Oleksandr Usyk def. Daniel Dubois in rematch
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OLEKSANDR USYK put Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury on alert by calling them out to unappealing trilogy fights. Usyk first became unified heavyweight champion with victory over Joshua at Tottenham in
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The Ukrainian is now an undefeated, three-time undisputed world champion after he brutally knocked out Dubois in their rematch at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night. Usyk had shown his class during a one-sided contest in Krakow in 2023, where Dubois was adjudged to have landed an illegal low blow in the fifth round.
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In their back-and-forth contest, it took a superlative ninth-round performance from Usyk to get the edge on Fury, with his knockdown of the Briton crucial to a split-decision win.
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