Tyson Fury has fought Oleksandr Usyk twice and has now given Daniel Dubois some advice ahead of their rematch on July 19.
Fury and Usyk came together in the ring first in May 2024 in a historic first undisputed rematch for some 25 years. He was hurt badly in the 9th round and ultimately took a points loss. Then, in the rematch in December 2024, he was outboxed more conclusively in the eyes of the judges, which led to a unanimous loss on the cards.
That sent Fury into retirement back in January, and now Usyk returns for a second undisputed title fight having vacated the IBF belt to honour his rematch with Fury.
Dubois has picked up the interim title with an impressive stoppage of Filip Hrgovic and was elevated to full champion before facing Anthony Joshua, ending that first defence inside five rounds.
The big-punching Brit now faces Usyk for a second time after first fighting back in August 2023. After a good start that saw ‘DDD’ send Usyk to the canvas with a shot that was ruled low, Usyk rallied and got the stoppage in the 9th round.
Speaking to Seconds Out, Fury gave Dubois a chance of winning when the pair meet again at Wembley.
“I don’t know. Dubois’ very young, ambitious, big strong man. Usyk’s very experienced but again, he’s coming off of two fights with me which is debatable whether he won or not, which he did win and that’s all that matters. He’s 38 years old.
“[My advice would be] knock him out … Actually, I wouldn’t say that because it’s in England and it’s his home show. Just do the best you can. He hurt him before with a body shot, put him down heavily, so maybe he can hurt him again.”
A win for Usyk would leave him with nothing left to prove – although the Ukrainian has said he is open to a trilogy with Fury – while a Dubois victory would very much announce the start of a new era of heavyweight boxing.