{"id":286780,"date":"2023-08-26T23:04:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T23:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=286780"},"modified":"2023-08-26T23:04:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T23:04:12","slug":"oleksandr-usyk-knocks-out-daniel-dubois-to-retain-heavyweight-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/boxing\/oleksandr-usyk-knocks-out-daniel-dubois-to-retain-heavyweight-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Daniel Dubois to retain heavyweight titles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oleksandr Usyk knocked out Daniel Dubois in the ninth round to retain his WBO, WBA and IBF heavyweight world titles.<\/p>\n

And post-fight, the 36-year-old said he is \u2018ready to fight Tyson Fury tomorrow\u2019.<\/p>\n

In the early rounds it was fairly even affair with both fighters, though Dubois\u2019 underdog status was still very much on display compared to the formidable Usyk.<\/p>\n

It was at the fifth round that things began to really spice up, with Usyk going down and looking hurt from a low blow was on the backfoot, though the Ukrainian still managed to land a huge left hand on his opponent.<\/p>\n

From then on, Dubois began to take control as he built in confidence, coming out fast in both Rounds 6 and 7 and turning the fight into an aggressive fast-paced shootout.<\/p>\n

But while the Brit had his eyes on a knockout blow, Usyk had other ideas and continued to carefully apply the pressure eventually getting the upper-hand in the eighth, knocking Dubois down at the end of the round and he only just beat the count.<\/p>\n

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But he could not beat the count for a second time, going down in ninth round, though post-fight, Dubois and others expressed their displeasure with the referee Luis Pabon for calling a low blow on Usyk in Round 5, saying he had been \u2018cheated out of victory\u2019.<\/p>\n

Speaking to TNT Sports, Usyk said: \u2018I feel good. I am grateful for my team, my family, my children. I love you.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m grateful for my county and the Ukrainian army. Thank you so much.<\/p>\n

\u2018Boxing is a tough sport, but I\u2019m great. It\u2019s boxing I love. I respect my opponent, but it\u2019s boxing, it\u2019s not ballet. It\u2019s king sport.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m ready tomorrow. Listen, I\u2019m ready. Next fight I\u2019m ready to fight Tyson Fury.<\/p>\n

\u2018Will Tyson Fury? I have no idea. I can\u2019t wait to see my children and be back home. I\u2019ve been training a long time. I\u2019m a little bit tired.\u2019<\/p>\n

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