1. Oleksandrovych Usyk was born on the same day as his hero, Muhammad Ali, on January 17, but 45 years apart in 1987. 2. Growing up on a farm in Simferopol, he helped with the cattle, collected fruits (apricots and peaches) to sell, and also worked as an ice cream vendor - the same job his friend Vasily Lomachenko also used to do.

The Ukrainian's training partner explains what makes him such a force of nature ahead of rematch with Daniel Dubois this weekend

Daniel Dubois and Oleander Usyk's rematch is just hours away and Eddie Hearn has had his final say on the outcome.

Dubois was the beneficiary of this move by the IBF, picking up the interim title with a June 2024 stoppage of Filip Hrgovic and then being elevated to full champion after Usyk was stripped. Dubois then defended his title with a spectacular knockout of Anthony Joshua in Wembley Stadium.

Daniel Dubois dijo que “va a ser el hombre” cuando se enfrente a Oleksandr Usyk con todos los principales cinturones mundiales de peso pesado en

Daniel Dubois told Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to kiss goodbye to his cash after the Mexican said he bet half a million dollars on Oleksandr Usyk beating the Briton in Saturday's undisputed heavyweight world title fight.

Dubois was routinely feinted out of position by Usyk in the first fight, forced into compromised positions. Usyk saw the patterns quickly: After Dubois would throw, he often would reset his position and stance with a subtle bounce in place, a rhythmic tell that became a green light signal for Usyk to counter.