The unified heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk‘s team has won the purse bid for Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois. According to Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk, the fight is likely to take place on August 12th in Wroclaw, Poland. While the figure for Frank Warren was $5.6 million, Alex Krassyuk competed with $8 million and won the bid.

As per the updates, Usyk will receive 75% of the purse while Dubois will get 25% of the same. While Usyk is the current unified heavyweight champion, Daniel Dubois currently holds the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title. Dubois, who has a 90% KO rate, won his 18 fights via knockout in the ring. On the other hand, Oleksandr Usyk last fought Anthony Joshua in a rematch and beat him via split decision.

75-25 purse split between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois

In the recent past, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury expressed their desire to square off against one another. In fact, ‘The Gypsy King’ offered Usyk a 70/30 split. Although Usyk agreed to the deal, the fight could not happen since both parties failed to agree on material terms beyond the purse split. Now, the Ukrainian boxer has offered a 75/25 split to his upcoming opponent, Daniel Dubois. After Dan Rafael confirmed the news, Michael Benson tweeted about it.

“Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk has announced that they have won the purses bids for Usyk vs Daniel Dubois and intend to stage the WBA, IBF & WBO heavyweight world title fight on Aug 12th in Wroclaw, Poland,” Benson said. In a follow-up tweet, Benson spoke about the purse split. “75/25 purse split means Usyk will receive $6million and Dubois will receive $2million. Fight targeted for Aug 12th in Poland,” Benson added.

Looks like Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk have themselves a deal! If Usyk fought Tyson Fury, the boxing world would have witnessed the emergence of the undisputed heavyweight champion. However, the bout had to collapse for the time being. As per updates, Fury and Usyk would potentially fight in Saudi Arabia by the end of 2023. Anyway, fans will have to wait to see how everything turns out. For, now let’s get ready for Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois!

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