Usyk vs Dubois LIVE: Results after controversial low blow and knockout
Re-live updates after Usyk retained the unified heavyweight titles against the Briton in Poland
Oleksandr Usyk retained the unified heavyweight titles against Daniel Dubois on Saturday, in a hugely controversial fight in Poland.
Usyk dropped Dubois at the end of the eighth round and did the same in the ninth, with referee Luis Pabon waving off the bout after the second knockdown. However, many viewers felt that Dubois was denied a genuine knockout win in the fifth round. Ukrainian Usyk crumpled to the mat after a right hook to the body by Dubois, with the punch appearing to land right on the belt line. But Pabon ruled it an illegal shot, suggesting it was a low blow.
Rules dictate that a fighter is allowed five minutes to recover from such a punch, and Usyk, 36, used four of them before resuming the main event in Wroclaw’s Tarczynski Arena. Usyk even told Pabon that he was ready to continue, but the referee urged the southpaw to take more time.
In the following rounds, Usyk turned the screw, fighting well behind his jab and increasingly crafting combinations that troubled Dubois, 25. The Briton then hit the mat after a flurry of straight shots from Usyk at the end of the eighth round, before going down again due to a jab in the ninth. Although Dubois made it back to his feet, Pabon waved off the fight.
Re-live updates from Usyk vs Dubois and all undercard fights, below.
Usyk vs Dubois LIVE: Undercard in full
Full card (subject to late changes):
Oleksandr Usyk (C) vs Daniel Dubois (WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles)
Denys Berinchyk vs Anthony Yigit (lightweight)
Dmytro Mytrofanov vs Hamzah Sheeraz (middleweight)
Daniel Lapin vs Aro Schwartz (light-heavyweight)
Fiodor Czerkaszyn vs Anauel Ngamissengue (middleweight)
Rafal Wolczecki vs Roberto Arriaza (middleweight)
Vasile Cebotari vs Joel Julio (welterweight)
Nursultan Amanzholov vs Lazizbek Mullojonov (heavyweight)
Oleksandr Solomennikov vs Piotr Gudel (featherweight)
Aadam Hamed vs TBA (super-welterweight)
Ziyad Almaayouf vs Janos Penzes (super-lightweight)
Bryce Mills vs Damian Tymosz (super-lightweight)
Yaroslav Khartsyz vs Konrad Czajkowski (lightweight)
Who is fighting on Usyk vs Dubois undercard tonight?
All you need to know as the Ukrainian defends the unified heavyweight titles in Poland
Usyk vs Dubois LIVE: How to watch
In the UK, the fight and undercard will air live on TNT Sports pay-per-view (formerly BT Sport). The event will cost £19.95 and is not exclusive to TNT subscribers. It will also stream live on the broadcaster’s website and app.
No US broadcaster has been confirmed at the time of writing.
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How to watch Usyk vs Dubois online and on TV tonight
All you need to know as the Ukrainian defends the unified heavyweight titles in Poland
Usyk vs Dubois LIVE: Start time
Usyk vs Dubois is set to take place at the Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw, Poland, tonight.
The undercard just got going at 6pm BST (10am PT, 12pm CT, 1pm ET), with ring walks for the main event likely to follow at 11pm BST (3pm PT, 5pm CT, 6pm ET).
Indy Sport’s coverage will begin in full at 7pm BST.
What time does Usyk vs Dubois start tonight?
All you need to know as the Ukrainian defends the unified heavyweight titles in Poland
Usyk vs Dubois LIVE
Oleksandr Usyk defends the unified heavyweight titles against Daniel Dubois tonight, as the pair square off in Poland.
Thousands of Ukrainian fans are expected to be present in Wroclaw, where Usyk looks to stay unbeaten and hang on to the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts. Usyk, 36, took the titles from Anthony Joshua in 2021 before outpointing the Briton again last August to retain the gold.
The southpaw faces another British heavyweight tonight, as 25-year-old Dubois looks to upset the odds in his toughest test yet. The heavy-handed challenger, fittingly nicknamed “Dynamite”, has achieved 18 of his 19 wins via knockout, and his sole defeat came at the hands of Joe Joyce three years ago.
Can Usyk move a step closer to a much-anticipated clash with Tyson Fury – a fight to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion in over two decades? Or will he fall at the hands of underdog Dubois?
We’ll soon find out...
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