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EAGLE-EYED fans person spotted the infinitesimal Daniel Dubois deed Anthony Joshua AFTER the doorbell rang astatine the extremity of the 3rd round.
In boxing, fighters are not allowed to propulsion punches aft the doorbell has sounded, arsenic Joshua was brutally knocked retired by Dubois aboriginal successful the 5th round.
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But determination needs to beryllium a "clear discernible clip lapse from the clip of the doorbell and the throwing of the punch" for boxers to beryllium disqualified, according to IBF rules.
Dubois, 27, started with venom arsenic Joshua was saved by the bell successful the archetypal and 3rd rounds aft dropping to the canvas connected some occasions.
But immoderate contention has arisen from a infinitesimal astatine the extremity of the third, aft Joshua's legs buckled him onto the ropes adjacent his ain corner.
Dubois began laying into the erstwhile two-time heavyweight champ, catching him with an uppercut and sinking him into the bottommost enactment earlier the doorbell rung.
Joshua was taking the bangs, earlier Dubois - successful afloat rhythm- unleashed a last punch AFTER the bell, arsenic ref Marcus McDonnell pulled him away.
The incidental near immoderate fans fuming, arsenic 1 wrote: "That was a inexpensive changeable from Dubois."
A 2nd said: "What is the referee doing?! AJ’s gloves interaction the canvas, Dubois lands a changeable aft the bell.😡"
Another added: "AJ's connected the level and Dubois is throwing punches aft the bell. JOKE!"
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One much wrote: "Dubois didn't announcement the doorbell was rung. He was acceptable to support going."
But Dubois apt didn't perceive the doorbell successful beforehand of 96,000 screaming fans, arsenic the Greenwich boxer did instantly retreat connected the 2nd ring.
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If Dubois had waited a portion earlier punching Joshua aft bell, helium could person been disqualified, but it was adjacent capable for the ref and commentators to practically disregard it.
After the fight, Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn a took the accidental to shed airy connected different regularisation bending moment.
Hearn said: "Listen erstwhile Dubois deed him successful the nuts successful the 3rd oregon 4th round, I'm screaming astatine AJ to instrumentality the afloat 5 minutes.
"That's really a spot of inexperience. At that constituent erstwhile helium couldn't basal up aft he's been deed afloat blown successful the conkers.
"All he's gotta bash to the ref is ask. But that's not AJ, helium went 'No, nary I'm fine' and I'm reasoning what are you doing?
"He came to fight. He gave everything. It was a hellhole of a fight."
'Are you not entertained? I'm a gladiator' - What Dubois and Joshua said aft brutal fight
DANIEL DUBOIS annihilated Anthony Joshua’s imagination of becoming a three-time satellite heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downes Jr.
Joshua was floored FOUR times arsenic Dubois landed an astonishing fifth-round knockout successful beforehand of a grounds 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers to clasp his IBF belt.
AJ, 34, ne'er recovered aft being downed successful the archetypal circular of past night’s Battle of Britain showdown arsenic a immense Dubois right-hand haymaker caught him flush connected the chin.
Here's what they said aft the fight:
DANIEL DUBOIS
“Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator, a warrior to the bitter end. This is the biggest triumph of my career. I couldn’t fto this accidental spell and present I privation to spell to the apical level of this game.
“I’ve been connected a roller-coaster thrust and this is my time. I’m not gonna halt until I scope my afloat potential.”
ANTHONY JOSHUA
“As p***ed disconnected arsenic I am, it is what it is.
“I had a sharp, accelerated hostile and determination were a batch of mistakes from me. Credit to my hostile and his team.
“We rolled the dice and came up short. You cognize I’m p***ed but I’m going to support chill and springiness respect to my opponent.”
FRANK WARREN (DUBOIS' PROMOTER)
“It was a phenomenal fight, like Hagler v Hearns.
“A superb combat and everybody has seen a champion’s show tonight.
“Daniel has shown his courage, his skills.
“AJ caught him with a changeable towards the extremity and I was worried, but what a fabulous, fantastic fight.”
EDDIE HEARN (AJ'S PROMOTER)
“AJ shipped a immense close hand successful the archetypal circular and was warring connected heart.
“He wounded Daniel astatine the extremity of the 4th and past again successful the fifth, but got greedy and walked connected to a close manus and that’s each she wrote.
“I’m definite Anthony volition workout the rematch clause.”
In the 4th round, ref McDonnell did propulsion Dubois up for what looked similar a debased stroke and Joshua took a fewer seconds to recover.
What proceeded was 1 much thrilling circular successful which Dubois finished AJ disconnected with a brutal knockout successful the fifth.
Before that Hearn added: "The commencement was disastrous, but AJ did not springiness up. He went retired connected his shield.
"He couldn't person boxed indispensable worse tonight. But Dubois was superb and we knew that he'd commencement well."
But AJ walked onto a crushing close manus and determination was nary getting up from the past one.
Round by round: How Dubois demolished Joshua
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 close closed the amusement successful melodramatic fashion.
Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg 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 floored - 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 sounds but Dubois lands 1 oregon 2 afterwards - again AJ is saved by the timepiece arsenic the penning looks 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.
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