An appeal by Warren to the WBA for the fight to be ruled as a no contest and for an immediate rematch to be ordered was subsequently rejected.Dubois is desperate to avenge what he still sees as a burning injustice and “robbery” against Usyk,

In a curious sight, Bakole was spotted wearing Dubois' black Fly-branded gloves with "DDD" written across them in his fight with Joseph Parker for the WBO interim heavyweight title at the Anb Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

World heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois withdrew on Thursday from his scheduled title defense against Joseph Parker on Saturday after falling ill.