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ANTHONY JOSHUA’S coach has revealed the two-time world champ’s final words before his knockout defeat to Daniel Dubois.AJ was beaten by Dubois with a fifth round knockout in front of a record-breaking Wembley crowd.Anthony Joshua’s final words before his defeat to Daniel Dubois have been revealedCredit: GettyBen Davison revealed AJ said, ‘These are the moments we live for’ just before his KOCredit: ReutersDavison said he and his team would take the blame for AJ’s defeatCredit: PADubois, 27, retained his IBF heavyweight title after decking Joshua three times in the opening four rounds before he dealt the decisive blow.But Joshua’s coach, Ben Davison, has now revealed the Brit’s final words before he was undone by Dynamite Dan.Speaking to reporters following the fight, he said: “I was asking for something from him.”And he let me know he was okay and was actually talking in there.READ MORE IN BOXING”And then he came back before the last round and said ‘this is the moments we live for’.”He also spoke about ‘rolling the dice’ and that is exactly what he did in that round.”People talk about when they are having an off night and it was an off night for AJ.”But I’d like to say, me and my team have received a hell of lot of credit for good performances he’s had, so it’s important we take responsibility for the bad performance as well.”Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSJoshua, 34, rubbished any idea he could retire following the defeat, while Eddie Hearn also revealed they were likely to exercise the rematch clause in the contract.Asked what went wrong, Joshua simply said: “The opponent.”Watch spooky moment Dubois’ comeback was predicted by Usyk 12 months ago after the Brit floored unified world champHe added: “Credit to him and his team, we rolled the dice at success and we came up short.“You know I’m p****d, you know I’m ready to kick off in the ring. But I’m going to keep my cool and keep very professional and give the respect to my opponent.”Round by round: How Dubois demolished JoshuaANTHONY JOSHUA bravely picked himself up from the floor against Daniel Dubois – until he could no more.AJ was floored four times in five rounds by Dubois before a thudding counter right closed the show in dramatic fashion.Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg takes you round-by-round from the Wembley war.ROUND 1Dubois comes out sharp with the jab as Joshua bounces around struggling to deal with the piston-like left.Huge right hand from Dubois has AJ staggering backwards with his hands far too low from the opening bell.Joshua made to pay for the mistake as he circles out with his hands down and gets dropped by an overhand right.ROUND 2Joshua – saved only by the bell after being floored – struggles to get going as he takes shots to the face.AJ is tottering and teetering around the ring with his guard again dangerously low and inviting pressure on.Joshua is attempting to get back into the bout but his jab looks far too lazy – he doesn’t look to have recovered from the knockdown.ROUND 3AJ comes out with more intent but swings wildly with a right and connects with only thin air.Dubois pours on the pressure and hammers Joshua into the corner scoring another knockdown.The bell sounds but Dubois lands one or two afterwards – again AJ is saved by the clock as the writing looks on the wall.ROUND 4Disaster strikes again with Joshua floored once more – losing his balance as he touches the canvas.The referee gives AJ another fighting chance and Dubois lands a low blow – giving the challenger some valuable respite.Dubois slows down as four rounds come to a close with Joshua showing sensational resilience to hang in there.ROUND 5Joshua lands a huge right hand and Dubois legs buckle – an astonishing turnaround looks to be on the cards.AJ pins Dubois onto the ropes and attempts one of his signature uppercuts but the countering right hand gets there first.Joshua is caught flush on the chin, dropped once more and this time out for good. Dubois scores a stunning KO win.World champion Oleksandr Usyk – who appeared to predict Dubois’ ascendancy to a year ago – said he was “not surprised” of the result, and revealed what he felt was the key difference between the fighters.He said: “I’m not shocked because this is boxing. Daniel Dubois today was better. “Anthony had one problem. Because this position [leans back with feet planted], it’s dangerous.”If you want to, you step back like this [takes one foot back], not like this [repeats lean] because this is dangerous. We saw.”‘Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fightDANIEL DUBOIS annihilated Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downes Jr.Joshua was floored FOUR times as Dubois landed an astonishing fifth-round knockout in front of a record 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers to retain his IBF belt.AJ, 34, never recovered after being downed in the first round of last night’s Battle of Britain showdown as a huge Dubois right-hand haymaker caught him flush on the chin.Here’s what they said after the fight:DANIEL DUBOIS“Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator, a warrior to the bitter end. This is the biggest win of my career. I couldn’t let this opportunity go and now I want to go to the top level of this game.