Daniel Dubois knocked out Anthony Joshua in the fifth round at Wembley on September 21
Former world champion Timothy Bradley commented on the fight between the current IBF heavyweight belt holder Daniel Dubois (21-2, 20 KO) and current world champion according to WBO/WBA/IBO/WBC heavyweight titles Alexander Usik (22-0, 14 KOs). Bradley also said that he is looking forward to Dubois’ fight against the winner of the rematch of Alexander Usik in a fight with the former WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs).
“Dubois has already defeated Usyk. He was robbed. It wasn’t a low blow. It was a blow to the body. He already beat him, and I don’t mind watching this fight again. I believe Dubois was dumped then. The referee did his job poorly; he didn’t show the line before the fight below which you can’t hit.”
“Dubois hit Usyk with a body shot and shook him. We all know that Usyk doesn’t like body shots. In the amateurs he was stopped with such a blow. I want to see Dubois fight the winner of the Fury-Usyk rematch. He deserves it.”
On August 26 last year in Wroclaw, Usyk fought with Dubois. In the fifth round, Usyk found himself on the floor after Dubois hit the Ukrainian below the belt.
The referee gave Alexander time to recover, after which the fight continued. Dubois said the hit was clean and he was deprived of a legitimate victory.
At the end of the eighth round, Usyk knocked down Dubois, but the Briton managed to get up and continue the fight. And in the ninth round, the Ukrainian knocked out the Briton after another accurate blow.
In his last fight, which took place in London on September 21, Dubois defeated Anthony Joshua. Daniel knocked down AJ three times and knocked out his opponent in the fifth round. Dubois defended the IBF title, which he received after Oleksandr Usyk abandoned it.
The Joshua-Dubois fight set a new record for the largest number of spectators in the 21st century for a boxing match. The boxing evening at Wembley Stadium in London was attended by 98,128 people.
On the night of May 18-19, Usik inflicted the first defeat in his professional career on Tyson Fury in a fight that took place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The victory was awarded to the Ukrainian by a split decision: 115-112, 113-114 and 114-113.
An agreement has been concluded between Usik and Fury for a re-fight. The “Gypsy King” has officially activated the rematch option. The second fight between Alexander and Tyson will take place on December 21, 2024 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).
WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman said he would seek the introduction of video replays in this fight. Oleksandr Usyk will prepare for the rematch in a training camp in Valencia. Tyson Fury said he will begin training six to seven weeks before the fight.
Source: Sportarena
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