FANS were left gobsmacked after catching a new angle of Oleksandr Usyk’s brutal knockout of Daniel Dubois in their heavyweight world title rematch.
Ukraine‘s three-time undisputed king floored British star Dubois with a devastating left hook in the fifth round at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.
Oleksandr Usyk floored Daniel Dubois with a devastating left hook
PAUsyk, 38, put Dubois, 27, down twice in the fifth[/caption]
EPAThe Brit couldn’t beat the second count of the round[/caption]
And Usyk’s trusty left hand that finished Dubois was caught close-up on an epic ringside video.
Incredible new footage from DAZN‘s social media account show a raw clip of Dubois’ final fall – seconds after he initially beat an eight count.
As the pay-per-view cameras were set up inside the ring, fans have been treated to a fresh worm’s-eye view perceptive from underneath the last blow.
Dubois had Wembley on their feet when the crowd thought he had Usyk cornered, before the tricky Ukrainian side stepped his way out of it.
And before anybody knew about it, the relentless 38-year-old, who remains undefeated in 24 fights, clipped Dubois with a crisp right hand to the temple for the first knockdown.
Brave Dubois rose from the canvas and began throwing punches to settle himself in front of 90,000 raucous fans in North London.
But seconds later Usyk picked him off, lining up a powerful high left hook to Dubois chin, which toppled the 27-year-old bigger man over on his back.
The Londoner was stunned as he laid spread out on the canvas, propped on one elbow before his corner threw in the towel as the referee reached the count of nine.
PAUsyk dropped to his knees after being crowned undisputed heavyweight world champion for the second time[/caption]
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And fans were stunned by the new angle, with one writing: “Usyk made him bow.”
While another said: “Love the close-up footage.”
A third added: “No one on the planet can live with this guy.”
Usyk vs Dubois round by round as brutal knockout cements Ukrainian’s place in history
OLEKSANDR USYK cemented his name in the list of all-time boxing greats as he became a three-time undisputed champion with a fifth round knockout win over Daniel Dubois.
Usyk dropped Dubois multiple times as he put any doubts about his first win over the Brit to bed by cementing the repeat and avoiding the revenge.
Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg gives his round-by-round verdict…
ROUND ONE
Usyk looks light on his toes, swaying side to side, Dubois plants his feet and walks forward.
Stiff jab from Usyk appears to almost wake Dubois up and the Brit responds with a one-two.
Usyk searches to the body with a left, blocks a right hand from Dubois and ends the round with a menacing combo.
Usyk 10 Dubois 9
ROUND TWO
Dubois lunges in with a right hand, Usyk expertly takes half a step back and responds with a counter left.
Another right misses from Dubois and he takes a left cross which has him on shaky legs.
Already Usyk is finding his rhythm, making Dubois miss and certainty making him pay.
Usyk 10 Dubois 9 (Usyk 20 Dubois 18)
ROUND THREE
Usyk staggers back after a right hand from Dubois – maybe more off balance than hurt.
Dubois charges forward with a left hook, right hand but Usyk covers up well.
Huge left hook lands on the button from Usyk, sweat sprays off Dubois face.
Usyk 10 Dubois 9 (Usyk 30 Dubois 27)
ROUND FOUR
Right uppercut lands on Usyk’s belt-line in a genuine case of dejavu from low-blow gate in their first fight.
Dubois traps Usyk in the corner, lands a right but the Ukrainian legend slips off before any troubling damage can be done.
Left hand lands for Usyk but Dubois grabs on and closes the distance, smart defence to cap off his best round so far.
Usyk 9 Dubois 10 (Usyk 39 Dubois 37)
ROUND FIVE
Right hook followed by a left hand lands for Usyk has Dubois teetering backwards.
Dubois comes forward, charging at Usyk and the two trade off in the corner but DOWN GOES DUBOIS after a counter right hook.
He makes it to his feet but is dropped with another left hook and the fight is over! Dubois fails to beat the count and Usyk is once again undisputed heavyweight world champion.
Usyk wins by KO
Usyk, who crumbled to his knees after making more history, later had the press conference in stitches when he revealed his unique nickname for the kind of left hook he used.
The heavyweight champion, who holds all the belts again, actually calls that punch ‘IVAN’ because it reminds him of tough, big men living in villages at his home country.
Undisputed first at cruiserweight, Usyk, became the first undisputed heavyweight champion in a quarter of a century, and the first of the four belt era, when he beat Tyson Fury last year.
He never lost the IBF championship in the ring, but couldn’t make a mandatory defence of that title when he went into an immediate rematch with Fury.
That saw Usyk vacate the IBF belt ahead of his second points victory over Fury and Dubois, previously the Interim titlist, elevated to full champion.
A third career defeat leaves Dubois in a difficult position and requiring another rebuild.
The Brit has not beaten a champion to claim a world title – he won the interim IBF belt and was subsequently elevated to full world champion before making one defence against Joshua.
WBO interim heavyweight champion Joseph Parker was also keeping a close eye on proceedings as he seeks a date with the champion next.
‘You just run out of things to say’ – Usyk is a modern day great and one of the best boxers we have ever seen
OLEKSANDR USYK is a modern day great and one of the best boxers we have ever seen.
The Ukrainian battered a gallant but completely outclassed Daniel Dubois in their Wembley rematch to become a three-time undisputed champion.
Two of those came at heavyweight after he had already cleaned up the cruiserweight division.
You just run out of things to say about Usyk.
Everything that he does just impresses you more and more and more.
Read the full comment piece on the Ukrainian’s stunning KO victory.
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