It was all-out enactment from the get-go
- Jack Figg, Digital Sports Reporter
- Published: 23:19, 21 Sep 2024
- Updated: 23:20, 21 Sep 2024
ANTHONY JOSHUA bravely picked himself up from the level against Daniel Dubois - until helium could nary more.
AJ was floored 4 times successful 5 rounds by Dubois earlier a thudding antagonistic right closed the amusement successful melodramatic fashion.
Joshua somehow got to his feet clip and clip again, holding connected for beloved beingness and adjacent looked to person the champion successful occupation astatine 1 point.
Here, SunSport takes you round-by-round from the Wembley war.
Round 1
Dubois comes retired crisp with the jab arsenic Joshua bounces astir struggling to woody with the piston-like left.
Huge close manus from Dubois has AJ staggering backwards with his hands acold excessively debased from the opening bell.
Joshua made to wage for the mistake arsenic helium circles retired with his hands down and gets dropped by an overhand right.
Round 2
Joshua, saved lone by the doorbell aft being dropped, struggles to get going arsenic helium takes shots to the face.
AJ is tottering and teetering astir the ringing with his defender again dangerously debased and inviting unit on.
Joshua is attempting to get backmost into the bout but his jab looks acold excessively lazy - helium doesn't look to person recovered from the knockdown.
Round 3
AJ comes retired with much intent but swings wildly with a close and connects with lone bladed air.
Dubois pours connected the unit and hammers Joshua into the country scoring different knockdown.
The doorbell goes and Dubois lands 1 oregon 2 aft the doorbell but again AJ is saved by the timepiece arsenic the penning look connected the wall.
Round 4
Disaster strikes again with Joshua floored erstwhile much - losing his equilibrium arsenic helium touches the canvas.
The referee gives AJ different warring accidental and Dubois lands a debased stroke - giving the challenger immoderate invaluable respite.
Dubois slows down arsenic 4 rounds travel to a adjacent with Joshua showing sensational resilience to bent successful there.
Round 5
Joshua lands a immense close manus and Dubois legs buckle - an astonishing turnaround looks to beryllium connected the cards.
AJ pins Dubois onto the ropes and attempts 1 of his signature uppercuts but the countering close manus gets determination first.
Joshua is caught flush connected the chin, dropped erstwhile much and this clip retired for good. Dubois scores a stunning KO win.