Oleksandr Usyk floored Briton Daniel Dubois within the fifth spherical of an exciting contest at Wembley Stadium on Saturday (July 19, 2025) to as soon as once more turn out to be the undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion.
The win noticed Usyk reclaim the IBF belt he vacated final 12 months, earlier than a December rematch with Tyson Fury, with Dubois upgraded to champion after which defending the title in opposition to compatriot Anthony Joshua final September.
Asked about beating his youthful opponent, Usyk stated: “38 is a young guy, remember! 38 is only (the) start!
“I wish to say thanks to Jesus Christ. I wish to say thanks to my crew and Wembley, thanks a lot! It’s for the individuals.
“Nothing is next. It’s enough, next, I don’t know. I want to rest. My family, my wife, my children, I want to rest now. Two or three months, I want to just rest.”
Usyk’s technical capacity was on full show from the outset as he sidestepped every little thing thrown his method with misleading ease and linked repeatedly with his jab, placing on a masterclass in counter-punching.
Despite weighing in at a career-heaviest 227.3 kilos on Friday (July 18, 2025), Usyk floated across the ring with an nearly balletic grace and prevented Dubois from profiting from his superior dimension.
The Ukrainian comfortably outclassed his opponent in three of the primary 4 rounds, however many of the harm was dealt out in a brutal fifth-round beatdown.
The Ukrainian despatched his opponent to the canvas with an overhand proper, earlier than a booming left hand proper on the chin dashed Dubois’ desires and introduced an finish to the bout.
The unification struggle was a rematch of 1 that Dubois misplaced by a controversial ninth-round knockout in Wroclaw, Poland, in 2023, after Usyk was given time to get well from what the referee dominated was a low blow.
