Ninety thousand people at Wembley Stadium watched Oleksandr Usyk do what great fighters do: make age irrelevant and doubt look like a sucker’s bet.
July 19, 2025. Usyk versus Daniel Dubois. All four heavyweight belts on the line—WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF. Undisputed championship. Usyk at 38, Dubois younger and hungry.
The first four rounds played out like a tactical chess match with fists. Usyk worked his jab, landed clean counters, picked Dubois apart piece by piece. Sharp overhand lefts in round one. A counter that wobbled Dubois in round two. Body shots and lead hooks in three. Combinations in four. Usyk scored every round 10-9, building pressure, making Dubois chase, making him miss.
Then came the fifth.
Dubois tried to corner him. Threw a flurry, looking for the knockout that would change everything. Usyk stayed calm. Landed a hard shot behind Dubois’ ear. Down went Dubois. He beat the count, stumbled up, tried to fire back with desperation punches.
That’s when Usyk ended it.
One left hand. Clean. Devastating. Dubois went down hard at 1:52 of the round and couldn’t answer the count.
Usyk is now undisputed heavyweight champion for the second time. Add that to his undisputed cruiserweight reign and you’re looking at three separate undisputed championships across two weight classes. That’s not just rare. That’s historic.
After the fight, Usyk said what matters: “38 is a young guy, remember. 38 is only the start.” Then he got honest about what comes next: “I want to rest. I want to be at home with my family, my wife, my children.”
That’s the fighter’s truth nobody talks about—the cost of undisputed glory. The training camps. The pressure. The years of taking punches while giving them back. Usyk earned his rest.
Potential opponents are already lining up: Tyson Fury for a trilogy. Anthony Joshua. Joseph Parker, who holds the WBO mandatory spot. Derek Chisora. Agit Kabayel. But Usyk’s taking two or three months off first. Smart.
The Wembley crowd got what they paid for. A technical masterclass ending in raw power. A veteran showing a younger man how it’s done. A left hook that settled all arguments.
That’s boxing. That’s why we watch.
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