{"id":33843,"date":"2025-03-27T20:35:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T19:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=33843"},"modified":"2025-03-27T20:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T19:35:52","slug":"daniel-dubois-next-challenge-revealed-and-it-might-not-be-oleksandr-usyk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/daniel-dubois-next-challenge-revealed-and-it-might-not-be-oleksandr-usyk\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Dubois&#8217; Next Challenge Revealed And It Might Not Be Oleksandr Usyk!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Boxing<\/a> has always been about unexpected twists and dramatic storylines. Young champions rise, veterans plot comebacks, and promoters play games with fighter matchups. Daniel Dubois knows this game better than most. At just 27, he has already rewritten his career story with a stunning knockout of Anthony Joshua.<\/p><p>Dubois&rsquo; journey mirrors many heavyweight champions before him. Like Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis, he is navigating a complex landscape of mandatory challengers and potential superfights. His knockout of Anthony Joshua him from promising prospect to genuine championship material.<\/p><p>Right now, Dubois sits in an interesting position. He is the IBF world heavyweight champion, looking for his next big fight. The original plan was a blockbuster matchup with Oleksandr Usyk for undisputed status. But boxing rarely follows a straight path. Instead, another veteran might be waiting in the wings as a mandatory challenger.<\/p><p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/terence-crawford-aims-for-dope-co-main-event-as-he-eyes-canelo-alvarez-showdown\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Terence Crawford Aims For &ldquo;Dope&rdquo; Co-Main Event As He Eyes Canelo Alvarez Showdown<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A New Mandatory Challenger Emerges<\/h2><p>Oleksandr Usyk remains the WBO champion, currently ordered to negotiate with Joseph Parker while Frank Warren, Dubois&rsquo; promoter, dreams of an undisputed battle. But these negotiations are complex, with multiple sanctioning bodies playing their own strategic games.<\/p><p>Derek Chisora, with a record of 36-13 (23 KOs) is coming up as a new challenger for Dubois&rsquo; title. At 41, most fighters would be contemplating retirement. But Chisora is climbing rankings and turning heads.. His recent dominant win over Otto Wallin pushed him up the IBF rankings. He is now the mandatory challenger for Dubois&rsquo; belt. This potential fight represents more than just another bout. It&rsquo;s a classic young champion versus experienced warrior scenario that boxing fans love.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Derek Chisora is the mandatory challenger for Daniel Dubois' IBF world heavyweight title, says promoter Frank Warren &#129354; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NGnLMdqa9n\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/NGnLMdqa9n<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsBoxing\/status\/1904630876320993515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 25, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Chisora&rsquo;s win over Wallin wasn&rsquo;t just about winning a fight. It was a calculated move that propelled Chisora seven places up the IBF rankings. For years, Chisora has been the fighter nobody wants to count out. His reputation for tough, unpredictable fights makes him a dangerous opponent for any champion.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>&ldquo;Dubois&rsquo; mandatory with the IBF is Derek Chisora, so he may have to do that [if he doesn&rsquo;t fight Usyk],&rdquo; <\/em><\/strong>Warren told talkSPORT.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><p>Promoter Frank Warren sees the potential in this matchup. A Dubois-Chisora fight represents more than just a title defense. It&rsquo;s a potential British boxing spectacle that could draw massive crowds. Chisora might be 41, but he has proved time and again that age is just a number in the heavyweight division.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title='\"Last Throw Of The Dice!\" Eddie Hearn &amp; Frank Warren REACT To Anthony Joshua &amp; Joseph Parker Claims' width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QG_1Jhqrg3M?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The heavyweight division remains boxing&rsquo;s most unpredictable division. Daniel Dubois stands at a crossroads, with paths leading to a veteran domestic battle or an international unification clash. Only time will reveal which road he will take!<\/p><p><strong>(Image Credit: Daniel Dubois &ndash; Instagram)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois may have to give up fighting Oleksandr Usyk in favor of another veteran!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":33844,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1783],"tags":[2095,3292,1831],"class_list":["post-33843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mma","tag-daniel-dubois","tag-derek-chisora","tag-oleksandr-usyk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Daniel Dubois&#039; Next Challenge Revealed And It Might Not Be Oleksandr Usyk! 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