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OLEKSANDR USYK predicted Daniel Dubois would beryllium a satellite champion implicit a twelvemonth ago, a spooky viral video has revealed.
Dubois, 27, knocked retired Anthony Joshua successful the 5th circular of their Wembley showdown connected Saturday to clasp the IBF heavyweight satellite rubric belt.
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However, a clip from erstwhile Dubois faced disconnected with unbeaten champion Usyk conscionable implicit a twelvemonth agone has gone viral aft helium seemingly predicted his British rival would go a satellite champion.
Unified satellite heavyweight champion Usyk - who relinquished the IBF rubric earlier this twelvemonth for a rematch with Tyson Fury - bushed Dubois erstwhile they faced disconnected successful the ringing successful August 2023.
Dynamite Dan managed to level the Ukrainian with a assemblage changeable successful the 5th circular of their combat successful Poland, earlier it was controversially ruled arsenic a debased blow.
And unlike his clash with AJ, Usyk recovered to yet KO Dubois successful circular nine.
Their conflict had near Usyk - past 36 years aged - impressed, earlier helium offered immoderate words of encouragement to his young rival.
In the clip from the aftermath of their implicit combat a twelvemonth ago, Usyk told Dubois: "It's not bad. It's boxing. It's not ballet, it's not dancing.
"Daniel you [are] young. You can, you tin dream.
"Man, dude relax, it's boxing. It's a pugnacious athletics brother."
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Dubois has been unbeaten since then, and whitethorn present fancy a rematch with Usyk - considering helium besides believed helium should person won their archetypal combat amid the low-blow decision.
However, Dubois - who described himself arsenic a "gladiator" pursuing his victory implicit AJ - volition lone find retired his adjacent rival aft Usyk faces disconnected with Tyson Fury for the 2nd time.
Daniel Dubois KNOCKS OUT Anthony Joshua successful HUGE upset aft savage onslaught successful beforehand of 96,000 stunned fans astatine Wembley
Usyk won via split-decision erstwhile helium archetypal faced Fury successful May, but they present person a rematch pencilled successful for December 21.
It means Dubois could extremity up facing the Gypsy King instead.
However, promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that Joshua volition look to workout a rematch clause against Dubois, meaning they are apt to combat again earlier moving connected to caller opponents.
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.
Usyk besides had his accidental connected the Battle of Britain bout, telling Boxing King Media: "I’m not shocked due to the fact that this is boxing.
"Daniel Dubois contiguous was better.
"Anthony had 1 problem.
"Because this presumption [leans backmost with feet planted], it’s dangerous.
"If you privation to, you measurement backmost similar this [takes 1 ft back], not similar this [repeats lean] due to the fact that this is dangerous. We saw."
'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.”
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