Boxing news: Oleksandr Usyk floats past Daniel Dubois, cements legend status
Oleksandr Usyk cemented his name in boxing’s history books with his undisputed win over Daniel Dubious on Saturday, July 19.
The Ukrainian showed that there are levels to this game, with a mesmerising performance that, at times, felt cruel to Dubois.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s boxing writer Sam Condy analyses the undisputed heavyweight championship fight.
Boxing news: Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois 2, preview and prediction
On April 27, it was announced that Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk would fight for the second time at the height of their careers.
With Usyk previously beating Tyson Fury twice, after the first fight he went on to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, winning all the belts in heavyweight boxing.
That was until the IBF stripped Usyk of their belt for fighting Tyson Fury for the second time and not his mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic, writes Sports News Blitz’s Jonathon House.
Boxing news: Daniel Dubois on a mission to ‘slay’ Anthony Joshua in Wembley bout
Daniel Dubois says he is ‘ready to let my fists do the talking’ when he steps into the ring with fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium on September 21.