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Canelo Alvarez Drops Massive Bet On Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois Rematch

Canelo Alvarez drops massive bet on the Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois rematch.
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Heavyweight royalty will be decided when Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois engage in a rematch on July 19 at Wembley Stadium. Usyk earned a ninth-round stoppage win in their first clash back in 2023.

However, there was controversy as the Ukrainian touched the canvas during the fight after a shot from Dubois, which was deemed a low blow. 'Dynamite' Dubois has maintained to this date that it was a legitimate shot. Usyk, meanwhile, wants to put all doubts to bed with a masterclass in the rematch.

Since their first fight, Usyk has beaten Tyson Fury twice. Dubois has knocked out Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic, and Anthony Joshua leading up to the rematch. It's a tantalizing showdown and Canelo Alvarez has now put $500K on the fight.

The Mexican is backing Usyk to win the fight and has revealed he bet half a million dollars on the 38-year-old with his latest social media post on X:

Over the past five years, Usyk has beaten the best. Oleksandr has very strong stamina; he’s very technical and smart. When I see someone with that kind of focus, I back them. That’s why I placed a big bet on his victory. Oleksandr, you do you!

Usyk is on the cusp of becoming a three-time undisputed champion, twice at heavyweight. He is coming in to the contest with a perefect 23-0-0 record, consisting of 14 KOs, including one against Dubois.

'Dynamite' Dubois, meanwhile, is 22-2-0 with 21 knockout wins. At 27, he is almost a decade younger than Usyk. The British powerhouse will look to prove Canelo Alvarez is wrong in his pick.

As for Canelo, he has a mega fight coming up against Terence Crawford on September 13. The undisputed super middleweight title fight has been built as the fight of the century and will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford
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Apratim Banerjee
APRATIM BANERJEE

Apratim is a Boxing and Soccer reporter for On SI. He has been in the industry for five years, having also worked for The Sporting News, Sportskeeda, EssentiallySports, and more. After coming from an engineering background, he started pursuing a career in sports media. Apratim also holds an MSc. Sport Marketing degree from Loughborough University London and is a keen practitioner of social media and digital marketing. In his spare time, Apratim likes to play an array of sports and practice calisthenics. He is also an avid enthusiast of improving his martial arts skills.