London, UK (July 20th, 2025)– In the main event of a six bout card at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom, televised live on DAZN worldwide, on Saturday, July 19, 2025, Oleksandr Usyk regained the undisputed World heavyweight title by dropping challenger Daniel ‘Dynamite’ Dubois, and then knocking him out for the ten count in the fifth round.

In what appeared to be a smaller ring, Oleksandr Usyk began an overhyped rematch labeled ‘Undisputed’ with Daniel Dubois with powerful left jabs which continued to score, pivoting off the left foot with superior movement and circling away from Dubois’ dangerous right hand. Dubois seemed overanxious, leaving him susceptible to power shots. Body work by Dubois was negligent, and Usyk, showing superior head movement and foot movement, offered the plodding in Dubois no target.

Dubois is a big figure, like a modern day version of a bull, similar to former World Heavyweight champion Oliver McCall. Dubois like to bull and bully his way in on opponents with power. However, with a master technician like Usyk, 24-0 with 15 knockouts, Oxnard, California by way of Ukraine, charging in throwing big shots left him susceptible to pinpoint power counters. One Usyk counter right hook high to Dubois’ head sent the careless Dubois to the canvas in round five. Dubois got up, and foolishly tried to bully Usyk into a corner and slug it out with him.

Dubois threw a wild right in a reckless exchange of chaos. Usyk, whose ring appearances are not social calls, dodged it and landed a crisp counter left hook which sent Dubois onto the canvas on his back for the full count of ten.

The ending looked much like a wily man spanking a young brash boy back into reality. Dubois had his rematch, and his victories over the China-chinned Anthony Joshua, the largely inactive Jarrell Miller, and the untested Felip Hrgovic. Joye Jorce and Usyk had solved the Dubois puzzle previously. The lack of body work turned Usyk versus Dubois II into a brief but sizzling headhunting encounter. In a small ring, dynamite met dynamite at close quarters, Dubois got hit with TNT, and fizzled out. Dubois brought enthusiasm and a go-for-broke attitude. Usyk brought more muscle, discipline, ring generalship and the attitude of patience to wait for Dubois to make his mistakes, which he did right on cue, and put the IBF belt back around his waist from where it was unjustly taken from the lineal heavyweight champion.

Simply put, the lack of body work proved negligent in this rematch, and the lack of a plan turned the so-called super bout into a brief head shot encounter. Dubois looked as foolish in the rematch with Usyk, as Anthony Joshua did against Dubois. You either fight with respect for your opponent’s power, or you don’t. Overconfidence can be your downfall even if you do your homework. Years ago, Larry Holmes got decked by Renaldo Snipes and Earnie Shavers (the rematch), and Muhammad Ali got decked by both Henry Cooper and Chuck Wepner. Lennox Lewis got beaten by Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman the first time around. Dubois had to get inside and wage a tactical war and break Usyk down. Instead, he swung away and plotted in like a wild child, and got well paid but burned in a bout which appeared to be utter nonsense. An undefeated world heavyweight champion is not stupid. It was like the late Floyd Patterson trying to tell Sonny Liston what to do in the first round of their rematch. If you want to visit hell, arrangements for a trip can be made. Usyk’s power demonstration was decisive. The message he gave was loud and clear-if you care to test my power, I will deliver. The lack of body work of a ‘Plan B’ made this reporter wonder what Dubois was trying to prove. Usyk, who is disciplined and gets better with age, looked like Paul Bunyan chopping down a helpless cherry tree.

Usyk’s best next options are the trilogy bout with ex-champion Tyson Fury, or a challenge from rising to undefeated contender Agit Kabayel, who knocked out Zhilei Zhang. Contenders Dereck Chisora, Fabio Wardley, Joseph Parker, Lawrence Okolie (the former cruiserweight champion who won on the undercard), and the winner of Dillian Whyte versus Moses Itauma in Riyadh next month, are among the other 2025 Usyk opponent possibilities.

 Result was Oleksandr Usyk knocked out Daniel Dubois at 1:52 of round five.

Usyk regained the International Boxing Federation World Heavyweight title. Usyk retains the WBA, WBC, WBO and IBO World Heavyweight titles/. Dubois was down in the fifth, and counted out in the fifth round upon the second knockdown by referee Michael Griffin.

On the undercard, former WBO World Cruiserweight champion and WBC Bridgerweight champion Lawrence Okolie of London won a 10 round unanimous decision over former IBO World Cruiserweight champion southpaw Kevin Lerena of South Africa to retain the World Boxing Council Silver Heavyweight title, and make a British case for a shot at Usyk if Tyson Fury is not next on the radar. Scores of 100-90, 100-90 and 100-91 indicated Okolie is technically sound, winning all but one round on one scorecard.

12-0 Daniel Lapin, light heavyweight southpaw of Kyiv, Ukraine, won a 10-round majority decision over 11-0 Lewis Edmondson of Southampton to retain the BIF Inter-Continental and win the vacant WBO International Light heavyweight titles. 10-1 heavyweight Solomon Dacres of Warley, West Midlands UK outclassed and exposed the untested record of 22-0 Vladislav Sirenko of Kiev, Ukraine, winning a 10-round unanimous decision by scores of 98-92, 98-92, and 99-91.

2024 Olympic Bronze medalist in Paris Frances, super lightweight prospect 2-0 Lasha Guruli of Kvareli, Georgia, stopped 7-1 James Francis of Liverpool by referee’s technical decision in the fifth round. 6-0 Dubai southpaw welterweight prospect ‘Prince’ Aaadam Hamed won a four-round unanimous decision over 3-25 Argentinian journeyman Ezequiel Gregores, fighting out of Palma de Mallorca, Spain, by 40-36 on the referee’s scorecard to open the card.