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Dubois says Wembley is his date with destiny

Yorkshire Evening Post

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July 16, 2025

Daniel Dubois is determined to join Britain's boxing pantheon when he faces Oleksandr Usyk in their world heavyweight title unification clash at Wembley on Saturday night.

Dubois says Wembley is his date with destiny

The 27-year-old has landed the IBF title and subsequently defended it in style by flattening Anthony Joshua in five rounds last September.

However, he knows avenging his stoppage loss to Usyk in their first meeting in August 2023 will fulfil an early prophecy made by his father.

Dubois told The Guardian: "I'm setting out to do what my dad talked about in the beginning, before I even was a real fighter.

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