The fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois was in jeopardy due to an injury to the British
The fight between Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk and Briton Daniel Dubois was in jeopardy. About this in Twitter journalist Dan Rafael reported.
“The World Boxing Association (WBA) has informed me that if Dubois is not available due to a knee injury or for any other reason, Usyk will be scheduled to fight the next contender in line in the ranking, which is Deontay Wilder,” said Rafael. .
On April 3, the WBA announced that Usyk was due to fight Dubois. The athletes were given 30 days to conclude a contract, but they missed the deadline. As a result, the WBA scheduled a promotional auction for May 25.
Previously, Usyk was supposed to meet Briton Tyson Fury, negotiations for a duel have been going on since the fall of 2022. However, the fight was canceled because the athletes could not agree on the distribution of fees.
Usyk has 20 wins in 20 fights. He holds the World Boxing Organization (WBO), International Boxing Federation (IBF), International Boxing Organization (IBO) and WBA Super heavyweight championship belts. The 25-year-old Dubois has 19 wins and one loss.
Source: Lenta
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