Daniel Dubois has 'grown up mentally' and promoter Frank Warren wants him to have a third fight with Oleksandr Usyk

Twice Daniel Dubois has tried to unseat Oleksandr Usyk. On both occasions he’s failed, but could the new WBO heavyweight champion finally be ready to defeat the great Ukrainian?

Dubois' first attempt at Usyk came in 2023, when he challenged the unified champion for the WBA, WBO and IBF belts in Poland. In that fight, Usyk rose from a blow deemed to be below the belt and ultimately bamboozled Dubois to see him counted out in the ninth round.

Usyk shed the IBF title between his two fights with Tyson Fury. Dubois secured that championship and knocked out Anthony Joshua in 2024. Buoyed by that success, he tried again against Usyk last year. But in that undisputed fight Usyk knocked him out even quicker, dispatching the Londoner in the fifth round.

Dubois, though, has rebuilt and reclaimed a world title after coming through an epic brawl with Fabio Wardley on May 9.

His promoter, Frank Warren, believes Dubois is now in a better position to beat Usyk.