17-07-2025
Oleksandr Usyk hilariously faces off with 73-year-old promoter Frank Warren after tense Daniel Dubois stare-down
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FACING THE USYK Oleksandr Usyk hilariously faces off with 73-year-old promoter Frank Warren after tense Daniel Dubois stare-down
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FRANK WARREN had to fill in and face-off with Oleksandr Usyk after Daniel Dubois walked off the stage following a tense stare-down.
The 73-year-old Hall of Fame promoter is backing his man Dubois to avenge his 2023 loss and hand Usyk a first professional defeat.
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Oleksandr Usyk faces off with promoter Frank Warren
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And Warren got up close and personal with the two-weight undisputed champion on the press conference stage.
The legendary Queensberry Promotions chief went nose-to-nose with the often comedic Usyk for a hilarious face-off.
But while it was all smiles between the two camps - just moments beforehand Usyk and Dubois locked eyes just two days out from their rematch.
The Ukrainian, 38, WBC, WBA and WBO unified champion stopped Dubois, 27, in nine rounds when they first met.
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But it followed after he was floored by a low-blow that Dubois has always argued was legal.
The Londoner has since bounced back with wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic - before knocking out Anthony Joshua in September.
Now the IBF champ, he said: "I've prepared right. I'm on a different level now.
"I'm ready to go through what I need to Saturday to get those belts. I'm chasing glory and I'm chasing greatness."
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Dubois' heart has come into question by Usyk's camp following his loss in Poland two years ago.
And amid the low-blow controversy - the bad blood has been brewing ahead of the rematch for all four belts.
But Dubois said the allure of revenge and undisputed glory motivates him in equal measure.
He said: "All of it. The whole thing. This is history making and I've just got to do a real demolition job. I'm hungry, I'm ready for it."
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Usyk won in the ninth round in 2023
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