Daniel wants to fight the Ukrainian in his homeland.
IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois has once again expressed his desire to have a rematch with WBC, WBA, WBO and IBO title holder Oleksandr Usyk.
The Briton said he wants to have a unification fight with the Ukrainian at Wembley Stadium in London and promised to knock Usyk out.
“It's my time. I want to fight Usyk now. At Wembley. Bring him to Wembley. I'm going to knock Usyk out. I'm going to crush him,” Dubois said in an interview with Boxing News+.
After the Ukrainian's victory over Tyson Fury in the rematch, Dubois got into the ring and challenged Usyk to a fight. Alexander accepted the challenge and asked to organize a fight with Daniel.
The head of the Saudi Arabian General Authority for Entertainment, Turki Al Al-Sheikh, who organized both Usyk vs. Fury fights, has already agreed to arrange a fight between Alexander and Dubois, but named a condition. First, Daniel must defend his IBF belt in a fight with New Zealander Joseph Parker, which is scheduled for February 22, 2025 in Riyadh.
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It should be noted that on the night of August 27, 2023, Usyk knocked out Dubois in the ninth round in Wroclaw, Poland, and defended his WBO, WBA, IBO, and IBF heavyweight world titles.
The potential rematch between Alexander and Daniel could see the title of absolute world champion at stake. Earlier, Alexander had to give up the IBF title, and therefore lose the “absolute” title. Now the IBF belt is held by Dubois, who has already managed to defend it by knocking out another Briton, Anthony Joshua.
The 37-year-old Usyk has 23 wins (14 by knockout) in 23 fights. He fought seven of them in the heavyweight division. Before that, Alexander became the absolute world champion in the cruiserweight (weight category up to 90.7 kg), having won all four of the most prestigious belts there.
The 27-year-old Dubois has 22 wins (21 by knockout) in 24 fights. The Briton nicknamed “Dynamite” has two losses under his belt – from Joe Joyce in 2020 and from Usyk himself in 2023.