“I’ve been on a roller-coaster ride and this is my time. I’m not gonna stop until I reach my full potential.”ANTHONY JOSHUA“As p***ed off as I am, it is what it is.“I had a sharp, fast opponent and there were a lot of mistakes from me. Credit to my opponent and his team.“We rolled the dice and came up short. You know I’m p***ed but I’m going to keep cool and give respect to my opponent.”FRANK WARREN (DUBOIS’ PROMOTER)“It was a phenomenal fight, like  Hagler v Hearns.“A brilliant fight and everybody has seen a champion’s performance tonight.“Daniel has shown his courage, his skills.“AJ caught him with a shot towards the end and I was worried, but what a fabulous, fantastic fight.”EDDIE HEARN (AJ’S PROMOTER)“AJ shipped a huge right hand  in the first round and  was fighting on heart.“He hurt Daniel at the end of the fourth and then again in the fifth, but got greedy and walked on to a right hand and that’s all she wrote.“I’m sure Anthony will exercise the rematch clause.” More

EAGLE-EYED fans have spotted the moment Daniel Dubois hit Anthony Joshua AFTER the bell rang at the end of the third round.In boxing, fighters are not allowed to throw punches after the bell has sounded.Fans spot moment Daniel Dubois hit Anthony Joshua after the bell rang in the third roundThe late blow came in a fight in which Joshua was brutally knocked out by Dubois in the fifth round.Dubois, 27, started the fight with venom as Joshua was saved by the bell in the first and third rounds after dropping to the canvas on both occasions.But some controversy has arisen from a moment at the end of the third, after Joshua’s legs buckled him onto the ropes near his own corner.Dubois began laying into the former two-time heavyweight champ, catching him with an uppercut and sinking him into the bottom rope before the bell rung.READ MORE BOXING NEWSJoshua was taking the bangs, before Dubois – in full rhythm- unleashed a final punch AFTER the bell, as ref Marcus McDonnell pulled him away. The incident left some fans fuming, as one wrote: “That was a cheap shot from Dubois.”A second said: “What is the referee doing?! AJ’s gloves touch the canvas, Dubois lands a shot after the bell.😡”Another added: “AJ’s on the floor and Dubois is throwing punches after the bell. JOKE!”Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSOne more wrote: “Dubois didn’t notice the bell was rung. He was ready to keep going.”IBF rules state there must be a “clear discernible time lapse from the time of the bell and the throwing of the punch” for boxers to be disqualified.Joshua vs Dubois fans baffled as Conor McGregor turns up at Wembley with bizarre prop to watch fight ringsideDubois likely didn’t hear the bell in front of 96,000 screaming fans, as the Greenwich boxer did immediately retreat on the second ring.If Dubois had waited a while before punching Joshua after the bell, he could have been disqualified, but it was close enough for the ref and commentators to practically ignore it.After the fight, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn took the chance to shed light on another rule bending moment.Hearn said: “Listen when Dubois hit him in the nuts in the third or fourth round, I’m screaming at AJ to take the full five minutes. “That’s actually a bit of inexperience. At that point when he couldn’t stand up after he’s been hit full blown in the conkers. “All he’s gotta do to the ref is ask. But that’s not AJ, he went ‘No, no I’m fine’ and I’m thinking what are you doing?”He came to fight. He gave everything. It was a hell of a fight.”‘Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fightDANIEL DUBOIS annihilated Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downes Jr.Joshua was floored FOUR times as Dubois landed an astonishing fifth-round knockout in front of a record 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers to retain his IBF belt.AJ, 34, never recovered after being downed in the first round of last night’s Battle of Britain showdown as a huge Dubois right-hand haymaker caught him flush on the chin.Here’s what they said after the fight:DANIEL DUBOIS“Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator, a warrior to the bitter end. This is the biggest win of my career. I couldn’t let this opportunity go and now I want to go to the top level of this game.“I’ve been on a roller-coaster ride and this is my time. I’m not gonna stop until I reach my full potential.”ANTHONY JOSHUA“As p***ed off as I am, it is what it is.“I had a sharp, fast opponent and there were a lot of mistakes from me. Credit to my opponent and his team.