Daniel Dubois gate crashed Oleksandr Usyk’s moment after his win over Tyson Fury last Saturday night in Riyadh.
A poorly timed request
It was repulsive and low for Dubois to crash Usyk’s party, interrupting him in his moment of glory after his 12-round unanimous decision victory over ‘The Gypsy King’ at the Kingdom Arena.
IBF heavyweight champion Dubois was allowed in the ring to use the spotlight to call for a rematch against WBA, WBC and WBO champion Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs), who will fight him on August 26, 2023 in the knocked out ninth round. , in Wroclaw, Poland.
Dubois could have waited until later to ask Usyk rather than get in the ring to confront him. Usyk should have told him to take a walk and that he wanted to enjoy his victory without anyone trying a fight.
It is premature for Dubois to ask Usyk for a fight as he still has a title defense against Joseph Parker coming up on February 22nd in Riyadh. He needs to win that fight before he can focus on a unification against Usyk.
Usyk said he would grant Dubois’ wish for a rematch if Turki Alalshikh agreed to fight.
Post Fight Confrontation
Daniel Dubois: “Usyk, I want revenge. Well done tonight. I want revenge for the robbery last time. Let’s get it. Let’s go,” said Dubois inside the ringexclaimed unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk moments after his victory over Tyson Fury last Saturday night in Riyadh. “Frank (Warren), make it happen.”
Oleksandr Usyk: “Your Honor, let me fight Daniel Dubois. Thank you very much. Yes, no problem. I’m ready Next fight, no problem.”
A rematch with Anthony Joshua would pay more for Usyk than a second fight with Dubois, who is not a big star outside of the UK. Either a rematch with Joshua or a trilogy with Fury would be a better fight for Usyk.
