The Brit started well and infamously managed to knock Usyk down to the canvas with a body shot, although the referee judged that it was a low blow. Usyk took all the time he needed to recover, and when the fight restarted, he went through the gears and stopped ‘DDD’ in the 9th round.
Daniel Dubois has been warned that should he take on Oleksandr Usyk again, he'll need to deliver his power shots against the undisputed heavyweight champion.
Frank Warren has suggested talks will progress for Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois and he is keen to stage the event in the UK. Dubois was set to make an IBF heavyweight world title defence
Daniel Dubois’ trainer Don Charles insists he is ‘leaning towards’ a fight with Oleksandr Usyk over a rescheduled clash with Joseph Parker. Dubois was set to defend his IBF
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Dubois Wants Usyk Next
Daniel Dubois wants to face Oleksandr Usyk next following his withdrawal from the Joseph Parker fight. Dubois was scheduled to face Parker in a defense of his IBF Heavyweight Title, but he pulled out at the last minute with an illness,
“Next, he wants Usyk,” the elder Dubois told The Ring magazine, which is owned by Saudi adviser Turki Alalshikh, the man behind the Gulf state’s aggressive entry into boxing. “It’s frustrating about the Parker fight, but he couldn’t fight with an infection. Usyk is who we’re going after next.
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