LONDON — Daniel Dubois retained his IBF world heavyweight title with a brutal fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua in an all-British spectacular at Wembley on Saturday.
The 27-year-old dominated the bout from the start in front of 96,000 passionate fans, dropping the former two-time heavyweight champion multiple times. Dubois had spoken of his determination to 'legitimize' his reign as IBF champion after being handed the belt that Oleksandr Usyk vacated in June.He produced a destructive display that raises major questions over Joshua 's future, though Joshua 's promoter Eddie Hearn said he expected his fighter would pursue a rematch.
A standing eight count was followed by the bell and as the fourth round got under way Joshua was floored for the third time, although he protested that it was not a legitimate knockdown.In a dramatic fifth round, Dubois was momentarily stunned by two right hands and just as Joshua looked to pile on the pressure, the 34-year-old was caught by successive right hands himself and he was down again, this time unable to beat the count.
Destroys Joshua To Retain IBF World Heavyweight Crown
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