Learn why the Fabio Wardley vs Dubois winner has to be close to a shot at the undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk below.
Usyk is taking an easy touch this month fighting a kickboxer (who has only had one fight in pro boxing) and is even looking at an easy fight again after that against a German opponent after.
But surely Usyk will be back to fighting dangerous contenders again after this month.
None come more dangerous than the Wardley vs Dubois winner this weekend.
Usyk has beaten Dubois twice but if Dubois beats Wardley this weekend, a shot at Usyk is surely in play due to:
- Usyk vacated the WBO title in Nov 2025 instead of facing Wardley.
- Wardley was named full WBO champion after Usyk gave up the belt.
- Wardley vs Dubois is for the WBO belt on May 9.
- Frank Warren said Usyk will fight the Wardley-Dubois winner next.
- Usyk listed the winner as his 2nd fight before a Fury trilogy.
- Usyk still holds the WBA, WBC and IBF belts.
- Beating the WBO champ lets Usyk go undisputed again.
- Wardley became mandatory by stopping Joseph Parker in Oct 2025.
- Usyk already beat Dubois twice, in 2023 and 2025.
- Sky Sports called the fight a direct Usyk eliminator.
Dubois has made this promise to Wardley this weekend.
