Overview

• Video footage shows Daniel Dubois hosting a 70-person gathering at his Essex home hours before entering Wembley Stadium only 90 minutes ahead of his ring walk.
• Accreditation delays forced Dubois and his entourage to abandon a vehicle and walk to the arena, cutting into hand wraps and warm-up time.
• Trainer Don Charles defends the gathering as a cultural ritual used successfully before Dubois’s Anthony Joshua victory, insisting it was not a party.
• Former champion Tony Bellew questions Dubois’s resolve under pressure, while Tyson Fury defends him and criticizes those labeling him a quitter.
• Serge Lapin of Usyk’s team credits a data-driven training regimen and contingency planning for Usyk’s win, spurring recommendations for Dubois to overhaul his preparations.