Usyk paves way for Joshua vs. Dubois by vacating IBF title

By Scott Shaffer

26/06/2024

Usyk paves way for Joshua vs. Dubois by vacating IBF title

All indications are that former three-belt heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will fight Daniel Dubois for the soon-to-be-vacant IBF heavyweight championship at London's Wembley Stadium on September 21st. The reigining world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (pictured) essentially confirmed this today when he posted a video of himself saying "Anthony and Daniel, listen, I know the IBF title is important to you. It is my present to you on September 21." Usyk defeated Joshua twice, winning the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight championships in the process. He then defeated Dubois before adding the WBC title to his collection by defeating Tyson Fury. Usyk will give Fury a rematch rather than make an IBF mandatory defense.