Daniel Dubois will get the prospect to turn out to be a two-time world champion later this 12 months.
The previous IBF heavyweight champion lost his title when he fought Oleksandr Usyk last July.
‘Dynamite’ was knocked out within the fifth round of their undisputed clash at London’s Wembley Stadium.
Daniel Dubois was stopped in nine rounds when he first boxed the pound-for-pound king two years prior.
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Daniel Dubois to fight for the WBO heavyweight title
Oleksandr Usyk vacated the WBO heavyweight title following his win over Daniel Dubois.
‘The Joker’ opted to avoid facing interim champion Fabio Wardley in a compulsory defense.
Consequently, the English heavyweight was upgraded to turn out to be the total WBO heavyweight champion.
On Tuesday, it was revealed that Wardley’s first defense will come against Dubois on May 9.
The British duo will meet in Manchester, in keeping with boxing journalist Mike Coppinger.
“Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois are finalizing a deal for a WBO heavyweight title fight on May ninth in Manchester, UK,” The Ring Magazine tweeted.
Oleksandr Usyk’s next fight
Oleksandr Usyk hoped to defend his WBA, WBC, and IBF belts against Deontay Wilder next.
Nonetheless, ‘The Bronze Bomber’ recently signed to face Derek Chisora in London on April 4 as a substitute.
Usyk is currently with out a dance partner, but there’s a possible fight on the table without delay.
A crossover bout with kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven was recently talked up by boxing’s strongest man, Turki Alalshikh, on social media.
“That’s the challenge I’ve been waiting for,” Verhoeven replied.
“UNDISPUTED vs UNDISPUTED. 1 round boxing / 1 round kickboxing. Let’s see if we are able to get to 12.”
Usyk has reposted content referring to a fight with Verhoeven, but hasn’t revealed if he’s right down to make that fight occur.