Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Daniel Dubois

Oleksandr Usyk. Photo via Instagram (@usykaa)

Heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk just put his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles on the line against Daniel Dubois.

The fight took place in front of a massive 40.000 audience at the Stadion Wroclaw in Poland and the Ukrainian champion was a huge betting favorite, as well as a crowd favorite, going into the fight.

However, in the fifth round, Duboishit him the champion with a controversial low blow that scent Usyk to the canvas shaking.

Nasty low blow…#Usyk #UsykDubois pic.twitter.com/IqjS9PINAN

— Slowpoke Rodriguez (Chubby Boxer) (@ChubbyTrevno) August 26, 2023

Usyk recovered and in the ninth round he landed a heavy short right hand that floored Dubois, who got up at the end of the count, but the referee had seen enoug and called the fight off.

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Results for Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois

• Oleksandr Usyk def. Daniel Dubois via knockout at 0:48
• Aadam Hamed def. Vojtech Hrdy via first-round TKO
• Denys Berincyk def. Anthony Yigit via unanimous decision (117-111, 115-113, 116-112)
• Hamzah Sheeraz def. Dmytro Mytrofanov via second-round TKO
• Anauel Ngamissengue def. Fiodor Czerkaszyn via majority decision
• Daniel Lapin def. Aro Schwartz via sixth-round TKO

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