Oleksandr Usyk against Daniel Dubois: On July 19, the legendary Wembley Stadium leads to the heavyweight cracker of the year between the rival champions. Where is the struggle for the undisputed crown of the boxing king class in Germany? Sport.de has all important information.
Daniel Dubois wants revenge. Two years ago, the Englishman lost in the ninth round against the then WBA/WBO/IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk in the ninth round. A clear result, but the fight is still controversial.
In round five, Dubois sent the Ukrainian to the ground with a supposed body hit. The referee did not count Usyk, but immediately decided on deep strike and admitted Usyk for several minutes to relax.
Dubois felt cheated for victory, especially in England, many fans and quite a few experts have believed that the blow was legal.
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A lot has happened since then. Usyk crowned himself in May 2024 through a point victory over Tyson Fury to the first undisputed world champion of all associations since 1999. A little later, he resigned the IBF title because he presented a rematch against Fury of a duty defense against dubois.
The Briton was upgraded to the full IBF champion shortly after its victory over Filip Hrgovic. In the autumn of the previous year, he spectacularly knocked out superstar Anthony Joshua and positioned himself for the revenge against Usyk.
On July 19, “Dynamite” gets the chance to get the 38-year-old heavyweight king from the throne. The duel around the belts of WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF as well as the title of the smaller IBO and the crown of the box Bible “The Ring” takes place in the Wembley Stadium. The British soccer temple should be sold out with 90,000 spectators.
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois: Where is the mega-fight live?
The streaming giant DAZN keeps the transmission rights on the struggle between USYK and Dubois worldwide. In Germany too, the fight can only be seen on DAZN.
If you get the ticket, you can look at the entire FightCard, including the last pre-fight between ex-cruiser world champion Lawrence Okolie and the former dubar opponent Kevin Lerena for the WBC “silver” title.
The transmission starts at 6:30 p.m., the main fight against Dubois is scheduled to start around 11 p.m. The main event in Germany is commented on by the “DAZN” commentators Uli Hebel and Andreas Selak. As “DAZN” expert, the duo is at the side of the long-time Klitschko manager Bernd Bönte, who is interviewed sport.de has analyzed in detail.
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