New date of 19th July lined up for Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois rematch

The heavyweight rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois looks set to take place on 19th July 2025, one week later than originally planned.

The undisputed heavyweight clash between Usyk and Dubois will be put on by The Ring Magazine at London's 90,000 capacity Wembley Stadium.

The bout was first scheduled to take place on 12th July, the same day as Edgar Berlanga v Hamzah Sheeraz and Shakur Stevenson v William Zepeda, but now appears to have been pushed back.

This contest will mark the second fight in a row that Dubois will compete at Wembley after shocking the world by knocking out domestic rival Joshua in the fifth round of their contest in September 2024.

Unified heavyweight champion Usyk and IBF titlist Dubois first locked horns in Wroclaw, Poland in August 2023, with the Ukrainian prevailing by knockout in the ninth round.

This first fight was not without controversy, with 38-year-old Usyk given almost four minutes to recover in the fifth round after being struck by a contentious low blow, with Dubois' camp adamant the shot was legal.

Both boxers have achieved marked success since their initial bout, with Usyk beating Tyson Fury on back-to-back occasions and Dubois completing an impressive hat-trick of victories over Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua.

A second meeting between Usyk and Dubois would be for undisputed status, with Dubois becoming the IBF champion in June 2024 after Usyk was forced to vacate the belt in order to complete a rematch with 'Gyspy King' Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Usyk's last outing in the ring came in December 2024 in Riyadh, with the Ukrainian prevailing by unanimous decision in a boxing masterclass against British rival Fury.

The slick southpaw has seen off five different British opponents in his decorated career - Tony Bellew, Derek Chisora, Joshua, Dubois and Fury.

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