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The combat effect for Oleksandr Usyk's stunning triumph implicit Daniel Dubois could beryllium altered aft caller footage of the fight's decorativeness was shared online.
After a arguable triumph for Usyk in the archetypal bout successful Wroclaw backmost successful August 2023, the brace squared disconnected successful an undisputed heavyweight rubric combat successful beforehand of 90,000 fans astatine Wembley.
Usyk came into the tear-up disconnected the backmost of consecutive victories implicit Tyson Fury, portion Dubois was successful the ascendancy aft an unthinkable three-fight tally which included a stunning sensational knockout triumph implicit Anthony Joshua.
But Usyk proved helium is inactive the apical canine successful the part and put Dubois distant 1 infinitesimal and 52 seconds into the 5th circular aft a brutal near hook erstwhile 'Triple D' overcommitted.
The undefeated Ukrainian retained the WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles and added Dubois' IBF heavyweight rubric to beryllium his collection.
The effect has gone down arsenic a knockout triumph for Usyk yet a clip doing the rounds online suggests that the existent result whitethorn beryllium different.
As shared by Darren Aston connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, Dubois' squad could beryllium seen throwing the towel successful erstwhile helium was connected the canvas aft Usyk's brutal shot.
The 27-year-old got up and tried to transportation connected but the referee, having began his count, had already waved disconnected the fight. The ref did not look to spot the towel hurled successful the ring.
BTW for those who didn't cognize the towel was thrown successful from the country of squad Dubois 👍🏻 #usykdubois2 pic.twitter.com/RSI4ufAUTj
— Darren Aston (@AstonDarren) July 21, 2025In boxing, if a towel is thrown by the corner, the effect becomes a method knockout (TKO) - arsenic is the lawsuit if a combatant retires connected the stool.
Major Daniel Dubois assertion made aft Oleksandr Usyk defeat
Dubois' mentation for the biggest combat of his vocation was little than ideal, aft it was claimed that helium attended a enactment astatine his Essex mansion which was enactment connected by his father, Stanley.
Footage of the lawsuit emerged online and it was claimed that Dubois near for a thrust aft not knowing the bulk of radical present.
Daniel Dubois suffered the 3rd decision of his career. Image: Getty
He lone arrived astatine Wembley astatine 8.20pm, little than 2 hours earlier his ring-walk. Usyk, meanwhile, was astatine the stadium overmuch earlier and relaxed speechmaking a publication backstage earlier putting Dubois distant aboriginal doors.
