Daniel Dubois will be returning to the scene of his most famous victory when attempting to wrestle The Ring, WBC, WBA and WBO titles away from Oleksandr Usyk at London's Wembley Stadium on July 19.

In September, the IBF heavyweight champion walked out in front of over 90,000 fans to make the first defence of his title against two-time unified champion Anthony Joshua.

Although he is now vastly experienced at the highest level, many wondered how the naturally quiet Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) would cope with the unique amount of attention a fight with Joshua generates. Rather than buckling under the pressure, the Londoner visibly grew in confidence as he made his way to the ring.

By the time he removed his robe and stood face to face with the two-time unified champion, the 27-year-old looked perfectly at home.

When the bell sounded, Dubois imposed himself behind a heavy jab and dropped Joshua three times before ending matters with a huge right hand in the fifth round.

"In those moments you just get stronger as you get closer to the ring, like Mike Tyson said," Dubois told talkSPORT.

"You get stronger as you get closer and when you're in the ring you become a god sometimes. That night I rose up and I'm going to do it again."

Since a ninth-round stoppage defeat by Usyk in their August 2023 title fight, Dubois also has racked up notable stoppage victories over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic.

It is fair to say that outstanding run of form would make him a formidable betting favourite against any heavyweight on the planet not named Usyk.

Much has been made of the way Dubois has taken his game to new heights since losing to Usyk, but the 38-year-old Ukrainian hasn't exactly fallen off a cliff.

Nine months after beating Dubois, Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) went on to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the 21st century by outpointing Tyson Fury and boxed his way to another victory over "The Gypsy King" in a rematch.

Although Dubois isn't banking on Usyk doing anything differently in the rematch, he knows the scale of the task he faces and is sure that he is prepared for anything.

"I love the underdog status," Dubois said. "I love being the underdog, the contender, the darkhorse. We'll do it again, prove them wrong again.

"He’s a proud man, a proud fighter. I don't know if he'll come with anything different. I think he just does the same thing all the time, the solid basics.

"I've just got to be ready for it and know deep down that I'm going to get the victory."