British heavyweight boxer Daniel Dubois reacted to the official announcement of the fight with WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF world champion Oleksandr Usyk. Dubois self-confidently stated that he had no doubts about the victory over the Ukrainian, whom he was going to deprive of the championship titles. " He is a great fighter and I respect him, but now it's my time. I'm going to shock the world and show people how awesome Daniel Dubois really is in the ring." Earlier it was reported that Usyk reacted to the announcement of the fight with Dubois. Usyk-Dubois fight will take place on August 26 in Wroclaw, Poland. All championship belts owned by the Ukrainian will be at stake. The last time Alexander entered the ring in August last year, when he defeated British Anthony Joshua in a rematch, which took place in the city of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Thus, the Ukrainian defended all the titles taken from AJ in the fall of 2021, and also won the vacant belt of The Ring magazine. The 36-year-old Usyk has 20 wins (13 by knockout) in 20 fights. He held four of them in the heavyweight division.. Before that, Alexander became the absolute world champion in the cruiserweight (weight category up to 90.

7 kg), having won all four of the most prestigious belts there.. The 25-year-old Dubois has 19 wins (18 by knockout) and the only loss in November 2020 from his compatriot Joe Joyce. In his last fight in December 2022, Daniel knocked out South African Kevin Lerena in the third round.. Recall that on April 29, Usyk was supposed to fight WBC title holder Tyson Fury for the title of absolute world champion, but the parties could not agree on the terms of the contract for the fight, which is why it was canceled.