The Usyk – Dubois “KO” – Legitimate Controversy Or Just Bellyache?
Coming at a time when the sport of boxing, the heavyweight division in particular, needs it less than ever, is the latest slice of controversy.
Coming at a time when the sport of boxing, the heavyweight division in particular, needs it less than ever, is the latest slice of controversy.
The boxing world was treated to a great fight between Alexander Usyk and Daniel Dubois yeserday, concluding in a nine-round stoppage win for Usyk.
Usyk promoter Alex Krassyuk pulls no punches when discussing the illegal blow topic after the Usyk Dubois fight in Poland yesterday.
Frank Warren didn’t mince words when it came to discussing the controversial low blow issue in the Dubois Usyk fight. Speaking to Pro Boxing Fans, Warren elaborated:
“What happens at the Rules meeting?
Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) retained his IBF, WBA & WBC heavyweight titles with a brilliant ninth round knockout over Daniel Dubois (19-2, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at Tarczyński Arena in Wroclaw, Poland.
Daniel Dubois’ promoter Frank Warren, says his fighter ‘Dynamite’ will discover his ‘destiny” when he takes on IBF, WBA & WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) tonight and proves people wrong by defeating the champ at the Tarczyński Arena Wrocław in Wroclaw, Poland.
TONIGHT at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT LIVE & Exclusively on ESPN+: Challenger Daniel Dubois may need a miracle for him to unseat IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk tonight because his recent performances in the last three years suggest that he’s up the creek without a paddle.
Oleksandr Usyk is expected to call out Tyson Fury if the unified three-belt heavyweight champion is victorious this Saturday night against challenger Daniel Dubois at the Tarczyński Arena Wrocław in Wroclaw, Poland.
The official weights are in for tomorrow night’s heavyweight battle between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois. The two men weighed-in a short time ago and some people were a little surprised by the somewhat lighter poundage Dubois tipped-in at, this being 233.2 pounds, the lightest Dubois has weighed for a bout in five years.
Former boxing champion Carl Froch recently shared his insights on his video blog “Froch on Fighting”, offering a detailed analysis of what’s to come in the Usyk – Dubois fight.