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Dubois says he's 'the man' and vows to take Usyk's belts in rematch at Wembley
Gulf Today
|July 18, 2025
Daniel Dubois said he's 'going to be the man' when he fights Oleksandr Usyk with all of the major world heavyweight belts on the line Saturday.
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The boxers met on Thursday for what was a tame final press conference ahead of their rematch at Wembley Stadium.
Dubois, who holds the IBF belt, turned away criticism from Usyk’s camp that the Briton hasn't evolved since their first fight nearly two years ago. Usyk won in a ninth-round stoppage.
"Right now, I just want to get it on. I'm going to write my own script. I'm going to win these belts,” Dubois said.
"I'm going to be the man.”
Usyk, the WBA, WBC and WBO champion, thumbed rosary beads as he listened to responses from both camps.
This story is from the July 18, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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