Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois fight prediction, odds, start time, how to watch, live stream
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The unified heavyweight champion takes on a mandatory challenger in Poland on Saturday
Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk returns to the ring on Saturday, though not against the opponent boxing fans have been hoping for. Rather than a showdown with WBC champ Tyson Fury to crown an undisputed champion, Usyk will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO titles against Daniel Dubois on Saturday in Wroclaw, Poland.
The fight with Fury has been discussed, teased and even briefly negotiated. But, after the two sides failed to come to terms, Usyk's attention turned toward his list of mandatory challengers. The first man up was WBA mandatory Dubois.
The Brit has been climbing the ranks to contender status since suffering a setback in the form of a TKO loss to Joe Joyce in November 2020. In June 2022, Dubois picked up a dominant win over Trevor Bryan to win the WBA's secondary title. The win over Bryan was Dubois' third since the loss to Joyce and put him in line for the biggest fight of his career.
