Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine retained his world heavyweight titles with a ninth-round knockout of Britain's Daniel Dubois in Wroclaw, Poland on Saturday, Aug. 26.
Ukraine’s reigning world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk celebrates winning his fight against challenger Daniel Dubois of Great Britain at Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw, Poland on August 26, 2023. Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine retained his world heavyweight titles with a ninth-round knockout of Britain's Daniel Dubois in Wroclaw, Poland on August 26.Victory meant Usyk kept hold of the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization and International Boxing Federation heavyweight belts.
But former World Boxing Council super-middleweight champion Richie Woodhall, commentating at ringside, described his fellow Briton's punch as a"borderline shot". Dubois, however, was adamant his punch in the fifth round was legitimate, saying:"I didn't think that was a low blow, I thought it landed and that I've been cheated out of it tonight. I'll come again."
"I like Usyk, but that was a complete 'home' decision. He was not fit to go on and they gave him a couple of minutes to recover...The governing bodies will have to look at that and order a rematch."
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