Unified 3-belt heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will need to adapt with a rejuvenated and improved IBF champion Daniel Dubois in their rematch tonight for the undisputed championship at Wembley Stadium in London. The DAZN PPV main event is the shining gem on this card.
Results:
Daniel Lapin (12-0, 4 KOs) won a highly questionable 10-round majority decision over Lewis Edmondson (11-1, 3 KOs) in a light heavyweight contest. The scores were 95-95, 96-94, and 96-94. This was an ugly fight to watch, as neither of these guys showed much ability.
The Ukrainian Lapin, 28, didn’t put much effort into his offense until the final two rounds. Up until then, it was all Edmondson, outworking him and using roughhouse tactics. He went overboard in that department. The referee was okay with it, but there should have been a point deduction or two for the use of the head by Edmondson.
If Daniel Dubois is allowed to get away with the same roughhouse tactics that Edmondson did tonight, Usyk may regret agreeing to fight him in the UK. The British referee let Edmondson have his way tonight without penalizing him. I lost track of the low blows and head-butts from him. If the referee had played it strictly, Edmondson would have had two to three point deductions. Hopefully, the ref who works the Usyk fight does his job to prevent Dubois from running amok with the low blows.
Solomon Dacres (10-1, 3 KOs) dominated the stiff, robotic, previously unbeaten Vladyslav Sirenko (22-1, 19 KOs), winning a lopsided 10-round unanimous decision in a heavyweight fight. Dacres was nailing the slow, hittable Sirendko throughout the fight. In the later rounds, Sirenko gassed out and was a sitting duck for the more energetic Dacres’ shots. What a mismatch.
The scores
99-91
98-92
99-92
Lasha Guruli (2-0, 1 KOs) out-slugged Britain’s James Francis (7-2, 1 KOs), stopping him in the fifth round in a light welterweight bout. Referee Amy Pu waved it off at 0:02 of round 5.
Aadam Hamed (6-0, 3 KOs) pitched a shutout, defeating journeyman Ezequiel Gregores (3-35) by a one-sided four-round decision in welterweight action. The score was 40-36.
*Note: Thus far, this undercard has been atrocious. It’s one of the worst I’ve seen on a PPV card. You’d have to date back to 2015 to find someone even poorer than this one. It’s unbelievable the fights that were packaged as support for the Usyk-Dubois 2 rematch. You could see the focus was on saving money. Surely, the promoters for this event could have found better fighters than this rag-tag bunch of scrubs on this expensive $60 PPV event.
Usyk is coming off two brutal 12-round fights with Tyson Fury. We don’t know how much those battles have taken out of the 38-year-old. If there is any wear and tear from those fights for Usyk, it’ll be difficult for him to withstand the pressure Dubois will put on him.
DAZN Live Broadcast Details
The Usyk-Dubois 2 DAZN broadcast even begins at 12:30 PM ET / 9:30 AM PT. The undercard starts at around 12:40 ET / 9:40 PT. The ringwalks for the headliner are approximately 4:45 pm ET / 1:45 pm PT. The pay-per-view price is similar to last weekend’s huge event at $59.99 in the United States. In the UK, the PPV price is £24.99
Usyk-Dubois 2 Fight Card
- Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois 2
- Lawrence Okolie vs. Kevin Lerena
- Daniel Lapin vs. Lewis Edmondson
- Vladyslav Sirenko vs. Solomon Dacres
- Aadam Hamed vs. Ezequiel Gregores
- Lasha Guruli vs. James Francis
Usyk will need to have fast feet and be careful to keep from getting caught by Dubois’ big shots in this fight. Daniel is coming into this fight 10 pounds heavier at 243 pounds compared to the 233 pounds that he weighed in their previous fight in 2023. That extra weight translates to increased punching power for DDD, making him even more dangerous.
Dubois Targets Usyk’s Body
Daniel has already said that his plan is to attack Usyk’s body. This area has proven to be Oleksandr’s Achilles’ heel since his amateur days. In their fight two years ago, Dubois hurt him with a punch that appeared legal but was ruled a low blow. Will Dubois’ aim be better tonight? It’s an area that Usyk has tried to strengthen with work on strengthening his midsection, but that may not help given how hard Dubois punches.
Last Updated on 07/19/2025
2025-07-19 19:03:09
