Briton Dubois floored Usyk in round five of their previous fight in 2023, with what the referee deemed was a low blow. The Ukrainian was given five minutes to recover. However, the Dubois camp have argued that the punch was legitimate and their man was denied an opportunity to finish off his opponent.

Daniel Dubois gets a second shot at Oleksandr Usyk and this time the stakes are higher as the winner will become the undisputed world heavyweight champion.

"I respect this young guy," Usyk said. "He [Dubois] is motivated but I am too. I am not an old guy - 38 is not old. We will see."