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Daniel Dubois reveals Wembley ritual for upcoming Oleksandr Usyk battle

Daniel Dubois reveals Wembley ritual for upcoming Oleksandr Usyk battle

Daniel Dubois stares at Wembley Stadium's arch and visualises his fight against Oleksandr Usyk as his battle ritual.

The 27-year-old IBF heavyweight and the 38-year-old unified heavyweight championship holder will exchange hard-hitting blows in a thrilling undisputed world title fight at the North London venue on July 19 and the British pugilist has a clear routine in his head in the lead-up to the clash.

He told talkSPORT.com: "Where I train, I can see the Wembley arches. I'm staring at them every day [visualising the fight].

"I'm not [superstitious]. Just normal. Everyone has that way about them, I'm more about routine.

"I'd walk by a black cat, white cat, it doesn't matter."

'Triple D' is looking to bag WBO, WBC and WBA titles as the he goes head-to-head with the Ukrainian for the second time.

Usyk knocked out Dubois with a stiff jab in the ninth round of their heavyweight world title fight in Wroclaw, Poland, in August 2023 - although the Brit did floor his rival with a punch that was controversially ruled as a low blow - and the IBF champion says he has grown as a competitor since.

He said: "I've changed. I've learnt from that.

"There were a lot of things going into that fight. I've learnt from it now. I'm going to put it right.

"There's been a lot of pain from what happened last time. So I want to get my revenge."

And the star is "nailing him to the canvas this time" and can smell sweet victory.

Dubois added: "When I close my eyes, I see a spectacular win, a spectacular knockout."

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