Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois are set to step into the ring this Saturday on the Stadion Wroclaw in Wrocław, Poland to contest the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) heavyweight championship.
The ready is over and now we’re within the week of the struggle, through which totally different actions will happen beforehand whereas the 2 fighters positive tune the final particulars to get into the ring.
Usyk goes for the second protection of the belt he received towards Anthony Joshua in September 2021. The Ukrainian received a unanimous choice over the Brit in Tottenham and stripped him of the pioneering physique’s belt, along with the IBF and WBO belts. In August final yr he returned to the ring to face the identical opponent and historical past repeated itself for one more protection of the undefeated 36-year-old southpaw.
Now he’ll face a Dubois who’s a younger fighter with spectacular knockout energy. The Londoner is 25 years outdated and he knocked out Kevin Lerena in his most up-to-date struggle after being down 3 times within the first spherical and recovering to win the bout.
Dubois handled a knee damage however tailored and got here by means of with a formidable victory due to his energy, placing him in place to tackle Usyk subsequent.
Varied promotional actions will happen in Poland this week and on Friday would be the official weigh-in ceremony. Usyk is undefeated in 20 fights, with 12 knockouts, whereas Dubois has 19 wins, 1 loss and 18 wins earlier than the restrict.
