The association stated that it would consider the complaint in accordance with the regulations
WBA acknowledged receipt of British heavyweight team’s appeal Daniel Dubois on the outcome of the fight against the WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usykwhich ended with a technical knockout in the ninth round.
“Daniel Dubois’ team filed a formal appeal against his last fight on August 26, in which he lost a nine-round knockout to Oleksandr Usyk in Wroclaw, Poland.”
“Now that the WBA has received a formal appeal from the Dubois team, it will proceed to review in accordance with the regulations. Any decision made regarding this situation will be made in accordance with WBA rules and communicated in a timely and appropriate manner,” the association said in a statement.
Earlier, the British promoter Frank Warren announced an appeal. Warren believes that “in the worst case” the WBA will appoint a rematch.
Recall that in the fifth round of the Usyk-Dubois fight, the Briton struck a Ukrainian in the inguinal region. Oleksandr fell to the canvas, the referee recorded a low blow, giving the Ukrainian time to recover. According to Dubois’s team, the shot was clean. Daniel himself believes that he was deprived of a legitimate victory and demands revenge.
Warren immediately after the fight stated that the British team “will seek the WBA to declare this fight invalid.” According to Usyk’s promoter Oleksandr Krasiuk, this appeal has “zero percent chance”.
Source: Sportarena
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