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Usyk and Dubois Set to Clash for Undisputed Heavyweight Crown at Wembley Stadium

With all four major heavyweight belts at stake, Saturday’s fight will produce the first undisputed champion in Britain’s four-belt era.

Boxing - Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk Launches a Fundraiser for the rebuilding of apartment buildings in Ukraine - Trafalgar Square, London, Britain - July 14, 2025 Oleksandr Usyk during the presentation of piece of art destroyed during the war between Ukraine and Russia, reconstructed by Ukrainian business ROZETKA, originally created by artist Alla Horska, as he is launching a fundraiser for the rebuilding of apartment buildings in Ukraine Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley
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Boxing - Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk Launches a Fundraiser for the rebuilding of apartment buildings in Ukraine - Trafalgar Square, London, Britain - July 14, 2025 Oleksandr Usyk with Vladyslav Chechotkin pose with a reconstructed piece of art by Ukrainian business ROZETKA, originally created by artist Alla Horska as he is launching a fundraiser for the rebuilding of apartment buildings in Ukraine Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

Overview

  • The rematch is officially scheduled for July 19 at London’s Wembley Stadium, where Usyk will defend his WBA, WBC and WBO titles against Dubois’s IBF belt.
  • DAZN will stream the bout exclusively on pay-per-view, with viewers in the U.S. paying $59.99 and U.K. fans £24.99.
  • Fighters agreed to a combined purse exceeding $200 million, split 65 percent to Usyk (around $132 million) and 35 percent to Dubois (around $71 million).
  • Usyk enters on a two-fight winning run over Tyson Fury, while Dubois counters with three straight knockout victories, including over Filip Hrgović and Anthony Joshua.
  • Dubois claimed the IBF title after Usyk vacated it, and the WBA later dismissed his appeal of the low-blow ruling from their first 2023 encounter.