The World Boxing Association (WBA) announced that it had rejected the appeal of British boxer Daniel Dubois against the result of the fight with the Ukrainian. Alexandre Usik .
On August 27, Usyk defeated Dubois by technical knockout in the ninth round of the championship fight. In the fifth round, the Ukrainian himself found himself on the canvas after missing a body blow and did not immediately get up. The referee recorded a low blow and allowed the current WBA (Super), World Boxing Organization (WBO), International Boxing Federation (IBF), International Boxing Organization (IBO) and The Ring champion to take a medical timeout of five minutes. Dubois’ team said the stoppage of the fight was illegal and appealed.
“After studying all the conclusions of the experts and documents on the fight, the conclusions of all the authorities and the internal regulations of the WBA, we have decided that the appeal of Dubois is rejected and that the decision on the result of the fight remained the same,” the statement said. » declared the association in a press release.
Usik remains invincible in the professional ring – he has 21 victories (14 by KO), Dubois won 19 fights with two defeats.
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Source : MatchTV
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