WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and Briton Daniel Dubois held the last duel of views on the eve of the fight. It lasted about half a minute.. As in the previous duel of gazes, Daniel again looked away first.. Video of the final duel between Usyk and Dubois.
The boxers also went through the traditional weigh-in procedure.. Ukrainian boxer was lighter than his opponent. Alexander's weight was 100.2 kg, Daniel - 105.8 kg. During the weigh-in, Usyk remembered the defenders of Bakhmut by going on stage with a flag with the inscription " Usyk vs Dubois fight will take place on August 26 in Wroclaw, Poland. All championship belts owned by the Ukrainian will be at stake. An online broadcast of the Usyk-Dubois fight is available on our website. See also: Berinchyk, Mitrofanov and others: who will fight on the undercard of the boxing evening Usyk - Dubois 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. Earlier it was reported that Usyk received a gift from the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine before the fight against Dubois.