Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew is still backing Oleksandr Usyk to become undisputed in the heavyweight division. In the final fight of his career, Bellew was knocked out by Usyk in 2019.
Before he was officially given his chance, Daniel Dubois promised to use his physical attributes against Oleksandr Usyk. With the unified heavyweight champ having some of the best boxing skills in the world, Dubois wasn’t interested in simply sticking on the outside and having a war of the minds.
Oleksandr Usyk was all too amused by the storylines leading into his fight against Daniel Dubois. Among them, one centered on the fact that Dubois’s trainer was none other than James Ali Bashir, who used to train Usyk for about three years in the professional ranks. Pre-fight narratives dictated that Bashir would reveal weaknesses in Usyk that Dubois could then take advantage of.
Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew was highly critical of Daniel Dubois' recent performance against WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Last Saturday night in Poland, Dubois was knocked out in the ninth round of the fight.
Frank Warren hopes Daniel Dubois will use his controversial loss to Oleksandr Usyk as a springboard to improve his mental fortitude on the world title stage.
THE VERY ASTUTE Carl Frampton was right first time, if the rules were followed to the letter, we would now have a new unified heavyweight world champion. Instead, the excellent current champion remains on his throne, with his game challenger left to lick his wounds.
Zhilei Zhang, the WBO interim-heavyweight champion, met with Chinese media representatives in New York City to discuss his upcoming rematch with fellow Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for heavyweight contender Filip Hrgovic, expects the IBF to order a mandatory fight with world champion Oleksandr Usyk in the coming days.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom believes there is no question that Oleksandr Usyk milked the situation in the fifth round of his fight with Daniel Dubois.
Promoter Frank Warren is adamant in his belief that Daniel Dubois was unfairly disadvantaged by referee Luis Pabon’s decision to deem a pivotal punch as a low blow during his controversial fight with Oleksandr Usyk.