At the same time, Joe noted that the Ukrainian generally dominated the fight
British heavyweight Joe Joyce believes that the decisions of the judge in the fight of the world champion according to WBO/WBA/IBF/IBO Alexandra Usika with a Briton Daniel Dubois It was influenced by the fact that the fight took place in Poland, where there was great support for the Ukrainian.
“Dubois hit him with maybe a good shot. Was he tall or short? I don’t know. I think it was something like a belt, but Usyk embellished it, and the referee… It was in Poland, I don’t know… I think he helped the Ukrainian a little. Apart from this blow, Usyk dominated the rest of the fight.”
On August 26 in Wroclaw, Alexander Usyk defeated Daniel Dubois by technical knockout in the ninth round. The losing Briton’s team filed an appeal against the result of the fight, but Usik’s side is confident that it has no chance of success. The WBA promised to consider the appeal and make a decision in accordance with the regulations.
Joyce expressed confidence that he will get a chance to fight for the championship belts against Alexander Usik next year. To do this, the Briton intends to regain the title of contender for the WBO title in a duel with Zhang Zhilei. This belt is second in the order of mandatory defense for Usik after the IBF title.
The Briton’s rematch with Zhilei will officially take place on September 23 in London. Zhang and Joe’s first fight took place in April. Joyce lost by technical knockout and lost his WBO interim title. For him, the defeat from Zhilei was the first in his professional career.
Source: Sportarena
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