BEHIND THE STITCH: ALANI
June 21, 2024
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The heavyweight clash between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday night was set for 12 rounds, but it ended in the fifth.
Dubois successfully defended his IBF heavyweight title, delivering a knockout punch to Joshua’s chin. Before the decisive blow, Dubois had already knocked Joshua down four times.
Dubois knocked down Joshua four times and finished him off in the fifth round with a right to the chin.
“I had a sharp opponent and a fast opponent,” Joshua told DAZN when asked what went wrong. “And secondly, a lot of mistakes from my end.”
As for Dubois, “I’m a gladiator,” he told DAZN when asked about getting hurt by Joshua just before he delivered the knockout blow. “I’m just a warrior to the end, to the bitter end.”
Dubois will now get a shot against the winner of the Dec. 21 fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury.