“We rolled the dice and came up short. You know I’m p***ed but I’m going to keep cool and give respect to my opponent.”FRANK WARREN (DUBOIS’ PROMOTER)“It was a phenomenal fight, like  Hagler v Hearns.“A brilliant fight and everybody has seen a champion’s performance tonight.“Daniel has shown his courage, his skills.“AJ caught him with a shot towards the end and I was worried, but what a fabulous, fantastic fight.”EDDIE HEARN (AJ’S PROMOTER)“AJ shipped a huge right hand  in the first round and  was fighting on heart.“He hurt Daniel at the end of the fourth and then again in the fifth, but got greedy and walked on to a right hand and that’s all she wrote.“I’m sure Anthony will exercise the rematch clause.”In the fourth round, ref McDonnell did pull Dubois up for what looked like a low blow and gave Joshua a few seconds to recover.What proceeded was one more thrilling round in which Dubois finished AJ off with a brutal knockout in the fifth.READ MORE SUN STORIESBefore that Hearn added: “The start was disastrous, but AJ did not give up. He went out on his shield. “He couldn’t have boxed must worse tonight. But Dubois was brilliant and we knew that he’d start well.”Round by round: How Dubois demolished JoshuaANTHONY JOSHUA bravely picked himself up from the floor against Daniel Dubois – until he could no more.AJ was floored four times in five rounds by Dubois before a thudding counter right closed the show in dramatic fashion.Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg takes you round-by-round from the Wembley war.ROUND 1Dubois comes out sharp with the jab as Joshua bounces around struggling to deal with the piston-like left.Huge right hand from Dubois has AJ staggering backwards with his hands far too low from the opening bell.Joshua made to pay for the mistake as he circles out with his hands down and gets dropped by an overhand right.ROUND 2Joshua – saved only by the bell after being floored – struggles to get going as he takes shots to the face.AJ is tottering and teetering around the ring with his guard again dangerously low and inviting pressure on.Joshua is attempting to get back into the bout but his jab looks far too lazy – he doesn’t look to have recovered from the knockdown.ROUND 3AJ comes out with more intent but swings wildly with a right and connects with only thin air.Dubois pours on the pressure and hammers Joshua into the corner scoring another knockdown.The bell sounds but Dubois lands one or two afterwards – again AJ is saved by the clock as the writing looks on the wall.ROUND 4Disaster strikes again with Joshua floored once more – losing his balance as he touches the canvas.The referee gives AJ another fighting chance and Dubois lands a low blow – giving the challenger some valuable respite.Dubois slows down as four rounds come to a close with Joshua showing sensational resilience to hang in there.ROUND 5Joshua lands a huge right hand and Dubois legs buckle – an astonishing turnaround looks to be on the cards.AJ pins Dubois onto the ropes and attempts one of his signature uppercuts but the countering right hand gets there first.Joshua is caught flush on the chin, dropped once more and this time out for good. Dubois scores a stunning KO win. More

DANIEL DUBOIS is on cloud nine after beating Anthony Joshua – but he had to weather some storms on his way to the top.Five rounds of devastation from Dubois saw Joshua KO’d in the fifth round as ‘Dynamite’ defended his IBF world title for the first time.Daniel Dubois is on top of the world after knocking out Anthony JoshuaCredit: GettyHe floored AJ four times and landed a killer blow in the fifth roundCredit: GettyIt has been a tough journey for Dubois with losses to Usyk and Joyce along the wayCredit: GettyDubois was called a ‘quitter’ after his loss to JoyceCredit: The SunHe floored AJ four times in a display that marks him out as one of the best heavyweights in the world.It has been an arduous journey to the top for Dubois, who started boxing at seven-years-old and was made to train by his father two years before that.A prodigious amateur, Dubois was invited to train in the GB Boxing programme at 16-years-old, but rejected an opportunity to fight at the Olympics in favour of turning pro.He made a good start to his professional career as he won his first 15 fights and several titles along the way, including the British Heavyweight belt against Nathan Gorman in 2019.READ MORE IN BOXINGA year later his came up against the first big test of his career in Joe Joyce, in front of an almost empty arena due to Covid restrictions.Dubois fought well but succumbed to defeat after Joyce’s devastating jab left him with a fractured eye socket.The swelling meant Dubois could not see out of his left eye and he was counted out after taking a knee in round ten.He was ahead on two of the three judges’ cards when the fight was stopped, leading some to accuse Dubois of being a “quitter”.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSRound by round: How Dubois demolished JoshuaANTHONY JOSHUA bravely picked himself up from the floor against Daniel Dubois – until he could no more.AJ was floored four times in five rounds by Dubois before a thudding counter right closed the show in dramatic fashion.Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg takes you round-by-round from the Wembley war.ROUND 1Dubois comes out sharp with the jab as Joshua bounces around struggling to deal with the piston-like left.Huge right hand from Dubois has AJ staggering backwards with his hands far too low from the opening bell.Joshua made to pay for the mistake as he circles out with his hands down and gets dropped by an overhand right.ROUND 2Joshua – saved only by the bell after being floored – struggles to get going as he takes shots to the face.AJ is tottering and teetering around the ring with his guard again dangerously low and inviting pressure on.Joshua is attempting to get back into the bout but his jab looks far too lazy – he doesn’t look to have recovered from the knockdown.ROUND 3AJ comes out with more intent but swings wildly with a right and connects with only thin air.Dubois pours on the pressure and hammers Joshua into the corner scoring another knockdown.The bell sounds but Dubois lands one or two afterwards – again AJ is saved by the clock as the writing looks on the wall.ROUND 4Disaster strikes again with Joshua floored once more – losing his balance as he touches the canvas.The referee gives AJ another fighting chance and Dubois lands a low blow – giving the challenger some valuable respite.Dubois slows down as four rounds come to a close with Joshua showing sensational resilience to hang in there.ROUND 5Joshua lands a huge right hand and Dubois legs buckle – an astonishing turnaround looks to be on the cards.AJ pins Dubois onto the ropes and attempts one of his signature uppercuts but the countering right hand gets there first.Joshua is caught flush on the chin, dropped once more and this time out for good. Dubois scores a stunning KO win.Carl Frampton and David Haye were amongst the critics, with the latter saying he was “very unhappy with the way that he took a knee”.While Frampton said: “I think that we all like Dubois, he’s a likeable guy.Watch spooky moment Dubois’ comeback was predicted by Usyk 12 months ago after the Brit floored unified world champ’Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fightDANIEL DUBOIS annihilated Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downes Jr.Joshua was floored FOUR times as Dubois landed an astonishing fifth-round knockout in front of a record 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers to retain his IBF belt.AJ, 34, never recovered after being downed in the first round of last night’s Battle of Britain showdown as a huge Dubois right-hand haymaker caught him flush on the chin.Here’s what they said after the fight:DANIEL DUBOIS“Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator, a warrior to the bitter end. This is the biggest win of my career. I couldn’t let this opportunity go and now I want to go to the top level of this game.“I’ve been on a roller-coaster ride and this is my time. I’m not gonna stop until I reach my full potential.”ANTHONY JOSHUA“As p***ed off as I am, it is what it is.“I had a sharp, fast opponent and there were a lot of mistakes from me. Credit to my opponent and his team.“We rolled the dice and came up short. You know I’m p***ed but I’m going to keep cool and give respect to my opponent.”FRANK WARREN (DUBOIS’ PROMOTER)“It was a phenomenal fight, like  Hagler v Hearns.“A brilliant fight and everybody has seen a champion’s performance tonight.“Daniel has shown his courage, his skills.“AJ caught him with a shot towards the end and I was worried, but what a fabulous, fantastic fight.”EDDIE HEARN (AJ’S PROMOTER)“AJ shipped a huge right hand  in the first round and  was fighting on heart.“He hurt Daniel at the end of the fourth and then again in the fifth, but got greedy and walked on to a right hand and that’s all she wrote.“I’m sure Anthony will exercise the rematch clause.””But if it’s someone we didn’t like we’d say he’s a quitter. And I think he quit there.”I have to be brutally honest, let’s call a spade a spade, he took a knee from a shot in the eye.”His eye was a mess, his eye was closed but I get dragged out of the ring. I wouldn’t take a knee and get pulled out.”Dubois responded to the setback by winning his next four bouts to set up a fight with world champion Oleksandr Usyk, who had twice defeated Joshua.Again the Londoner fought well and thought he had scored a knockdown, but the referee judged his punch to be below the belt before Usyk showed his class and secured a knock-out win in the ninth round.Dubois was downbeat after the loss but Usyk assured him of his potential and told him not to give up hope of becoming world champion.The Ukrainian said to him in the ring: “It’s not bad. It’s boxing. It’s not ballet, it’s not dancing.”Daniel, you’re young. You can. You can dream. Man, relax it’s boxing. It’s a tough sport brother.”Again Dubois took heart from a defeat and bounced back with impressive wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic, leading him to take over the vacant IBF world title belt and secure a showdown with Joshua.READ MORE SUN STORIESStill the underdog, he came out with a point to prove and rocked Joshua with a massive right hand in the opening round.He dominated from that point on and landed more punches than AJ in each round, before landing the killer blow in the fifth to cement his place on top of the world.Usyk told Dubois to dream of becoming world champion after their duel More

