Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois collide for undisputed supremacy at the top of the bill.
It’s a heavyweight rematch for all the marbles this Saturday night at Wembley Stadium, as Usyk’s WBC, WBA (Super), WBO and IBO crowns will be on the line, as well as Dubois’ IBF strap.
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Usyk (23-0, KO14) cleaned out the cruiserweight division after a glittering amateur career, and then tasted glory at heavyweight, defeating Anthony Joshua twice to become unified world champion.
He would then defend in August 2023 in Poland against Dubois (22-2, KO21), who gave Usyk trouble early on, and a controversial knockdown that never was, with a Dubois blow to the mid-section ruled a low blow, becoming the talking point.
Take nothing away from the Ukrainian, who showed quality to knock Dubois out in nine.
2024 saw Usyk tussle with Tyson Fury, and he would walk away as undisputed champion, adding the WBC belt to his collection with a split decision win in May, before handily winning a rematch on the scorecards in December.
In the intervening period, Dubois halted Filip Hrgovic in eight to become IBF interim champion, and was upgraded to full champion once Usyk agreed to fight Fury for a second time.
Dubois defended for the first time in some style, ruthlessly knocking out Anthony Joshua in five rounds last September.
Prediction: This is a fascinating match, and will depend on how much Dubois has improved from the two’s first meeting. Usyk is on another level for me though, and can come through an early storm to stop Dubois in the middle to late rounds.
Lawrence Okolie vs Kevin Lerena
Lawrence Okolie (21-1, KO16) is ranked number one at heavyweight by the WBC by way of him moving up in weight as their bridgerweight champion, and he defends his WBC Silver title against Kevin Lerena (31-3, KO15).
Okolie lost his WBO cruiserweight title in a dour effort against Chris Billam-Smith in May 2023, where he was down three times on the way to dropping a majority decision, and he then moved to bridgerweight, stopping Lukasz Rozanski inside a round to take the WBC title. ‘
The Sauce’ was last out in December 2024, blasting out Hussein Muhamed in a round. South Africa’s Lerena is best known for dropping Daniel Dubois three times in the opening round in their 2022 meeting before losing in three, and he took Justis Huni ten competitive rounds last year before losing on points. He is coming off a third-round stoppage of Serhiy Radchenko in May.
Prediction: Okolie should make a successful defence here, and will likely do it early on.
Remaining Undercard
There are limited pickings on the undercard.
A third contest at heavyweight features Vladyslav Sirenko (22-0, KO19), and the Ukrainian can secure a stoppage win in his clash with former English champion, Sol Dacres (9-1, KO3).
Talented light heavyweight Daniel Lapin (11-0, KO4) is also in action, and he should defend his IBF Intercontinental bauble for the first time with a win on the cards against British and Commonwealth champion, Lewis Edmondson (11-0, KO3).
The sole six-rounder is at super lightweight, where Lasha Guruli (1-0, KO0) should outscore James Francis (7-1, KO1), and in the only four-rounder, Aadam Hamed (5-0, KO3) can do the same against Ezequiel Gregores (3-24, KO0).
