Usyk vs Dubois 2 Undercard: Full Wembley Fight Card, UK Start Time & Key Storylines

Updated 13 July 2025, 15:55 BST

Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois meet in a heavyweight unification rematch at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 19 July. UK fans do not have to stay up late like some of the recent fights. DAZN PPV coverage starts at 5:30 pm BST and ring-walks for the main event are projected for around 9:50 pm BST. You can read about Usyk V Dubois 2 bettings odds here and how and when to watch the undisputed fight here.

Confirmed Wembley July 19th full fight card

Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois – undisputed heavyweight championship
Lawrence Okolie vs Kevin Lerena – 12-round heavyweight, WBC Silver title
Daniel Lapin vs Lewis Edmondson – 10-round light-heavyweight, IBF Inter-Continental & WBA Continental titles
Vladyslav Sirenko vs Solomon Dacres – 10-round heavyweight attraction
Lasha Guruli vs James Francis – 6-round super-lightweight bout
Aadam Hamed vs Ezequiel Gregores – 4-round super-lightweight bout, pro debut for Hamed

Main event snapshot

The Ukrainian southpaw enters as WBA, WBC and WBO champion; Dubois arrives with the IBF belt he seized from Anthony Joshua last September. Their first meeting in 2023 ended with a ninth-round Usyk stoppage after the famous low-blow controversy. Both men have grown since: Usyk edged Tyson Fury twice in 2024, while Dubois strung together three successive knockout wins to earn a return shot at the undisputed crown

Key stakes

Usyk can become boxing’s first two-time four-belt heavyweight champion
Dubois can avenge his only stoppage loss and flip the heavyweight hierarchy overnight

Co-main: Okolie vs Lerena

Lawrence Okolie, a former world cruiserweight and bridgerweight champion, makes his second appearance at heavyweight and defends his WBC Silver strap against Kevin Lerena. Okolie’s 6ft 5in reach and thudding right hand have translated well since bulking up; Lerena’s claim to fame is dropping Dubois three times in their 2022 meeting before being halted. The winner will be inside the WBC top-five and in the conversation for an eliminator early in 2026.

Lapin vs Edmondson

Daniel Lapin has quietly collected regional belts on recent Usyk undercards and now meets British and Commonwealth champion Lewis Edmondson. Both are unbeaten at 11-0. Lapin’s 6ft 3in frame and southpaw angles give him the look of a future world contender, but Edmondson’s victory over Dan Azeez last year proved he is comfortable upsetting the odds. Two belts and a likely top-15 ranking are on the line.

Sirenko vs Dacres

This heavyweight slot was meant for Andrii Novytskyi before a hand injury forced a rethink. Enter Solomon Dacres, the 31-year-old former English champion who accepted with three weeks’ notice. Dacres faces a dangerous task: Vladyslav Sirenko is 22-0 with 19 knockouts and has spent several camps sparring alongside Usyk. It is a stylistic clash of jab-and-move against seek-and-destroy power, and the first time either man has boxed in front of a crowd of 90,000.

Guruli vs Francis

Georgian amateur standout Lasha Guruli made a stylish pro debut in April and now jumps straight into six rounds with Liverpool pressure-fighter James Francis (7-1). Guruli’s speed should wow early, but Francis rarely takes a backward step; it could be a crowd-pleasing curtain-raiser for the live audience

Hamed vs Gregores

A generation on from Naseem Hamed’s nights under the old Wembley roof, his 23-year-old son Aadam turns professional on the biggest British card of the year. The opponent is Argentine veteran Ezequiel Gregores (3-24), a rugged survivor who has taken several prospects the distance. This is a showcase, but the Hamed name guarantees scrutiny as well as attention

Why is the undercard for Usyk V Dubois 2 so small?

Six bouts at a stadium show is slim by modern standards, yet promoter Frank Warren is prioritising an early finish for transport and TV windows. The match-ups focus on:

Heavyweight narrative: three separate big-man contests keep casual viewers engaged.
National interest: Okolie (London), Edmondson (Portsmouth), Dacres (West Midlands) and Dubois (London) give the arena clear rooting sections.
Ukrain V Britian: Usyk, Lapin and Sirenko could deliver a clean sweep for a country already riding boxing’s hottest wave.

Bottom line

The Wembley show is built on one colossal fight, but it is not a one-bout bill. Okolie-Lerena offers bona-fide jeopardy, Lapin-Edmondson could be a sleeper, and the Dacres call-up injects a fresh British storyline into fight week. Usyk and Dubois will still command every headline, yet the five supporting contests give the pay-per-view a solid backbone from first bell to last.

Check back during fight week for any late bout confirmations or time tweaks; for now, pencil in 5:30 pm BST on 19 July, settle in for four hours of boxing, and expect the undisputed heavyweight titles to be on the line before 10 pm.