Usyk floors Dubois again – Hanto Daily News

Daniel Dubois, the heavy puncher who made two time Former heavyweight champion, Nigeria born British boxer, Anthony Joshua look common in his last fight could not re-enact that scenario Saturday night as he fell flat in the 5th round of his encounter the Ukrainian and now two time disputed world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.

Usyk further who cemented his place as one of boxing’s greats put on a masterclass in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium to dash Dubois’ dreams of being the first Briton to unify the division in the four-belt era.

The solid puncher was down twice in the fifth and couldn’t beat the count the second time round, this becomes the third British heavy weight fighter that have fallen victims of the masterclass of Usyk in all attempts to touch the belts.

“38 is a young guy, remember!,” Usyk, 38 year old Usyk proclaimed after flooring the 27 year old Dubois.

The Ukrainian by this feat has beaten Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois twice each.

Speaking with DAZN, the two time heavyweight champion said, “I’m sorry [Dubois], it’s sport. My people wanted this win.”

“Nothing is next. It’s enough. Next, I want to rest. My family, my wife, my children, I want to rest now. Two or three months, I want to just rest.”

By this victory, Usyk reclaimed the IBF title, which was stripped from him just weeks after unifying the division in 2023, and added it to his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC belts.

Dubois in his reaction praised the skills of Usyk and assured his supporters that he will bounce back.