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title: "“Somebody Is Going To Get Hurt!”: Naseem Hamed Makes Bold Usyk-Dubois Prediction"
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# “Somebody Is Going To Get Hurt!”: Naseem Hamed Makes Bold Usyk-Dubois Prediction

Oleksandr Usyk is set to defend his unified heavyweight titles against Daniel Dubois in Poland and British boxing legend, Naseem Hamed, has made his last minute prediction.

[Dubois goes into the contest as a heavy underdog](https://www.eurosport.com/boxing/daniel-dubois-happy-to-be-underdog-against-oleksandr-usyk-but-says-he-s-aiming-for-a-comprehensive-f_sto9716971/story.shtml), with most inside boxing giving the 25-year-old nothing more than a puncher’s chance.

Speaking to [TNT Sports](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxy7xg0IS2U), ‘Prince Naz’, agrees Dubois is up against it and sung the praises of the Ukrainian and ‘future hall of famer’, Usyk.

> “I’m going to say exactly what’s in my heart and in my mind. The first thing that comes to ind is I always knew this guy, Oleksandr Usyk, is no joke, he different. This guy has come through with a boxing IQ from the amateur days winning everything you can imagine and more.
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> When I see Usyk, I realise this is a future hall of famer, without no doubt. It makes me proud as a hall of famer to look at a future hall of famer who’s already done so well.”

Having said that, Hamed is not writing off the powerful young Brit.

> “But, we don’t write Daniel Dubois off. Not just because he’s British or he’s from London, I always spoke about Daniel Dubois from the very beginning. I said if there is any man to takeover the heavyweight scene it’s DDD.
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> Now, this is a hard fight and it’s the biggest biggest and hardest fight that he could ever have at this time of his career but it wouldn’t surprise me it a huge upset could happen and may happen.”

In his final prediction he thinks Usyk could run away with the fight but that one thing is guaranteed – pain!

> “I’m telling you this, the script in my eyes shows that Mr Usyk is that clever is that good, his boxing IQ is that high that he possibly runs away with a points victory. We have to mention a but, you never ever know what can happen in heavyweight boxing and the way Daniel Dubois hits to the body, I love the way he hits to the body, he’s a proper fully fledge young gun heavyweight that’s hungry – when you put all that together you’re a problem for anyone.
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> Prediction – Pain! Somebody is going to get hurt.”

[Usyk vs Dubois takes place on August 26 at Stadion Wroclaw in Poland](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/usyk-dubois-world-title-fight-date/) and will be broadcast live on TNT Sports Box Office in the UK.