IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois is 61 days away from meeting with WBA, WBC, and WBO champion Oleksandr uksyk in a rematch for the undisputed championship on July 19 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. During a recent sight to promote the event, Dubois (22-2, 21 COs) noted noticeably by USyk.
Dubois’s trust appears shaken
The look at Daniel’s face said everything. He knows he can’t win, and his career is on his way to trouble. A second loss to USyk will unravel everything the British fighter has done with his pseudo-regrettage for the past two years. It may be impossible to return from a second defeat to Oleksandr, especially if he stops again. Fans will never forget a third defeat of that nature.
You can see that Dubois, 27, does not have the same confidence that goes into this fight as in his last three games against Anthony Joshua, Filip Hrgovic and Jarrell Miller. Daniel stopped in ninth place when the last time he fought in Wroclaw, Poland in 2019.
Can Dubois overcome “quitter” label?
When Ulsyk began to put it on Dubois in the ninth, he bowled meekly and showed that he was not a fighter. It was the second time Dubois had stopped in a fight. The boxing public held him with a quitter label, and it’s still there.
Although he won his last three fights, he did not face the world-class opposition. Joshua and Miller are both washed. Hrgovic has never been tested before, and he has hit fighters on the second level to build his resume.
USYK wants this fight to regain its undisputed heavyweight championship, making him a three -time winner of the four belts. He needs the four belts to create more fan interest for a possible trilogy match against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. It is less important for the casual boxing fan than usyk in those fights goes as the undisputed champion, but the ultra-hardcore people care about it.
“I don’t mind responding to something he says about Daniel Dubois, when he challenges AJ, he spoke that he was going to the hospital in an ambulance. I would not be worthy of what he says about Daniel Dubois, ‘said the promoter Frank Warren SecondsTalk about commentator Tony Bellew. “I think he’s sometimes a nasty b *****. This is that. ‘
𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓.@Useka vs. @Dynamitedubois For all the marbles
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Last updated on 05/19/2025
