How much will Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk earn from fight?
Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk will earn millions from their mouthwatering undisputed heavyweight title fight.
More than 90,000 fans are expected to be in attendance for the historic rematch. The two stars first met back in 2023 - with Usyk going on to score a vicious knockout in the ninth round. However, their fight was not without drama. In the fifth round, the Ukrainian was sent crashing to the canvas with what many believed was a shot to the body.
It was eventually ruled a low blow - much to the frustration of Dubois - and it allowed Usyk to take a few minutes to recover fully. In their initial encounter, the Brit reportedly took home around £1.5million, while Usyk pocketed £4.4m. Needless to say both men will be earning much more for their display in the rematch.
After suffering the second defeat of his professional career to Usyk two years ago, Dubois has been on an absolute tear - defeating Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic. 'Triple D' comes into the showdown off the back of a brutal knockout victory over Anthony Joshua last September. Despite the current run of form, the 27-year-old has constantly faced accusations of being a 'quitter' after taking a knee against Joe Joyce and failing to beat the count against Usyk.
Usyk's team are confident that Dubois will struggle once again come fight night. "It is the same guy. What can he change in a couple of years? You cannot train your mind and that is what I think his weaknesses are," said the Ukrainian's manager Egis Klimas Dubois' promoter Frank Warren hit back at the comments. "We will see on Saturday," he said.
"He certainly trained his mind against (Jarrell) Miller, he certainly trained his mind against (Filip) Hrgovic and he certainly trained his mind against 'AJ'... in a big way. And he has got better and better and he has shown his power. His power, I mean he knows he can hurt Mr Usyk. He knows that. He has felt the power and he is a much better fighter from two and a half years ago."
Throughout the pre-fight press conference on Thursday afternoon, both men remained calm and barely traded verbal jabs. But asked about his advancing years, Usyk said: "I respect this guy, this young guy. I'm not an old guy, 38 is not old. We will see Saturday."
As for Dubois, the British star is looking to become Britain's first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. "He's making the mistake of believing I'm still the same boy he beat in our first fight two and a half years ago. Wrong. I'm in my prime now," he said. "Right now, I just want to get it on. I'm going to write my own script. I'm going to win these belts. I'm going to be the man."
When is Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois?
The rematch between Usyk and Dubois is scheduled to take place tonight at Wembley Stadium. The fight will be exclusively broadcast live on DAZN PPV. The entire fight card for the night can be accessed live on DAZN PPV, priced at £24.99 in the UK; $59.99 in the US; and $19.99/equivalent in ROW.
The DAZN coverage is set to kick off around 5:30pm BST (12.30pm ET / 9.30am PT), with the first undercard fight expected to start at approximately 5.40pm BST (12.40pm ET / 9.40am PT). Usyk and Dubois are anticipated to make their ringwalks at 9:45pm BST (4:45pm ET / 1:45pm PT).
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