by Daniel Dubois recognized that his best was not good enough after his undisputed heavyweight dreams were in Rauch thanks to Oleksandr Usyk’s “Ivan” punch in Wembley with a loss in the fifth round in Wembley.
Usyk showed his class against the 27-year-old from London during a one-sided competition in Krakow in 2023, in which Dubois had done an illegal deep strike in round five, but the Ukrainian was warned during the entire fighter week to expect another “other” opponent this time.
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Nevertheless, Usyk (24-0, 15kos) for Dubois (22-3, 21kos) again proved to be too strong.
After the former undisputed cruiser weight champion had achieved the opening four rounds in the fifth round in the fifth round in order to further consolidate his status as one of the greats of sport.
After Dubois had been put down by a mighty right blow, the British boxer bravely made it back onto his feet.
A few seconds later he was again in his professional career through a huge left hit.
It brought Usyk to his 24th victory and a seventh time in a row against fighters from this country to ensure that he held back on the IBF title to add his WBA, WBO and WBC belts when he was undisputed in the Blue Riband division a second time.
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Dubois said: “I have to praise him for his performance. I gave everything I had, probably a few things I could have sharpened but not attribute the man.
“I only fought, I was in a fight and tried to pick up around the round. It is what it is, but I will be back.
Oleksandr Usyk celebrates the winning of the IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO World Heavyweight fight against Daniel Dubois in the Wembley Stadium (Bradley Collyer/PA)
“I would like to thank everyone for getting out. I did my best, we will go back to the drawing board and come back.”
Usyk later announced that the money shot was not a left hook, but a blow entitled “Ivan” of the 38-year-old, who again went to a level in a retirement, as he also showed against Dubois’ compatriots Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
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“Listen, we are preparing for this fight with my team. We learn from the first fight, we have a long time, two years and we prepare a combination.
“Left -hand hooks? A hook is (gesture), that’s Ivan. It is a Ukrainian name. Ivan is a big guy who lives in a village, he is Kozak, you say:” What’s your name? “And he says:” My name is Ivan “.
“Yes, it is a hard, hard blow, Ivan. It’s a long time. Maybe 2018? Yes, for the first time. It was the USA in cruiser weight.
“Now I want to return home, now I would like to make a choice about what next. I’ll continue in boxing, I’ll continue to train, but now I can’t say who next.”
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This vintage -Syk victory led to more English capital success after claiming the London Games 2012 and four years ago with one point victory against Anthony Joshua in Tottenham Hotspur Stage Olympic Gold.
Daniel Dubois goes for the heavyweight of the IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO in heavyweight against Oleksandr Usyk in the Wembley Stadium (Bradley Collyer/PA)
However, we said whether he agreed that he was one of the greatest of all time and grinned: “Ha, no.
“For me, Great Britain is like a second home because I take my whole trophy. European (amateur) champion (in Liverpool), London 2012, Tony Bellew, Dereck Chisora, Anthony Joshua, three times undisputed dubo, I am very grateful for this country.”
Frank Warren Frank Warren from Queensberry added: “We witnessed one of the real modern legends in action this evening.
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“Oleksandr Usyk is a heavyweight in every generation that would be an excellent fighter. I take my hat off to him how he was done, as he showed such mental resistance in the backyard of a person. He is something special. He is a special fighter.”
“Daniel is obviously very disappointed, he is currently in the changing room, but he will come back.”
