Dubois, Oleksandr Usyk and KO
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Trilogy bouts with Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua - the latter of whom Usyk faced in his only other British stadium fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - would both be prime picks.
Andrii, who lives about 70 kilometers (44 miles) from the front line in eastern Ukraine, had served two years in combat and described his injuries — a concussion and taking shrapnel in his right leg from an exploding land mine — as “minor.” Like so many other Ukrainians, he’s lost friends and loved ones.
WITH less than 90 minutes to go before the first bell sounded, Daniel Dubois had only just arrived at Wembley for his fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Dubois was first captured entering the stadium at
Joseph Parker is at the front of the queue for a world title shot against Oleksandr Usyk . The former WBO champion was in London all last week to take a closer look at Usyk’s destructive win over Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium.
The Ukrainian has proved himself not just a generational great but an all-time one. His name is now among that of legendary heavyweights
Ukrainian coal miner Andrii’s face lights up when he talks about meeting Oleksandr Usyk.“Wow!” the 36-year-old says in English.Andrii and more than a dozen other war veterans will be on hand when Usyk faces Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night in the pair’s fight to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion.
BBC Sport looks at where Oleksandr Usyk ranks among the all-time heavyweight greats and who in the current generation could beat him.