Tyson Fury has shared some advice for Daniel Dubois as the young heavyweight gets ready to face Oleksandr Usyk again. The two will fight on July 19 at Wembley in what's set to be another undisputed title clash.
Usyk vacated his IBF belt to honor his rematch with Fury back in May. That fight ended with Fury losing on points and getting hurt badly in the 9th round. They met again in December, and Fury lost unanimously on the cards, leading to his retirement in January.
Now, Usyk's coming back for his second undisputed title fight. Dubois has been busy too. He won the interim title with an impressive stoppage of Filip Hrgovic, got elevated to full champion, and then defended it against Anthony Joshua, winning inside five rounds.
The big-punching Brit now faces Usyk for a second time after first fighting back in August 2023. In that fight, Dubois started well and even sent Usyk to the canvas with a shot that was ruled low. Usyk rallied and got the stoppage in the 9th round.
Fury shared his thoughts on the rematch:
"Dubois' very young, ambitious, big strong man. Usyk's very experienced, 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."
When asked what advice he'd give Dubois, Fury kept it simple:
"Knock him out. 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."
If Usyk wins, he'll have nothing left to prove, though he's open to a trilogy with Fury. A Dubois victory would announce the start of a new era in heavyweight boxing.
