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Daniel Dubois can come back from his loss to Joe Joyce but he needs to learn from the defeat, according to his promoter Frank Warren. Dubois was counted out in the tenth round of the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight title fight at Church House, Westminster, when he took a knee after being caught on his damaged left eye by a jab.
Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce maximized his two-inch reach advantage by firing jabs that swelled Daniel Dubois' left eye by round four and had it nearly shut by the end.
Promoter Frank Warren confirmed that British heavyweight Daniel Dubois suffered a fractured orbital bone and nerve damage around his left eye during his stoppage loss to Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce on Saturday night.
Joyce, Dubois Fight Photos Gallery - Church House, Westminster - In a highly anticipated showdown between two undefeated heavyweights, Joe Joyce (12-0, 11 KOs) broke down and stopped Daniel Dubois (15-1, 14 KOs) in the tenth round.
Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte has fired off on Daniel Dubois - accusing the young boxer of "quitting" in the tenth round of Saturday's high stakes fight with Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce at Church House in London.
Joe Joyce exploded onto the world scene as Daniel Dubois was counted out on one knee in the tenth round of their fight for the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles at Church House, Westminster. It was a stunning ending to an engrossing fight. Dubois, whose left eye had started swelling up in the fourth round, took a heavy jab right on the eye at the start of the tenth. He pawed at the eye with his glove, then took a knee, where he stayed for all of Ian John-Lewis’s count.
Dubois, Joyce Scorecard BoxingScene Live - The highly anticipated all-British heavyweight showdown between British and Commonwealth champion Daniel “Dynamite” Dubois and Joe “Juggernaut” Joyce — Saturday, Nov. 28 in London— has an American broadcast home.
Daniel Dubois didn’t just predict that he’ll knock out Joe Joyce when they sat across a table from one another recently. The emerging English heavyweight promised Joyce that he’ll ruin his career Saturday night at Church House in London. After joking Joyce will need a sleeping bag for when he gets knocked cold, Dubois suggested that his huge, hard-hitting opponent won’t be the same once Dubois defeats him.
They make heavyweights in Britain these days. For generations British fight fans got used to investing all their hopes in one big man, now they are spoilt for choice. In most eras, this weekend’s fight between Joe Joyce and Daniel Dubois would be to settle who was top dog in the country, now they are not even fighting for second place.
THEY SAY THAT good things come to those who wait. Rarely will this have been more true than what we have got coming up on Saturday night live on BT Sport. We have all had to be patient as the big date bounced from April to July to October to this weekend. I think we can all be in agreement that it will be well worth waiting for.