Usyk stopped Dubois in 2023 after the Briton dropped the unbeaten southpaw with a low blow, which many believed was a legal body shot. It is rumoured Liam will perform three Oasis hits solo before Joshua vs Dubois gets underway. The fight will mark Dubois’ first appearance at Wembley, while Joshua returns to the iconic venue for the first time since his knockout win over Alexander Povetkin in 2018. Dominant bantamweight Naoya Inoue will look to unify the undisputed bantamweight championship when he faces WBO champion Paul Butler. Plus, Australian Bruno Tarimo will challenge Yoshiki Takei for the OPBF junior featherweight title. Former two time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will look to re-assert himself as a top heavyweight contender when he returns to the ring against American Jermaine Franklin.
- Usyk stopped Dubois in 2023 after the Briton dropped the unbeaten southpaw with a low blow, which many believed was a legal body shot.
- At a press conference on Thursday, New Zealand’s Parker said he would stay on Saturday’s card, regardless of who he would fight.
- Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois meet for the second time, with the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship on the line in a blockbuster event at Wembley Stadium..
- Unified WBC, WBA and IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol “The Truth“ Spence Jr. will take on WBO 147-pound world champion Terence “Bud“ Crawford for the Undisputed Welterweight World Championship.
- Raymond Ford’s WBA featherweight belt is on the line in a hugely intriguing clash with Nick Ball, and an all-British showdown pits Willy Hutchinson and Craig Richards together at light-heavyweight.
Parker vs Opelu
After a narrow loss in his professional debut to Tyson Fury, Francis Ngannou will now look to take on former undisputed heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Undefeated three-division world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis will defend his WBA Lightweight World Title against unbeaten top contender Frank “The Ghost” Martin. Matchroom’s captain Deontay Wilder takes on Zhilei Zhang in the second heavyweight bout of the night, while Hamzah Sheeraz, leading Team Queensberry, fights Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams.
Dubois appeals to WBA over Usyk fight, wants rematch
Daniel Dubois takes on oleksandr usyk vs daniel dubois 2 betting odds Filip Hrgovic in a crucial heavyweight fight tonight, with the IBF interim world title on the line. The score will be settled on who is the best super flyweight in the world when Juan Francisco Estrada puts his Ring Magazine 115-pound title on the line against Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez. Jason Moloney will look to become Australia’s next world champion when he faces Vincent Astrolabio for the vacant WBO bantamweight title. The Problem Child’ Jake Paul and UFC icon Nate Diaz will finally meet in a highly anticipated grudge match. Five months after Chinese southpaw Zhilei Zhang shook up the heavyweight division with a stunning knockout, he’ll look to do it again when he rematches Joy Joyce at Ovo Wembley in London.
Spence Jr vs Crawford
The card also sees an exciting WBC lightweight bout between Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda. IBF mandatory challenger Hrgovic has been made to wait for his world-title shot, but a win over Dubois could ultimately prove enough for him to become champion. The bout forms part of the Matchroom vs Queensberry 5v5 card, with promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren each selecting five fighters to do battle and attempt to secure bragging rights in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A point will go to the winner of each fight, with two points if that victory comes by knockout. The winner of Dubois vs Parker was expected to fight unified champion Usyk next, with Dubois making clear his desire to exact revenge on the Ukrainian.
At a press conference on Thursday, New Zealand’s Parker said he would stay on Saturday’s card, regardless of who he would fight. Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk said on the night of the fight that he saw “several low blows” from Dubois. “Any decision made regarding this situation will be made under WBA rules and communicated in a timely and appropriate manner.” Usyk, who retained his WBA, WBO and IBF belts, was given nearly four minutes to compose himself after being hit on the band of his shorts. The British challenger suffered a ninth-round knockout in the fight in Wroclaw, Poland, on August 26th but said he was “cheated out of victory” by a low blow controversy when Usyk went down in the fifth.
Tyson Fury takes on Derek Chisora in an all-British WBC World Heavyweight Championship clash of the titans. The card will also feature a WBA World Heavyweight Championship fight as Daniel Dubois squares up against Kevin Lerena. In a battle of lightweight contenders, George Kambosos Jr. will seek to prove his elite-level status, while Maxi Hughes once again looks to overcome the odds when they clash at FireLake Arena in Oklahoma.
That is, of course, also true for Dubois, who will have taken confidence from his showing against Usyk, and that bout on the biggest stage should stand him in good stead in the years to come. Hrgovic has shown plenty of heart and an impressive chin, getting up off the canvas and taking plenty of punishment against Zhang before winning on the cards, and he will surely not fade in the way Miller did against Dubois. Dubois vs Hrgovic features on the Matchroom vs Queensberry 5v5 event, which takes place tonight, Saturday June 1, 2024, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Regardless of when or if that happens, whoever comes out on top on Saturday night is expected to face Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium later this year. Oleksandr Usyk seemingly does not care what happens between Joseph Parker and Martin Bakole this weekend, as he eyes a rematch with Daniel Dubois.