Anthony Joshua's face left disfigured from huge Daniel Dubois punch

Anthony Joshua was dropped and stopped by Daniel Dubois who produced a devastating show successful beforehand of 96,000 fans astatine Wembley

This is the photograph which shows Daniel Dubois' powerfulness successful each its brutal glory arsenic helium knocked retired Anthony Joshua.

Joshua’s vocation rebuild suffered a devastating setback after helium collapsed to a brutal fifth-round knockout by Dubois astatine Wembley. Fighting with the purpose of mounting up a clash with the victor of Tyson Fury ’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk successful December, Joshua was alternatively dominated from commencement to decorativeness and was floored 4 times.

Dubois spoke of his determination to “legitimise” his reign arsenic IBF champion aft being fixed the loop which Usyk vacated successful June and helium did precisely that with a destructive show that could awesome the extremity of Joshua’s career. The 27-year-old underdog went hunting for Joshua from the commencement and was rewarded arsenic his large shots wobbled the Olympic golden medallist clip and again.

An action-packed 5th circular of an breathless clash saw Dubois onshore the decisive stroke having travel done worrying moments himself arsenic Joshua yet recovered his distance. Once Oasis’ Liam Gallagher had warmed up the assemblage with a unrecorded acceptable of 3 songs, the British rivals engaged successful a melodramatic opening circular that ended with Joshua being saved by the bell.

Dubois, weighing a career-high 17st 10lbs, was connected the beforehand ft and looking to onshore the much purposeful shots, his assertive usage of the caput resulting successful 2 warnings. But astatine the extremity of the circular helium caught Joshua with a savage overhand close that floored the challenger and conscionable arsenic helium returned to his feet, the doorbell sounded.

It was a melodramatic commencement and the fireworks continued into the 2nd circular which saw Joshua successful afloat endurance mode, desperately clinging connected to the underdog arsenic helium looked to find the finishing shot. Dubois was blameworthy of being excessively frantic successful his eagerness to extremity the nighttime aboriginal but successful the 3rd circular helium had Joshua down again, a near hook causing his legs to buckle beneath him.

A lasting 8 number was followed by the doorbell and arsenic the 4th circular got underway Joshua was floored for the 3rd time, though helium protested that it was not a morganatic knockdown. Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, looked ammunition shocked astatine ringside and his worst fears were realised successful an bonzer fifth.

Dubois was momentarily stunned by 2 close and conscionable arsenic Joshua looked to heap connected the pressure, the 34-year-old was caught by successive close hands himself and helium was down again, this clip incapable to bushed the count. Both fighters entered the ringing intent connected earning a changeable astatine becoming undisputed world champion against Fury oregon Usyk having rebuilt their reputations successful caller fights.

Joshua had shown successful awesome wins against Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou that the assurance damaged by his daze decision to Andy Ruiz and 2 losses to Usyk had returned. Dubois, meanwhile, was accused of quitting against Joe Joyce and Usyk but helium responded by stopping Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic successful determined wins afloat of bosom and skill.

With each combatant possessing azygous changeable knockout power, the main lawsuit that Joshua entered arsenic wide favourite was not expected to spell the distance. Dubois had the tools to extremity Joshua’s five-fight winning streak, but successful his caller appearances had besides proved susceptible to the close manus – Joshua’s astir effectual shot.

But astatine 27-years-old, helium was besides an jock connected the emergence with greater imaginable to bounce backmost from decision fixed Joshua was entering the last signifier of his career. How the little experienced combatant – 23 contests compared to 31 – would header with the size of the juncture and the hostility of combat week, including each of its media demands, was an chartless that could lone beryllium answered connected the night. And helium answered it successful emphatic manner with a stunning show and decorativeness that puts him connected people for a changeable astatine the sport’s eventual prize. Joshua, meanwhile, volition conflict to find a mode backmost from specified a broad loss.