Usyk, Daniel Dubois
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Oleksandr Usyk is undisputed heavyweight champion for a second time in his career. Usyk dominated Daniel Dubois in their rematch in London. With the win, Usyk added the IBF title he never lost to his WBA,
Oleksandr Usyk is up there with the likes of Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard among boxing’s greatest fighters. That’s according to talkSPORT pundits Adam Catterall, Spencer Oliver,
Dubois was the beneficiary of this move by the IBF, picking up the interim title with a June 2024 stoppage of Filip Hrgovic and then being elevated to full champion after Usyk was stripped. Dubois then defended his title with a spectacular knockout of Anthony Joshua in Wembley Stadium.
The Ukrainian cruiserweight convert has in five years eclipsed the accomplishments of any heavyweight since the ’90s.
Trilogy bouts with Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua - the latter of whom Usyk faced in his only other British stadium fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - would both be prime picks.
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Turki Alalshikh wants to see a cross-generational clash between Oleksandr Usyk and Moses Itauma next. The Ukrainian slickster regained his undisputed heavyweight crown on Saturday night by