FANS were left gobsmacked after catching a new angle of Daniel Dubois’ brutal punch that KO’d Anthony Joshua in the fifth round.Dubois dropped his British rival FOUR times at Wembley on Saturday night, culminating in him finishing off Joshua to defend his IBF heavyweight title.A new reverse angle of Dubois’ KO of Joshua was caught on ringside videoUnseen footage showed the punch from behind DuboisThe referee could be seen waving off the fight after AJ failed to get to his feetDubois’ deadly right hand that rendered Joshua unconscious was caught on an epic ringside video.Incredible new footage from Wembley Stadium’s Instagram account showed a raw clip of Joshua’s final fall.The pay-per-view cameras are set up inside the ring, so many fans at home only saw the final moment from Joshua’s right hand side – but this new footage gives a different view.The Watford boxer tasted the canvas in every round bar the second, unable to cope with a relentless Dubois.READ MORE BOXING NEWSFor a moment Joshua began to roar back at Dubois in the fifth round, leaving commentators believing he could somehow turn the tables on the one-way traffic up until that point.But with Dubois retreating onto the ropes, and Joshua stepping to him, the 27-year-old unleashed a right down into the latter’s chin.Joshua then fell head first against the canvas as Dubois jogged over to the nearby corner with referee Marcus McDonnell starting his ten-count.Joshua couldn’t get up to his knees, after beating the count on three occasions across the previous rounds.Most read in BoxingRound by round: How Dubois demolished JoshuaANTHONY JOSHUA bravely picked himself up from the floor against Daniel Dubois – until he could no more.AJ was floored four times in five rounds by Dubois before a thudding counter right closed the show in dramatic fashion.Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg takes you round-by-round from the Wembley war.ROUND 1Dubois comes out sharp with the jab as Joshua bounces around struggling to deal with the piston-like left.Huge right hand from Dubois has AJ staggering backwards with his hands far too low from the opening bell.Joshua made to pay for the mistake as he circles out with his hands down and gets dropped by an overhand right.ROUND 2Joshua – saved only by the bell after being floored – struggles to get going as he takes shots to the face.AJ is tottering and teetering around the ring with his guard again dangerously low and inviting pressure on.Joshua is attempting to get back into the bout but his jab looks far too lazy – he doesn’t look to have recovered from the knockdown.ROUND 3AJ comes out with more intent but swings wildly with a right and connects with only thin air.Dubois pours on the pressure and hammers Joshua into the corner scoring another knockdown.The bell sounds but Dubois lands one or two afterwards – again AJ is saved by the clock as the writing looks on the wall.ROUND 4Disaster strikes again with Joshua floored once more – losing his balance as he touches the canvas.The referee gives AJ another fighting chance and Dubois lands a low blow – giving the challenger some valuable respite.Dubois slows down as four rounds come to a close with Joshua showing sensational resilience to hang in there.ROUND 5Joshua lands a huge right hand and Dubois legs buckle – an astonishing turnaround looks to be on the cards.AJ pins Dubois onto the ropes and attempts one of his signature uppercuts but the countering right hand gets there first.Joshua is caught flush on the chin, dropped once more and this time out for good. Dubois scores a stunning KO win.BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSAnd fans were quick to comment on the new angle posted online.One wrote: “You can really see AJ sink into the punch here.”AJ vs Fury fight unlikely after devastating Dubois masterclass at WembleyA second eagle-eyed user said: “You can see in the background that AJ’s coach Ben Davison was about to throw in the towel.”While another added: “AJ’s defence gets worse and worse in every fight.”The 34-year-old has now lost four times from his 32-fight professional career.He suffered his first KO defeat since being blasted out by Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019.This was his first fight defeat since losing twice to Oleksandr Usyk.Some of boxing’s biggest stars were in attendance as Tyson Fury and Usyk sat near each other ahead of their December rematch.Roberto Duran and Terence Crawford took ringside seats, while golfer Rory McIlroy and MMA star Conor McGregor were seen enjoying the show.READ MORE SUN STORIESFollowing the brutal loss, Joshua was adamant that he’ll fight on, stating that he’ll “always be a fighter”.His promoter Eddie Hearn added: “I’m sure he will exercise that rematch clause. I mean, I think that’s a given.”