifth round of their WBA, WBO and IBF title bout, Dubois landed a hard right hand to Usyk's midriff which the 38-year-old went down and writhed on the floor in pain from. Referee Luis Pabon called the show low and as a result, Usyk was given around four minutes to recover. Three rounds later, Dubois touched the canvas himself, and after suffering another knockdown in the ninth, the contest was waved off.

Warren, armed with evidence, A4 print-offs he'd been given earlier in the day, points out the shot, in his opinion, wasn't low at all.

"I don't care what anyone says, these punches are not below the belt. The rule says the navel, that's the sequence of punches," he says while pointing to the physical copies.

"I mean, that moment in that fight, normally a guy gets caught with a low blow, they don't get a four minute break or three minutes and 50 seconds.

"Even when he wanted a fight on, the referee, he said 'no, take more time'. But it got to him and [Dubois] moaned a bit, he wasn't happy, I said 'f--k the referee'.

"In these fights, at this level, when you're in the other guy's backyard in Poland, which has a big Ukrainian presence, when you're in there, that's your referee, that's your judge'," Warren adds while pointing to his fists.

This time around, Warren has no doubts, that after knockout victories over Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, the last of which also took place at Wembley in front of 90,000 fans, Dubois will blow Usyk away in a manner AJ and Tyson Fury were unable to do in their rematches with the undisputed champ.

"He will knock him out, he'll stop him," Warren says.

"He has to be the boss in this fight. He's got to go and impose himself. He's got to do what I know he can do. He's got to go and be hurtful from the start. And he's got to go out there and he's got to absolutely push this fella back.

"He's 30 percent of the fighter he is [on the backfoot]. You push him back and he's not the same fighter. That's what he's got to do."

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Dubois on this opportunity against Usyk for all the major world titles
“There’s no other way this is going to end, I’m going to come out with all the belts. I’m ready for him and I’m really hungry. This time is going to be a blood bath and I’m just going to go to work, demolition.

“Glad that all the starts have aligned and it’s all come together now and I’m at the right place at the right time, so it’s all about timing. Everything’s just working out for the better and now this opportunity, I’m ready to take it with both hands.

“This is revenge, this has a lot in it, but this is the biggest fight in boxing.”

On if he still believes he should’ve gotten the win over Usyk the first time around
“100%. When he went down and everything — when I watch it back it was definitely over. But it was political and all of that stuff going on with the war and everything. This time I’m not going to leave no stone unturned, no chance for any questions or anything. I want to nail him to the canvas and do it properly this time.

“I’ve got to do it right, I got to put him to sleep properly. I’ve just got to finish him off, put him to sleep. The crowd was entertained last time, this time it’s going to be a proper war.”

On if he plans on targeting Usyk’s body once again
“I’m going to hit anything, I’m not just on a body shot or anything. I’m just got to hit everything, let loose. What he escaped, what he got away with last time, this time he’s not going to get away with it.”

On being an improved fighter since last fighting Usyk
“I’m going to be 10 times better than that, now. This new version, this new and improved guy you’re going to see is going to be way, way better than that, the AJ fights and all that. I’m going to be trimmer, sharper, everything. Just going to be, you know, fighting machine and that’s what I am.”

On his belief that Usyk won’t be able to deal with this version of him
“No way. I can’t wait until this is all properly done and announced and on the road, but no way he can take this power.

“Just ferocious. I’m going to be ferocious and I’m just a different fighter now. You guys are going to see, I’m going to put him to sleep properly this time and do myself justice and get them belts and get my revenge in the process.”

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Dubois on this opportunity against Usyk for all the major world titles
“There’s no other way this is going to end, I’m going to come out with all the belts. I’m ready for him and I’m really hungry. This time is going to be a blood bath and I’m just going to go to work, demolition.

“Glad that all the starts have aligned and it’s all come together now and I’m at the right place at the right time, so it’s all about timing. Everything’s just working out for the better and now this opportunity, I’m ready to take it with both hands.

“This is revenge, this has a lot in it, but this is the biggest fight in boxing.”

On if he still believes he should’ve gotten the win over Usyk the first time around
“100%. When he went down and everything — when I watch it back it was definitely over. But it was political and all of that stuff going on with the war and everything. This time I’m not going to leave no stone unturned, no chance for any questions or anything. I want to nail him to the canvas and do it properly this time.

“I’ve got to do it right, I got to put him to sleep properly. I’ve just got to finish him off, put him to sleep. The crowd was entertained last time, this time it’s going to be a proper war.”

On if he plans on targeting Usyk’s body once again
“I’m going to hit anything, I’m not just on a body shot or anything. I’m just got to hit everything, let loose. What he escaped, what he got away with last time, this time he’s not going to get away with it.”

On being an improved fighter since last fighting Usyk
“I’m going to be 10 times better than that, now. This new version, this new and improved guy you’re going to see is going to be way, way better than that, the AJ fights and all that. I’m going to be trimmer, sharper, everything. Just going to be, you know, fighting machine and that’s what I am.”

On his belief that Usyk won’t be able to deal with this version of him
“No way. I can’t wait until this is all properly done and announced and on the road, but no way he can take this power.

“Just ferocious. I’m going to be ferocious and I’m just a different fighter now. You guys are going to see, I’m going to put him to sleep properly this time and do myself justice and get them belts and get my revenge in the process.”

Am I the only one who hasn't seen any difference in Dubois since the Usyk fight? He has picked up his best wins but other than Joyce, he was only facing cans before. Joshua looked horrendous, Hrgovic hasn't proven himself to be great and Miller is just a big lump (I guess we can judge him a bit more soon). Has Dubois stepped up his game? Not necessarily. Has he stepped up his competition? Yes.