The writing was on the wall the minute [Usyk] landed the first strong jab in the first round,” Bellew said. “Daniel Dubois is a brilliant fighter on the front foot...when t

Dubois was the beneficiary of this move by the IBF, picking up the interim title with a June 2024 stoppage of Filip Hrgovic and then being elevated to full champion after Usyk was stripped. Dubois then defended his title with a spectacular knockout of Anthony Joshua in Wembley Stadium.

Carl Froch believes that Daniel Dubois submitted himself to a loss after going down from an Oleksandr Usyk right hook in the fifth round of their undisputed fight at Wembley . The former super middleweight champion said he was ‘disappointed’ in Dubois for going down to a shot that looked as though it should not have put him on the canvas.