‘Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fightDANIEL DUBOIS annihilated Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downes Jr.Joshua was floored FOUR times as Dubois landed an astonishing fifth-round knockout in front of a record 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers to retain his IBF belt.AJ, 34, never recovered after being downed in the first round of last night’s Battle of Britain showdown as a huge Dubois right-hand haymaker caught him flush on the chin.Here’s what they said after the fight:DANIEL DUBOIS“Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator, a warrior to the bitter end. This is the biggest win of my career. I couldn’t let this opportunity go and now I want to go to the top level of this game.“I’ve been on a roller-coaster ride and this is my time. I’m not gonna stop until I reach my full potential.”ANTHONY JOSHUA“As p***ed off as I am, it is what it is.“I had a sharp, fast opponent and there were a lot of mistakes from me. Credit to my opponent and his team.“We rolled the dice and came up short. You know I’m p***ed but I’m going to keep cool and give respect to my opponent.”FRANK WARREN (DUBOIS’ PROMOTER)“It was a phenomenal fight, like  Hagler v Hearns.“A brilliant fight and everybody has seen a champion’s performance tonight.“Daniel has shown his courage, his skills.“AJ caught him with a shot towards the end and I was worried, but what a fabulous, fantastic fight.”EDDIE HEARN (AJ’S PROMOTER)“AJ shipped a huge right hand  in the first round and  was fighting on heart.“He hurt Daniel at the end of the fourth and then again in the fifth, but got greedy and walked on to a right hand and that’s all she wrote.“I’m sure Anthony will exercise the rematch clause.” More

OLEKSANDR USYK predicted Daniel Dubois would be a world champion over a year ago.Dubois, 27, knocked out Anthony Joshua in the fifth round of their Wembley showdown on Saturday to retain the IBF heavyweight world title belt.Daniel Dubois was crowned IBF heavyweight boxing world champion by beating Anthony JoshuaCredit: ReutersHis title appears to have been predicted by Oleksandr UsykCredit: X formerly Twitter / @boxingsceneUsyk offered some words of encouragement to the Brit following their fight last yearCredit: X formerly Twitter / @boxingsceneThe unified world champion told Dubois ‘you can dream’ of being a world championCredit: X formerly Twitter / @boxingsceneHowever, a spooky clip from when Dubois faced off with unbeaten champion Usyk just over a year ago has gone viral after he seemingly predicted his British rival would become a world champion.Unified world heavyweight champion Usyk – who relinquished the IBF title earlier this year for a rematch with Tyson Fury – beat Dubois when they faced off in the ring in August 2023.Dynamite Dan managed to floor the Ukrainian with a body shot in the fifth round of their fight in Poland, before it was controversially ruled as a low blow.And unlike his clash with AJ, Usyk recovered to eventually KO Dubois in round nine.READ MORE IN BOXINGTheir battle had left Usyk – then 36 years old – impressed, before he offered some words of encouragement to his young rival.In the clip from the aftermath of their over fight a year ago, Usyk told Dubois he could dream of reaching the top.He said: “It’s not bad. It’s boxing. It’s not ballet, it’s not dancing.”Daniel you [are] young. You can, you can dream. Most read in BoxingUsyk was downed by Dubois in the fifth round, but the shot was controversially deemed as a low blowCredit: ReutersUsyk recovered to win by knockout in round nineCredit: GettyCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS”Man, dude relax, it’s boxing. It’s a tough sport brother.”Dubois has been unbeaten since then, and may now fancy a rematch with Usyk – considering he also believed he should have won their first fight amid the low-blow decision.Daniel Dubois KNOCKS OUT Anthony Joshua in HUGE upset after savage onslaught in front of 96,000 stunned fans at WembleyHowever, Dubois – who described himself as a “gladiator” following his victory over AJ – will only find out his next rival after Usyk faces off with Tyson Fury for the second time.Usyk won via split-decision when he first faced Fury in May, but they now have a rematch pencilled in for December 21.It means Dubois could end up facing the Gypsy King instead.However, promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that Joshua will look to exercise a rematch clause against Dubois, meaning they are likely to fight again before moving on to new opponents.Round by round: How Dubois demolished JoshuaANTHONY JOSHUA bravely picked himself up from the floor against Daniel Dubois – until he could no more.AJ was floored four times in five rounds by Dubois before a thudding counter right closed the show in dramatic fashion.Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg takes you round-by-round from the Wembley war.ROUND 1Dubois comes out sharp with the jab as Joshua bounces around struggling to deal with the piston-like left.Huge right hand from Dubois has AJ staggering backwards with his hands far too low from the opening bell.Joshua made to pay for the mistake as he circles out with his hands down and gets dropped by an overhand right.ROUND 2Joshua – saved only by the bell after being floored – struggles to get going as he takes shots to the face.AJ is tottering and teetering around the ring with his guard again dangerously low and inviting pressure on.Joshua is attempting to get back into the bout but his jab looks far too lazy – he doesn’t look to have recovered from the knockdown.ROUND 3AJ comes out with more intent but swings wildly with a right and connects with only thin air.Dubois pours on the pressure and hammers Joshua into the corner scoring another knockdown.The bell sounds but Dubois lands one or two afterwards – again AJ is saved by the clock as the writing looks on the wall.ROUND 4Disaster strikes again with Joshua floored once more – losing his balance as he touches the canvas.The referee gives AJ another fighting chance and Dubois lands a low blow – giving the challenger some valuable respite.Dubois slows down as four rounds come to a close with Joshua showing sensational resilience to hang in there.ROUND 5Joshua lands a huge right hand and Dubois legs buckle – an astonishing turnaround looks to be on the cards.AJ pins Dubois onto the ropes and attempts one of his signature uppercuts but the countering right hand gets there first.Joshua is caught flush on the chin, dropped once more and this time out for good. Dubois scores a stunning KO win.Usyk also had his say on the Battle of Britain bout, telling Boxing King Media: “I’m not shocked because this is boxing. “Daniel Dubois today was better.”Anthony had one problem. READ MORE SUN STORIES”Because this position [leans back with feet planted], it’s dangerous. “If you want to, you step back like this [takes one foot back], not like this [repeats lean] because this is dangerous. We saw.”‘Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fightDANIEL DUBOIS annihilated Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downes Jr.Joshua was floored FOUR times as Dubois landed an astonishing fifth-round knockout in front of a record 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers to retain his IBF belt.AJ, 34, never recovered after being downed in the first round of last night’s Battle of Britain showdown as a huge Dubois right-hand haymaker caught him flush on the chin.Here’s what they said after the fight:DANIEL DUBOIS“Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator, a warrior to the bitter end. This is the biggest win of my career. I couldn’t let this opportunity go and now I want to go to the top level of this game.“I’ve been on a roller-coaster ride and this is my time. I’m not gonna stop until I reach my full potential.”ANTHONY JOSHUA“As p***ed off as I am, it is what it is.“I had a sharp, fast opponent and there were a lot of mistakes from me. Credit to my opponent and his team.“We rolled the dice and came up short. You know I’m p***ed but I’m going to keep cool and give respect to my opponent.”FRANK WARREN (DUBOIS’ PROMOTER)“It was a phenomenal fight, like  Hagler v Hearns.“A brilliant fight and everybody has seen a champion’s performance tonight.“Daniel has shown his courage, his skills.“AJ caught him with a shot towards the end and I was worried, but what a fabulous, fantastic fight.”EDDIE HEARN (AJ’S PROMOTER)“AJ shipped a huge right hand  in the first round and  was fighting on heart.“He hurt Daniel at the end of the fourth and then again in the fifth, but got greedy and walked on to a right hand and that’s all she wrote.“I’m sure Anthony will exercise the rematch clause.” More

DANIEL DUBOIS is the shy new king of British boxing – a title his father knew was always made for him.The Londoner has been on a unique journey to the top since he first started boxing aged seven, culminating in his brutal knock-out win over Anthony Joshua.Daniel Dubois has had an interesting journey to the topCredit: ReutersHe is the new king of British boxing after KO’ing Anthony JoshuaCredit: GettyThe Dubois’ are a boxing family led by prophet-like father DaveCredit: GettyThe win has cemented Dubois as IBF world champion and dispelled accusations he is a “quitter” after his defeats to Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk.Those two setbacks are now just part of Dubois’ story to the top, but the moment he KO’d Joshua in the fifth round with a devastating right hook was one he has been training for since he was five-years-old.His father Dave would put him through rigorous workouts that left his knuckles scarred