‘He’s ready to go!’ – Frank Warren says Daniel Dubois can beat Oleksandr Usyk, Ukrainian can’t fight Deontay Wilder

Daniel Dubois is “ready to go” and can beat Oleksandr Usyk, according to promoter Frank Warren, who also said that the Ukrainian won’t be able to sidestep and fight Deontay Wilder instead. Usyk’s next opponent is currently unknown after talks between his camp and Tyson Fury’s broke down earlier in the week.

Ad The WBA have said that the two parties have until April 1 in order to come to an agreement. If they cannot find one then they will order Usyk to have a mandatory defence against Brit Dubois.

BoxingFury launches foul-mouthed rant on Usyk as fight falls through19 HOURS AGO And Warren told BT Sport that he thinks Dubois is ready to fight Usyk, and is ready to cause a shock. “Well, the mandatory is that he’s the WBA champion and the WBA have said in writing that if we hadn’t agreed terms and submitted contracts by April 1 for Tyson and Usyk that that would be the fight and they’re calling that mandatory defence.

«They don’t think Daniel’s ready to box, he’s here today, he is ready to go. »So they’re not going to get a fight – I noticed in the interview he did yesterday on IFL Alex said we’d fight the WBA mandatory, thinking that they can bypass him and they ain’t [sic] going to happen, that’s who he’s fighting.” It was put to Warren that the Usyk camp has mentioned fighting Deontay Wilder, to which he replied: “They can mention what they like.” Fury launches foul-mouthed rant on Usyk as fight falls through Warren: Fury v Usyk fight a ‘dead duck’ now It was then put to him that it has to be May or June for Dubois v Usyk for the three belts and Warren nodded adding, “or he vacates the title” which would, of course, make Dubois the champion by default.