Boxing Kings Olexander Usyk, Daniel Dubois in talks over heavyweight fight

Ukraine's world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and Britain's IBF champion Daniel Dubois are in talks to face each other in a unification bout, British media reported Tuesday.

According to the BBC, the bout is expected to take place at Wembley Stadium on July 12, but no contracts had been signed at the time of publication. A

Usyk's representatives did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment, the report stated.

Previously undisputed champion Usyk, 38, holds the WBC, WBA, and WBO belts after two successive wins over Britain's Tyson Fury.

Usyk has faced Dubois before, earning a controversial ninth-round knockout win in Poland in 2023, in which the Ukrainian was hit on the band of his shorts and went down gasping for breath, before the referee ruled the punch as a low blow.

Dubois claimed the IBF belt last year after Usyk vacated it and then retained it in September with a knockout victory over fellow Briton Anthony Joshua.

The 27-year-old was set to face New Zealand's Joseph Parker in February but withdrew from the fight due to illness.

Dubois has taken on Anthony Joshua previously at the 90,000-seater Wembley stadium in north London, but Usyk is yet to headline a bout.

If confirmed, it will be one of the biggest if not the biggest fight of 2025 and will be one of the final fights of Usyk's illustrious career.

Usyk is undefeated in 23 fights and has a win over Dubois, stopping him in August 2023.

Dubois has a professional boxing record of 22 wins and 2 losses.

He has won 21 of his fights by knockout, resulting in a 95.45% knockout success ratio.