Daniel Dubois crashed Oleksandr Usyk’s celebration speech to demand a rematch with the Ukrainian after his victory over Tyson Fury. The British challenger, who lost to Usyk in August 2023, infiltrated the interview and grabbed the mic from Usyk to demand his “revenge.” Usyk beat Fury 116-112 in their rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday to retain his heavyweight titles.
Daniel Dubois crashed Oleksandr Usyk’s celebration speech after the latter’s victory over Tyson Fury, demanding a rematch with the Ukrainian.
Usyk was fresh from winning a unanimous decision victory over Fury in the long-anticipated rematch between the two, retaining his heavyweight titles in Riyadh with a 116-112 scorecard.
Dubois, who picked up the IBF title by beating Filip Hrgovic in June, was in attendance at the Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia.
“Usyk! I want my revenge. I want my revenge Usyk,” Dubois said after grabbing the mic.
“Well done on tonight, well done on tonight, god bless. I want my revenge for the robbery last time. Let’s get it. Let’s go.
“Where’s Frank? Make it happen.”
Usyk beat Dubois in August 2023 in Poland, stopping the young Brit in the ninth round of a bruising fight.
The fifth round saw Dubois drop Usyk to the canvas with a punch on the beltline that was ruled as a low blow.
After being given four minutes to recover, Usyk drew on his superior experience and determination to beat Dubois into submission.
When asked about a fight with Dubois, Usyk simply said: “Yeah, no problem.
“I am ready, next fight no problem. Now I wanna (go) back home, a little bit of rest, and I’m ready.
“Your excellency, make me a fight with Daniel Dubois.”
‘Thank you God’
Prior to Dubois’ interruption, Usyk was asked his thoughts on the judge’s scorecard for his rematch with Fury, which he won 116-12.
“I win. It’s good,” he said in the ring. “I’m not a judge, I’m a sportsman, I’m a athlete. It’s not my deal. I win, thank you God.
When asked how he keeps improving even as he approaches his 38th birthday, he joked, “I don’t know. Maybe I am training, preparing well. My wife helped me.
“It’s a very happy day. My sons won competitions too in judo. My son talked to me ‘Hey papa, you’re next.’ I say ‘Okay, I try’.”
Talking about Fury, who did not stay in the ring for an interview after the fight, the 37-year-old said:
“He is a great fighter, he is a great opponent. An unbelievable 24 rounds for my career. Thank you so much.”
While speaking in Ukrainian, he added: “I want to devote this victory to my mother. She’s worrying about me all the time and I want to say to her thank you very much for everything you’ve done for me,
“I give all this to her and all mothers of Ukraine.”
