A rivalry is renewed as Oleksandr Usyk takes on Daniel Dubois for the second time on Saturday, July 19, at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom, for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship. Usyk is the lineal heavyweight king, holding the WBC, WBO, WBA, and The Ring titles, but Dubois is the IBF champion. This is the ninth boxing event at Wembley Stadium.
Usyk is already one of the greatest heavyweight champions in history. He defeated Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury twice, with a victory over Dubois. Usyk enters this contest with a 23-0 record with 14 knockouts in his career. In their first fight, Usyk outlanded Dubois 88-47 in total punches and 36-34 in power punches. Even though Usyk is nearing the end of his career, he somehow finds a way to improve in each bout.
Since Usyk knocked out Dubois, we have seen a reinvigorated version of “Dynamite”. Dubois is 3-0 with three knockouts since he lost to Usyk in August 2023. He is coming off a spectacular and dominant victory against Joshua, who previously was on an incredible run. That knockout was at the same venue as this fight, Wembley Stadium.
Even though Dubois enters this second fight a changed fighter, Usyk has been on a different level from everyone in the world. Usyk is a -300 favorite in this matchup with Dubois being a +235 underdog on DraftKings Sportsbook.
The co-main event features another heavyweight showdown between Lawrence Okolie and Kevin Lerena. In 2024, Okolie went 2-0 with two first-round knockouts and has established himself as a legit contender in the heavyweight division. Hi opponent, Lerena is 31-3 and has a 3-2 record in his previous five contests. Lerena suffered a TKO loss to Dubois in 2022. Okolie is the favorite in this matchup at -230, with Lerena being +180.
Here is the full fight card, which will air live on DAZN PPV at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Main Event ring walks are expected to take place at 4:45 p.m. ET.
Full Card
Undisputed Heavyweight Title Bout
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois
WBC Silver Heavyweight Title Bout
Lawrence Okolie vs. Kevin Lerena
IBF Intercontinental and WBA Continental Light Heavyweight Title Bout
Daniel Lapin vs. Lewis Edmondson
Heavyweight Bout
Vladyslav Sirenko vs. Solomon Dacres
Super Lightweight Bout
Aadam Hamed vs. Ezequiel Gregores
Super Lightweight
Lasha Guruli vs. James Francis
