Daniel Dubois to take career BREAK after Oleksandr Usyk defeat to ‘resurrect’ himself

Published on July 20, 2025 at 05:21 PM

DANIEL DUBOIS will take a BREAK from his boxing career following his second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.

The British has been told by promoter he could benefit from taking six months off.

Daniel Dubois after losing a boxing match.
Daniel Dubois will take a break from boxing
Daniel Dubois knocked down in a boxing match.
He was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night

, 27, was by the Ukrainian in their Wembley showdown.

It was the third defeat of his professional career and his second to the undisputed champion.

To rub salt in the wounds, .

has now urged the fighter to take some time and learn from Uysk in order to “resurrect himself”;.

He said: “You’ve got to learn from defeats, I mean that’s what life’s about, isn’t it?

“You know, not everything goes your way, you’ve got to come back, it’s the mark of a man if he can do it, and we’ll see if he can do it.

“He’s got to resurrect himself. That’s what we’ve had to do.

“That’s the story. Usyk a quality, quality fighter, he has a great IQ, and he’s got the most unbelievable mental attitude.

“That’s what makes him. That’s what Daniel’s got to learn from.

“Try and get and develop the mental attitude that Usyk has.”;

Dubois hit the canvas twice during the fight but did make it back to his own corner despite ref calling it.

Dubois was checked over by medical staff and avoided a trip to the hospital on Saturday evening.

Warren wants a break for Dubois and said, “About six months easy”;.

This means that the Greenwich brawler would not return to the ring until January 2026 at the earliest.

Oleksandr Usyk punches Daniel Dubois in a boxing match.
It is the second time Usyk has beaten Dubois
Frank Warren at a press conference.
Frank Warren wants the boxer to take a six-month break

Dubois himself spoke after the defeat and admitted that he needed to be “sharper”;.

He said: “I have to commend him on his performance.

“I gave everything I had, probably a few things I could have sharpened up on, but take no credit away from the man.

“I was just fighting, I was in a fight and trying to pick up round by round.

“It is what it is, but I’ll be back. I want to thank everyone for coming out.

“I gave my best, we’ll go back to the drawing board and come again.”;

Punch stats graphic comparing Usyk and Dubois' punches thrown, landed, and landing percentage per round.

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