Daniel Dubois, Tommy Fury Added To Paul-Woodley Showtime PPV Undercard 8/29

Daniel Dubois and Tommy Fury are two unforeseen names who’ve been added to Showtime Pay-Per-View’s Jake Paul-Tyron Woodley undercard August 29 in Cleveland.

Showtime announced Monday that Dubois, a British heavyweight contender, will oppose Joe Cusumano in a 10-round heavyweight fight. Fury, a younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is set to square off against Anthony Taylor in a six-round cruiserweight bout, which will be contested at a contracted catch weight of 180 pounds.

Dubois (16-1, 15 KOs), who will make his U.S. debut, will fight for the second time since another big British heavyweight, Joe Joyce (13-0, 12 KOs), knocked him out in the 10th round of their domestic showdown November 28 at Church House in London. The 23-year-old Dubois most recently knocked out Romania’s Bogdan Dinu (20-3, 16 KOs) in the second round June 5 in Telford, England.

The 33-year-old Cusumano (19-3, 17 KOs), of Danville, Virginia, hasn’t been knocked out during his 11-year, 22-fight career.

The 22-year-old Fury (6-0, 4 KOs), of Manchester, England, and Taylor, an MMA fighter from Alameda, California, will open Showtime’s five-fight pay-per-view show from Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse (8 p.m. EDT). Fury is viewed as a potential opponent for Paul if the social media star defeats Woodley, a former UFC welterweight champ, in the main event.

Showtime also announced Monday that Cleveland’s Charles Conwell (15-0, 11 KOs) and Argentina’s Lucas Bastida (17-1, 9 KOs) will meet in a non-televised, 10-round junior middleweight match on the Paul-Woodley undercard. Conwell was supposed to meet Mark De Luca in a 10-rounder, but Massachusetts’ De Luca (27-2, 15 KOs) withdrew due to an injury.

As previously reported by BoxingScene.com and other outlets, the pay-per-view portion of the Paul-Woodley undercard also will feature seven-division women’s champion Amanda Serrano and former IBF junior welterweight champ Ivan Baranchyk.

Brooklyn’s Serrano (40-1-1, 30 KOs) will defend her WBC and WBO featherweight titles against Mexico’s Mercado (18-2, 5 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature. Baranchyk (20-2, 13 KOs) will encounter Cleveland’s Montana Love (15-0-1, 7 KOs) in a 10-rounder.

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.