Daniel Dubois interrupts Oleksandr Usyk celebration to demand ‘revenge’
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Dubois was knocked out by Usyk in a controversial fight in August 2023 but stormed the ring after the Ukrainian’s victory over Tyson Fury to demand a rematch. Daniel Dubois stormed the ring to interrupt Oleksandr Usyk’s celebrations after his latest win over Tyson Fury and demanded “revenge” in the form a unification bout with the Ukrainian.
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Usyk retained his WBC, WBA and WBO heavyweight world championship belts by finishing 116-112 ahead on all three judges’ scorecards in Riyadh to claim a unanimous decision victory over an angry Fury – who abruptly left the ring and called the decision an “early Christmas gift” from the judges to Usyk.
As the Ukrainian superstar celebrated his hard-fought triumph, IBF champion Dubois decided that was the moment to climb into the ring and confront the champion, demanding a rematch with him. Dubois was knocked out in the ninth round by Usyk in August 2023 but has rebuilt impressively since then, culminating in his explosive knockout victory over Anthony Joshua in September to retain the IBF world title he was given when Usyk surrendered it over the summer.
In their first fight, Dubois claimed he was cheated out of victory after flooring the Ukrainian with a body shot in the fifth round, which the referee ruled a low blow and gave him additional time to recover from. So the 27-year-old Brit has decided he now wants vengeance for that perceived injustice.
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