According to information from Sky Sports, Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois have reached an agreement for a rematch. They will be on July 19 at Wembley Stadium, England. Dubois is played on “home”, but the more popular than now is Usyk.
The competition between USYK and Dubois is also the most unified match of the most prestigious championship in Heavyweight. Earlier, USYK went through 2 matches with Tyson Fury and won. As for Dubois, this boxer took the opportunity to be deprived of the IBF belt to take it.
In the last match, Dubois defeated Knock-out Anthony Joshua to win the IBF belt. That victory also helped Dubois were eligible to fight USYK. This is the second time they met. Earlier, and in 2023, USYK encountered Dubois and won the knock-out in the 9th half.
Usyk's victory before Dubois 2 years ago was quite controversial, because Dubois punched Usyk in the 5th half. This situation was not accepted by the referee, because he thought that Dubois hit the area under the USYK waist. But through a slow video, many experts said that Dubois made a valid blow, and he should have tried to win the knock-out.
Dubois once said he was “robbed of victory over Usyk”. That is also the reason why this boxer believes that he is not the loser in the previous stage. The rematch will be an opportunity to help both solve all resentment from the previous meeting, and the title of absolute championship belongs to the winner.