Oleksandr Usyk Vs. Daniel Dubois 2 Fight Card
The heavyweight title unification rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois is nearly upon us. The Usyk vs. Dubois 2 fight card takes place on July 19 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Usyk puts his WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight titles up for grabs in the rematch. As for Dubois, he will enter his second fight opposite Usyk with the IBF title in his hands. At the end of the scrap, the winner will walk away as the undisputed heavyweight champion, a title Usyk held once before. We look at the undercard for the upcoming Usyk vs. Dubois 2 boxing card.
Oleksandr Usyk Vs. Daniel Dubois 2 Main Event
Oleksandr Usyk (23-0-0) vs. Daniel Dubois (22-2-0): For Usyk's WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles and Dubois' IBF heavyweight title
Oleksandr Usyk Vs. Daniel Dubois 2 Undercard
Lawrence Okolie (21-1-0) vs. Kevin Lerena (31-3-0): For Okolie's WBC silver heavyweight title
Daniel Lapin (11-0-0) vs. Lewis Edmondson (11-0-0): For Lapin's IBF Intercontinental and WBA Continental light heavyweight titles
Lasha Guruli (1-0-0) vs. James Francis (7-1-0): Super lightweight
Aadam Hamed (5-0-0) vs. Ezequiel Gregores (3-24-0): Super lightweight
Vladyslav Sirenko (22-0-0) vs. Solomon Dacres (9-1-0): Heavyweight
Oleksandr Usyk Vs. Daniel Dubois 2 Fight Card Date:
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Oleksandr Usyk Vs. Daniel Dubois 2 Fight Card Time:
12:30 p.m. ET
Oleksandr Usyk Vs. Daniel Dubois 2 Fight Card Location:
Wembley Stadium in London, England
Oleksandr Usyk Vs. Daniel Dubois 2 Fight Card How to Watch Or Stream:
DAZN pay-per-view
Oleksandr Usyk Vs. Daniel Dubois 2 Fight Card Streaming Cost:
$59.99
Oleksandr Usyk Vs. Daniel Dubois 2 Undercard
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Lawrence Okolie looks on during the Queensberry Show Announcement ... More Press Conference at Co-op Live on February 10, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Ben)
Lawrence Okolie (21-1-0 with 16 knockouts) is a former WBO cruiserweight champ. The 32-year-old lost that title in May 2023 to Chris Billam-Smith via majority decision. Okolie was a 4-1 favorite to retain his title in that matchup. Okolie had two points deducted during the contest for holding.
In May 2024, Okolie won the WBC bridgerweight belt with a knockout win over Lukasz Rozanski. He vacated that title in October, and moved up to heavyweight to face Hussein Muhamed, winning the vacant WBC silver heavyweight belt with a first-round knockout.
The IBF has Okolie ranked at No. 15. He is the No. 1 fighter in the WBC, and checks in at No. 4 in the WBO rankings.
South Africa's Kevin Lerena (C) celebrates after wining the WBC bridgerweight boxing match against ... More Ukraine's Serhiy Radchenko (unseen) at SunBet Arena in Pretoria on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP) (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)
Kevin Lerena (31-3-0 with 15 Kos) picked up the interim WBC bridgerweight title in November 2023 with a unanimous decision win over Senad Gashi. The 33-year-old followed that with a unanimous decision loss to Justis Huni in a bout to determine the WBO Global heavyweight champ.
Lerena was elevated to WBO bridgerweight champ after Okolie vacated the belt. He defended that title in May, earning a third-round TKO over Serhiy Radchenko.
Lerana said of the fight, "He is a very good boxer, he is a long, rangy guy.He is going to throw a lot of backhands, a lot of long right-hands and he is going to work behind his jab. But I have the knack of taking the jab away and I have got the knack of making them miss and making them pay.
'I am by no means a technical, awkward, boring southpaw,' he added. 'I come to fight but I think I need to be calculated in my approach with Lawrence. I will come to fight but I will come to fight with precision and no mistakes, there is no room for error in there and there is definitely no room for mistakes against Lawrence Okolie.'
Lerena is unranked at heavyweight.
Okolie is a -230 betting favorite over the +168 Lerena.
Daniel Lapin Vs. Lewis Edmondson
Two undefeated light heavyweights face off on the Usyk vs. Dubois undercard when Daniel Lapin faces Lewis Edmondson.
Lapin (11-0 with four knockouts) won the vacant IBF Intercontinental light heavyweight belt in December when he defeated Dylan Colin via unanimous decision in a safe but effective performance on the Usyk vs,. Fury 2 undercard.
Edmondson (11-0 with 3 KOs) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Oluwatosin Kejawa. That victory earned him the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title.
Lapin is a -450 betting favorite over Edmondson, who is the +290 betting underdog.
Oleksandr Usyk Vs. Daniel Dubois 2
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 29: Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois face off during a press conference ... More ahead of the Undisputed IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO World Heavyweight Titles' fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois as part of Undisputed: Usyk v Dubois II at Wembley Stadium on April 29, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by)
Usyk (23-0 with 14 knockouts) and Dubois (22-2 with 21 KOs) first faced off in August 2023. Usyk won that matchup via knockout in the ninth round, but there was some controversy with that victory. A body shot from Dubois put Usyk on the deck in the fifth round, but the punch was ruled a low blow. Usyk came back to finish the fight.
Dubois and his team appealed the outcome of the fight, but WBA ruled against them, stating:
'After studying all the documents, the conclusions of all the instances and the internal rules of the WBA, it was determined that the appeal does not proceed and the decision of the fight stands with the victory and defence of the champion Usyk.'
Since that matchup, Usyk has gone 2-0, beating Tyson Fury in both outings, picking up a split decision in May 2024 and a unanimous decision in December 2024. Usyk became the undisputed heavyweight champion with his first win over Fury, but he was forced to give up the IBF title before the rematch.
Dubois is 3-0 since his loss to Usyk with knockout wins over Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgović, and most recently Anthony Joshua. Dubois claimed the vacant IBF title with his June 2024 win over Hrgovic. He defended that title in September 2024, stopping Joshua in the fifth round.
Dubois entered the ring after Usyk's second win over Fury to demand a rematch.
'I want my revenge! I want my revenge, Usyk,' Dubois said, interrupting Usyk's in-ring interview. 'Well done tonight. God bless, but I want my revenge. Let's get it! Let's go!'
Usyk looking for promoter Turki Alalshikh, said, 'Make a fight with Daniel Dubois. Thank you so much.'
'Yeah, no problem. I'm ready. Next fight, no problem,' Usyk added when he got back to his interview. 'Now I'm going back home for a little bit of rest, but I'm ready.'
The Usyk vs. Dubois 2 matchup, which was reported by The Ring, overcame a potential stumbling block earlier this month when the WBO received a petition to allow Usyk to face Dubois rather than mandatory challenger Joseph Parker.
ESPN has Usyk ranked as the No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer, while Dubois is No. 3 in the heavyweight rankings.
We will have more on the Oleksandr Usyk Vs. Daniel Dubois 2 fight card as fight night nears.
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