Usyk vs Dubois 2: Start time, fight card, prize money and how to watch

Oleksandr Usyk has had a whirlwind twelvemonth astatine the apical of boxing’s heavyweight part and volition look different formidable situation erstwhile helium takes connected Daniel Dubois successful a much-anticipated rematch.

In May 2024, Usyk became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the satellite erstwhile helium bushed Tyson Fury successful a combat for the ages, but had to vacate 1 of his belts a period later.

The antheral who took that loop was his different large rival successful Dubois, a combatant helium defeated successful a arguable bout 2 years ago, and who is present challenging the undefeated Ukrainian for the remainder of his satellite titles successful a spectacular unification showdown.

Here’s what you request to cognize astir Usyk vs Dubois 2:

What is the day and commencement clip for the Usyk vs Dubois fight?

The combat is scheduled for Saturday, July 19.

Usyk and Dubois are expected to undertake their ringing walks astatine 9:45pm section clip (20:45 GMT), which is 4:45pm ET and 1:45pm PT. The combat volition statesman soon thereafter.

Where is Dubois vs Usyk being held?

The celebrated Wembley Stadium successful London, United Kingdom volition big the blockbuster fight.

For boxing matches, Wembley Stadium tin clasp up to 96,000 spectators.

Usyk poses successful beforehand of Wembley Stadium connected July 15, 2025, successful London, England, UK [Richard Pelham/Getty Images]

Where tin I travel and ticker the Usyk vs Dubois rubric fight?

Al Jazeera’s live substance commentary and photograph coverage volition statesman astatine 17:00 GMT connected Saturday, July 19. We volition bring you each the pre-fight talking points, investigation and build-up earlier bringing you Usyk-Dubois 2 updates live.

This full combat paper volition beryllium disposable unrecorded worldwide exclusively connected DAZN pay-per-view.

Which titles are Usyk and Dubois warring for?

The clash volition beryllium an undisputed title fight, and the titles connected the enactment volition beryllium Usyk’s WBC, WBA and WBO belts, arsenic good the IBF rubric held by Dubois.

It’s conscionable the 2nd undisputed heavyweight title bout of the past 2 decades.

What is the combat purse?

The record-breaking prize wealth for the rematch is reported to beryllium $203m.

Why did Usyk suffer his IBF title?

In May 2024, Usyk won the world’s archetypal undisputed heavyweight title successful 25 years, an unprecedented feat successful boxing’s four-belt era, erstwhile helium bushed Fury by divided decision.

However, having decided not to support the IBF crown against then-interim champion and mandatory challenger Dubois, Usyk vacated the loop successful June and was near with the WBC, WBA and WBO belts.

Who is the favourite?

Usyk is wide expected to decision Dubois a 2nd time, according to astir starring bookmakers who are quoting the Ukrainian astatine 1/3 on, oregon successful metric terms, paying retired $1.33 for the win.

Odds connected a Dubois triumph presently scope from 5/2 ($2.50) to 13/5 ($2.60).

Who is Daniel Dubois?

Dubois was calved successful Greenwich, London, wherever his begetter began grooming him arsenic a boxer astatine an aboriginal age. A home-schooled child, Dubois loved boxing and aboriginal joined boxing clubs successful confederate London.

Also known arsenic Daniel “Dynamite” Dubois, the boxer turned pro astatine the property of 19.

The 6ft-4inch (1.93-metre) boxer has gained the estimation of being a giant-killer, having defeated chap Briton Anthony Joshua and Olympic bronze medallist Filip Hrgovic of Croatia.

Dubois volition beryllium the underdog successful Saturday’s combat against Usyk [Matthew Childs/Action Images via Reuters]

Who is Oleksandr Usyk?

Usyk is simply a 2012 Olympic golden medallist from Ukraine who had antecedently won the AIBA World Boxing Championship successful 2011.

The 6ft-3inch (1.9-metre)  gangly combatant has spent clip connected patrol astatine location during Russia’s warfare connected Ukraine.

He turned nonrecreational successful 2013, aged 26 and made a dependable emergence successful the cruiserweight division, earlier switching to heavyweight successful 2019.

Saturday’s combat gives Usyk the accidental to go the undisputed champion of the satellite for the 3rd time, having besides held the rubric successful the cruiserweight part successful 2018. The southpaw is the 3rd antheral ever to person held the rubric successful 2 value divisions.

Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk looks connected during an unveiling of the recreated Kestrel Mosaic, successful Trafalgar Square connected July 14, 2025 [Carlos Jasso/AFP]

What’s Usyk’s combat record?

The Ukrainian remains unbeaten successful his nonrecreational career.

• Fights: 23
• Wins: 23
• Wins by KO: 14

What’s Dubois’ combat record?

The 27-year-old challenger, contempt being 11 years younger than Usyk, has much vocation nonrecreational fights than his opponent.

• Fights: 24
• Wins: 22
• Wins by KO: 21
• Losses: 2

What happened successful Dubois-Usyk 1?

