When is the Dubois vs Usyk fight and how can I watch it?

ITV News

18-07-2025

Daniel Dubois is poised to take his second shot at Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday with the winner set to become the undisputed heavyweight champion.
The pair will square off at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night, almost two years after their first bout, which is best remembered for a controversial low blow by Dubois. Usyk stopped Dubois in the ninth round to retain several titles.
Victory for Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) would see the Ukrainian become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.
It's a feat he first accomplished in May 2024 by beating Tyson Fury on a split decision.
The last British heavyweight to hold every major belt was Lennox Lewis 25 years ago.
Speaking to ITV News ahead of the fight, Dubois said when he thought about Usyk, all he saw was "the guy I gotta go through, the obstacle in my way, the guy I gotta break up and take them belts from".
When asked about what he loved most about boxing, he said: "Victory, discipline and the spoils of war."
Usyk was equally as confident when ITV News spoke to him and said "it didn't matter" that London-born Dubois was likely to be the more popular of the two among the crowd at Wembley, saying "focus just [on] the ring, it will be a great win."
"I see the guy I gotta go through, the obstacle in my way"
When is the fight?
The first event is scheduled for 5.40pm, but Usyk and Dubois are not set to appear until 9.45pm.
What happened the first time they fought?
Their first bout happened in Wroclaw, Poland in August 2023, with Usyk controlling much of the fight.
A low blow in the fifth round remains the talking point.
Dubois's punch sent Usyk to the floor with referee Luis Pabon ruling it an illegal low blow, though Dubois's camp accused Usyk of pretending to be hurt. Usyk was given nearly four minutes to recover.
Usyk scored a knockdown late in the eighth round and ended it a round later with a straight right that dropped Dubois.
When asked by ITV News, Usyk dismissed speculation that the recovery time helped him win the match, saying "it doesn't matter".
He said the only opinion that mattered was the "opinion of my family, my wife, my team, my children, my mama."
Who have they fought since?
Since beating Dubois, Usyk secured back-to-back victories over Tyson Fury. Both fights took place in Riyadh and both went the full 12 rounds.
The first was a split decision but the rematch last December was a unanimous decision.
Dubois rebounded from his loss to Usyk with three wins, all by stoppages: Jarrell Miller in the 10th round; Filip Hrgovic in the eighth round; and Anthony Joshua in the fifth at Wembley.
Dubois was scheduled to make a title defence against Joseph Parker in February but he backed out at the last minute due to an illness.
What is at stake?
Usyk's undefeated record is in Dubois' sights.
The Ukrainian turns 39 in January, so he's at the point in his career where every fight could be his last.
He might also like the idea of going out on top with this victory, as further competition appears with rising stars like Moses Itauma, a 20-year-old Slovakia-born British fighter who has drawn comparisons to a young Mike Tyson.
None of Itauma's past eight opponents have lasted two rounds.
For 27-year-old Dubois, history awaits. He'd be the first British fighter since Lennox Lewis in 1999 to be the undisputed world heavyweight champion.
Fury and Joshua have been much more heralded in their careers, but neither has been able to beat Usyk.
They both fought him twice and lost. Dubois also wants to prove that his stunning knockout of Joshua last September in an IBF title defence was no fluke.
Speaking to ITV News, Dubois said if he won, "it would cement my name amongst the greats, this is the big one, this is it."
"This is the big one, this is it"
How can you watch the fight?
It is available on DAZN pay-per-view for £24.99.
Who else is fighting?
London's Lawrence Okolie faces Kevin Lerena of South Africa in a heavyweight bout. Okolie is a former WBO cruiserweight champion.
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