- New footage has emerged of Daniel Dubois low blow against Oleksandr Usyk
- Dubois had knocked Usyk down – but was deemed ‘below the belt’ by the referee
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A new angle of the moment where British heavyweight Daniel Dubois dropped Oleksandr Usyk with a low blow has been released.
The video, which was uploaded by Frank Warren‘s Queensbury Promotions, shows over six minutes of ringside footage during the fifth round of their heavyweight showdown in Poland.
Dubois had knocked the Ukrainian to the floor in the fifth with a controversial blow to the body.
The heavyweight champion was given a time-out to recover with referee Luis Pabon deciding that Dubois’ strike had been ‘below the belt’.
Usyk was left shaking on the floor and was given nearly four minutes to recover – before he eventually got back up and continued with the fight.
New footage has emerged of Daniel Dubois dropping Oleksandr Usyk in the fifth round
Usyk was given a time-out to recover with the referee deciding that Dubois’ strike had been ‘below the belt
Usyk would go on to stop Dubois in the ninth with a straight right hand – leading the Brit to being counted out on one knee – to retain his world heavyweight titles.
Dubois claimed he was ‘cheated out of victory’ in his heavyweight world title fight with Usyk back in August.
The 26-year-old told TNT: ‘I didn’t think that was a low blow, I thought it landed and that I’ve been cheated out of victory. I’ve been cheated out of it tonight. I’ll come again.’
Promoter Frank Warren was in full agreement with Dubois, suggesting he would be launching an appeal against the referee’s decision.
He would go on to lose his appeal for his loss against Usyk to be overturned.
Explaining the decision, WBA Championship Committee chairman Carlos Chavez stated: ‘After careful review of the appeal, the reply, all documents, and evidence presented by both the appellant and respondent, the report of the supervisor, and the report of the International Officials Committee, the Championships Committee has determined that the appellant has not met his burden of proof in having the Committee set aside the result of the Usyk-Dubois bout.
‘Therefore, the bout decision will not be set aside.’
The ruling is a bitter blow for Dubois who will now need to fight his way back into title contention after suffering the second loss of his professional career.
Oleksandr Usyk would go on to stop the 26-year-old in the ninth round to retain his titles
Dubois claimed he was ‘cheated out of victory’ – but would later lose his appeal for the bout to be overturned
Dubois is scheduled to fight Jarrell Miller at Saudi Arabia’s Day of Reckoning card on Saturday, December 23.
The mouthwatering card will see the likes of Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder compete on the same card – but not against each other.