The brace fought for the archetypal clip successful Wroclaw, Poland successful August 2023, erstwhile Usyk stopped Dubois successful the ninth round, but lone aft controversially getting clip to retrieve from what was adjudged a debased stroke by Dubois successful the 5th round.

It sent Usyk to the canvas, wherever helium sat against the ropes. Replays showed the punch hitting astir Usyk’s belt, and Dubois inactive maintains helium was robbed.

“I privation to get my rematch,” Dubois said of Usyk, “and enactment the incorrect right.”

Usyk sits connected the canvas successful the 5th circular aft helium received a debased stroke from Dubois successful their archetypal combat for the WBA, IBF & WBO Heavyweight Titles astatine Tarczynski Arena, Wroclaw, Poland connected August 26, 2023 [Kacper Pempel/Reuters]

Usyk regained the precocious manus successful the deciding ninth circular against Dubois, knocking retired the Briton to triumph the contention [Kacper Pempel/Reuters]

What has Usyk said astir the rematch?

The 38-year-old said that helium is acceptable to “become undisputed again,” referring to the reunification of each heavyweight titles helium held aft beating Fury connected May 18, 2024.

“[I americium inactive boxing] due to the fact that Jesus gives maine the opportunity, and I instrumentality this,” Usyk said successful an interrogation connected big broadcaster streaming level DAZN. “Now my extremity is to go a three-time undisputed. Listen, I emotion boxing, grooming hard. I conjecture it’s my past 2 fights, with Dubois and next, I don’t cognize who.”

“I emotion my British opponents,” Usyk added. “I deliberation Daniel is simply a bully athlete, a bully boxer, and has bully skills. He has had large wins successful his past 3 fights, is simply a large fighter. I deliberation Daniel deserves [the rematch].”

What has Dubois said astir the rematch?

Dubois has pledged to nonstop revenge connected the Ukrainian fighter.

“I can’t hold to enactment him [Usyk] to sleep,” said Dubois.

“I’m connected occurrence now. I’m conscionable pent up. I’m acceptable to go. It’s going to beryllium a bloodbath … successful the ringing connected the night, he’ll beryllium doing a comic creation erstwhile I deed him.

“We don’t attraction astir nary assemblage shots. We’re going to sound him retired connected July 19.”

The Brit has repeatedly stated that he’s a “10 times better” combatant than helium was successful his archetypal combat against Usyk and is acceptable to “unleash hell”.

Why did Dubois’ trainer impeach Usyk of ‘conning the boxing world’ successful their archetypal combat successful Poland?

The British fighter’s trainer accused Usyk of “conning the boxing world” astatine the pre-fight quality league successful April.

Referring to Usyk’s 2023 combat against Dubois, Don Charles accused the Ukrainian of being wounded by a ineligible assemblage changeable and said his combatant should person won the encounter.

“The actions you did that night, you’ve heard of the Oscars? You should’ve won an Oscar,” Charles said.

“You conned the referee, you conned us, and you conned the boxing world.

“You pridefulness yourself arsenic a God-fearing antheral – ‘Thou shalt not lie’ – truthful I question what benignant of God bash you worship? The God has summoned you for our lad Daniel Dubois to get revenge connected you.”

How did Usyk respond to the accusation?

Usyk shrugged disconnected accusations of cheating and fakery and said helium was acceptable to go the undisputed heavyweight champion of the satellite for a 2nd time.

“I’m acceptable close now,” Usyk told a quality league astatine Wembley Stadium.

Usyk, smiling, said the Oscar would beryllium coming. “You indispensable thatch your combatant to punch clean,” helium added.

“It’s conscionable talking. For me, it doesn’t matter.”

Usyk’s manager, Egis Klimas, said aft that photographs of the stroke were produced, with the Ukrainian’s campy accusing Dubois of up to 20 debased blows, Usyk could not beryllium accused of cheating.

“Don’t telephone my antheral a cheat,” helium said. “He didn’t cheat. He had an accidental to remainder and helium rested … archer it to the referee, not my man.”

Usyk, left, and Dubois spell head-to-head to unify the satellite heavyweight championships connected Saturday [Matthew Childs/Action Images via Reuters]

Who is connected the undercard?

In the penultimate combat of the night, the UK’s Lawrence Okolie volition support his WBC metallic heavyweight rubric against erstwhile satellite champ Kevin Lerena of South Africa.

In the airy heavyweight classification, Poland’s Daniel Lapin volition enactment his IBF intercontinental and WBA continental belts up for grabs against different section fighter, Lewis Edmondson.

The archetypal bout is scheduled for 5:40pm section (16:40 GMT).

• Lawrence Okolie vs. Kevin Lerena: (WBC metallic heavyweight title)
• Daniel Lapin vs. Lewis Edmondson: (IBF Intercontinental and WBA Continental airy heavyweight titles)
• Vladyslav Sirenko vs. Solomon Dacres: (Heavyweight division)
• Aadam Hamed vs. Ezequiel Gregores: (Super lightweight division)
• Lasha Guruli vs. James Francis: (Super lightweight division)