Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Dubois to reclaim undisputed heavyweight crown

Oleksandr Usyk destroys Daniel Dubois with fifth-round knockout to reclaim undisputed heavyweight title

Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Dubois to reclaim undisputed heavyweight crown
Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Dubois to reclaim undisputed heavyweight crown

Oleksandr Usyk once again proved that he is one of boxing's greats after beating Daniel Dubois to reclaim his undisputed heavyweight champion.

According to BBC, the Ukrainian put on a masterclass in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium to dash Dubois' dreams of being the first Briton to unify the division in the four-belt era.

Usyk, 38, put Dubois down twice in the fifth and the Londoner was unable to return to beat the count the second time round.

He also stopped Dubois in 2023 and extended his perfect record as a professional to 24 victories.

Usyk told DAZN, "I'm sorry [Dubois], it's sport. My people wanted this win. Nothing is next. It's enough. Next, I want to rest. My family, my wife, my children, I want to rest now. Two or three months, I want to just rest."

Dubois, who beat Anthony Joshua to defend his IBF title in September, tasted defeat for the third time in 25 contests as a professional, with each of those losses coming inside the distance.

Dubois expressed, "I have to commend him on the performance, I gave everything I had. Take no credit away from that man, I'll be back. I was just fighting, trying to pick up round by round. It is what it is."

Notably, Usyk reclaimed the IBF title, which was stripped from him just weeks after unifying the division in 2023, and added it to his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC belts.

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