Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois will finally settle their score two years on from their last fight at Wembley Stadium on 19 July, 2025.
Usyk defeated Dubois in Wroclaw, Poland but it wasn’t without controversy after a shot from the latter on the Ukrainian was deemed as a ‘low blow’ but replays showed that it was perfectly legal.
It’s going to be another cagey affair in front of 90,000 fans in England, with all four heavyweight title belts on the line.
Wembley is used to handling the big occasion and has been the home to some iconic fights.
There is every hope that Usyk vs Dubois 2 can provide the same entertainment but before that, let’s take a look at some of the best fights to have taken place at Wembley.
Jack Peterson vs Walter Neusel – 25 June, 1935
One of the first fights to take place at the old Wembley Stadium, Jack Peterson quickly established himself as one of the stars of the sport, losing one of his first 31 fights.
His toughest test came against Walter Neusel in which the British light-heavyweight and heavyweight champion came unstuck against his opponent in February 1935 and was pencilled in to fight him again a few months later.
In front of 60,000 fans, the rematch between the two ended in the same outcome as Neusel dominated proceedings and used his superior height and weight to his advantage, forcing Peterson to throw in the towel after the 10th round.
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko – 29 April, 2017
At the time of this fight, Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko were at different stages of their career.
Klitschko was 41 at the time of this fight and well past his prime but had more than enough in his locker to cause Joshua problems.
Joshua was one of the big names in the sport and on the rise, knowing that a win against a former unified champion of the division would open the doors to a big fight.
90,000 fans packed out Wembley Stadium and were looking to see if the 2012 Olympic champion would continue his 100 per cent win via knockout record.
He managed to send Klitschko tumbling to the canvas in the fifth, but the experienced veteran refused to lie down, picking himself up and even managed to knock down Joshua.
It was a nail-biter of the fight with both heavyweights knowing that one mistake would cost them and that it would be all about who could remain composed.
Right in the latter stages of the 11th round, Joshua felt the backing of those inside Wembley and delivered an uppercut worthy of winning any contest to send his opponent flying into the air and unable to recover once landing.
Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois – 21 September, 2024
Joshua is known well by Usyk and Dubois. Both of those have beaten the former Team GB athlete, with Usyk inflicting back-to-back defeats on the Watford-born heavyweight.
Heading into the fight between Joshua and Dubois, all the pressure seemed to be on the former as there were hopes that Tyson Fury would beat Usyk in their respective rematches to set up an all-British affair.
The IBF title was on the line after Usyk was forced to vacate the belt to Dubois two weeks after becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.
Dubois and Usyk clearly didn’t understand the assignment though and spoiled people’s hopes and dreams, with ‘Dynamite’ deciding to do so in front of a packed out Wembley.
From the moment the first bell went it looked like there would only be one winner on the night.
Despite being the underdog, Dubois delivered a career-best performance, ending the fight in the fifth round after making a mockery of the pre-fight predictions.
Joshua was knocked down early in the first round but managed to just about beat the count.
He never recovered though and remained on the back foot, hitting the deck twice in round four before a short, but powerful right hand from ‘Dynamite’ gave Joshua no chance of recovery and the fight was called off 59 seconds into the fifth.