Daniel Dubois DEFEATS Anthony Joshua with brutal KO in the fifth round at Wembley - as 'Dynamite' retains his IBF heavyweight title after shock victory against British rival

Daniel Dubois stunned the satellite and knocked out Anthony Joshua in the 5th circular of their bout for the IBF heavyweight rubric connected Saturday night.

The 2 British rivals yet met wrong the ringing to conflict it retired for the heavyweight rubric wrong of a packed-out Wembley stadium and, to the astonishment of many, it was Dubois who emerged victorious.

From the opening bell, 'Dynamite' Dubois enactment connected a sensational show arsenic helium showcased his immense powerfulness and scored a knockdown successful the opening round.

A stunned 'AJ' returned to his country to question the guidance of trainer Ben Davison and, successful the 2nd round, helium did negociate to bent connected arsenic Dubois pushed forward.

However, Joshua ne'er looked arsenic though he'd afloat recovered from the aboriginal stroke and was connected the canvas erstwhile again successful the 3rd round, seconds earlier the doorbell rang. 

Once again, AJ composed himself successful the 4th and ne'er shirked distant from the barrage of punches thrown by Dubois, who could odor a knockout triumph coming.

It was each successful the 5th aft Joshua caught Dubois and charged guardant earlier the IBF heavyweight champion delivered a brutal antagonistic right-hook that sent his rival to the canvas. 

Joshua attempted to get backmost to his feet for the 3rd clip successful the combat but stumbled implicit and gave the referee a elemental determination to telephone disconnected the bout. 

There was clamour among the 96,000 fans successful attendance arsenic galore couldn't rather judge the emphatic show from Dubois connected the night. 

However, speaking wrong the ringing aft the bout, Dubois insisted that he's not adjacent reached his 'full potential'.

'I've lone got a fewer things to say, are you not entertained?!,' helium declared.

'It's been a travel and I'm grateful to beryllium successful this position. I'm a gladiator, I'm a warrior until the bitter end.

'I privation to get to the apical of this athletics and scope my afloat potential.

'Behind the scenes, the enactment with my dad. I've been connected a rollercoaster run, this is my time, this is my redemption story. I'm not going to halt until I scope my afloat potential.'

Meanwhile, aft the fight, Joshua remained humble successful decision and admitted helium 'came up short' connected the nighttime - arsenic helium suffered the 4th nonaccomplishment of his nonrecreational career. 

Joshua said: 'Credit to him and his team. We rolled the dice of success, but we came up short.

'You cognize I'm acceptable to footwear disconnected successful the ring, but I'm going to support my cool, support precise professional, and springiness respect to my opponent.

'I'm ever saying to myself I'm a combatant for life... We support rolling the dice.

'I had a crisp opponent, a accelerated hostile and a batch of mistakes from my end, but that's the game.'

The decision to Dubois sparks statement implicit Joshua's vocation and apt puts an extremity to the anticipation that helium volition ever look rival Tyson Fury - who is scheduled to combat Oleksandr Usyk successful December. 

'Dynamite' Dubois, connected the different hand, volition beryllium watching that bout attentively with the hopes of adding to his IBF heavyweight title. 

The 27-year-old has ne'er faced Fury earlier but volition beryllium looking for vengeance against Usyk, should the Ukrainian win, aft falling to decision successful their bout past year.