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Don Charles, the trainer of heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois, is standing firm on his position that his boxer was robbed of the unified crown last Saturday night in Poland.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom believes there is no question that Daniel Dubois landed a low blow in the fifth round of world title fight with unified champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Heading into the weekend, it was hard to get all that excited for Oleksandr Usyk’s title defense against Daniel Dubois. On paper, it looked like a showdown between one of the game’s elite, in any weight class, and a mandatory with little to recommend their position.
Former cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson believes Oleksandr Usyk was hit with a legal punch when Daniel Dubois connected with a heavy body shot in the fifth round.
Frank Warren, promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says their goal for 2024 has not changed - they intend to pursue an undisputed fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch believes the 25-year-old Daniel Dubois could still be a future force in the heavyweight division. On Saturday night in Poland, Dubois suffered the second defeat of his pro career when unified champion Oleksandr Usyk knocked him out in the ninth round.
Alexander Krassyuk, promoter for unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, does not believe Daniel Dubois will be successful in his appeal of Saturday's outcome in Poland. Usyk scored a ninth round knockout of Dubois to retain the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles.
Daniel Dubois’ trainer adamantly insists that his charge did not punch Oleksandr Usyk in the testicles. Ukraine’s Usyk, the unified WBO, WBA, IBO, IBF heavyweight champion, stopped England’s Dubois in nine rounds before a packed partisan crowd in Wroclaw, Poland.
It was the shot heard around the boxing world when British heavyweight challenger Daniel Dubois dropped Ukrainian champion Oleksandr Usyk in Poland.
By Corey Erdman - As if the heavyweight division needed another strange controversy to create further debate about who is, or is deserving to be considered the division’s best, we were served one up this past weekend. Heading into Saturday’s bout against Oleksandr Usyk, Daniel Dubois entered as a gargantuan underdog, with many