[1] Dubois became the mandatory challenger to Usyk after he defeated Trevor Bryan On 11 June 2022, by knockout in the fourth round to become the WBA (Regular) heavyweight champion.

[9] The fight took place on 26 August at the Stadion Wroclaw in Wrocław, Poland for Usyk's WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring titles.

[14] Debate subsequently followed regarding the fifth round low blow as many observers felt it should actually have been ruled a legal punch and thus potentially resulted in a KO victory for Dubois.

I thought that landed, and I’ve been cheated out of victory tonight.” However, Usyk's promoter Alex Krassyuk argued "The belly button is the line.

[15][16][17] Usyk would agree to an undisputed showdown with Tyson Fury set for 17 February 2024 (later pushed back to 18 May).

Usyk would go on to beat Fury and become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the current four-belt era (WBA-WBC-IBF-WBO) since Lennox Lewis in 1999.