from an hours-long daily routine of press-ups on clenched fists.But Dubois insists he “genuinely enjoyed” the training regime, and was happy to live the life of an athlete after his dad “told his grandmother and his mother he was going to be a world champion when he was in the womb.”READ MORE IN BOXINGDubois, 27, was even warned against using a phone and was home-schooled along with his siblings, many of whom are fighters as well including world champion sister Caroline.He still uses a phone without internet and has never drank alcohol in his life, admitting the “outside world sort of passed me by” because he was so busy in the gym.But he says his dad was disciplined rather than strict, and Dave believes those training sessions as a child helped Dubois become a powerhouse.He told The Times: “I wouldn’t give him food or water until he’d finished.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS“That’s why he’s so powerful. I just wanted to strengthen his mind because boxing is a hard sport. Not anyone can do it. “I did that for years with him in the mornings. They [the children] would all be there.”AJ vs Dubois: Round-by-roundRound by round: How Dubois demolished JoshuaANTHONY JOSHUA bravely picked himself up from the floor against Daniel Dubois – until he could no more.AJ was floored four times in five rounds by Dubois before a thudding counter right closed the show in dramatic fashion.Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg takes you round-by-round from the Wembley war.ROUND 1Dubois comes out sharp with the jab as Joshua bounces around struggling to deal with the piston-like left.Huge right hand from Dubois has AJ staggering backwards with his hands far too low from the opening bell.Joshua made to pay for the mistake as he circles out with his hands down and gets dropped by an overhand right.ROUND 2Joshua – saved only by the bell after being floored – struggles to get going as he takes shots to the face.AJ is tottering and teetering around the ring with his guard again dangerously low and inviting pressure on.Joshua is attempting to get back into the bout but his jab looks far too lazy – he doesn’t look to have recovered from the knockdown.ROUND 3AJ comes out with more intent but swings wildly with a right and connects with only thin air.Dubois pours on the pressure and hammers Joshua into the corner scoring another knockdown.The bell sounds but Dubois lands one or two afterwards – again AJ is saved by the clock as the writing looks on the wall.ROUND 4Disaster strikes again with Joshua floored once more – losing his balance as he touches the canvas.The referee gives AJ another fighting chance and Dubois lands a low blow – giving the challenger some valuable respite.Dubois slows down as four rounds come to a close with Joshua showing sensational resilience to hang in there.ROUND 5Joshua lands a huge right hand and Dubois legs buckle – an astonishing turnaround looks to be on the cards.AJ pins Dubois onto the ropes and attempts one of his signature uppercuts but the countering right hand gets there first.Joshua is caught flush on the chin, dropped once more and this time out for good. Dubois scores a stunning KO win.Dubois likens his father to a prophet and says he wanted to make him “proud” by winning every tournament he entered.Dave took his son to the renowned Peacock Gym in Canning Town – where Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno once trained – when he was seven-years-old, and instructed Dubois to run laps of the estate with his siblings.Dubois went on to forge a formidable amateur career and was invited to join the GB Boxing programme at 16-years-old – where he famously rocked Joshua in sparring.But Dubois turned down the opportunity to fight at the Tokyo Olympics and turned pro instead, winning his first 15 bouts before defeat to Joyce.Dave is proud of his son, particularly the fact he made him a “millionaire at 20-years-old”, with his first six-figure sum coming in 2019 for a fight against Richard Lartey.Dubois has not been hesitant to splash out with his earnings, He drives a Bentley Continental GTC convertible that carries a price tag of around £260,000.’Dynamite’ has also been seen behind the wheel of a practical Mercedes V Class van that has a starting price of around £75,000.He is also a lover of fine suits and is a regular at bespoke Saville Row tailors Aspley.READ MORE SUN STORIESDubois also spent big on a luxury mansion in Chingford, Essex, that boasts a swimming pool and is decorated with wooden sculptures of lions and crocodiles.It’s a home fit for the new king of British boxing.Dubois has a Mercedes van worth £75,000Dubois lives in a stunning Essex mansion with a swimming pool’Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fightDANIEL DUBOIS annihilated Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downes Jr.Joshua was floored FOUR times as Dubois landed an astonishing fifth-round knockout in front of a record 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers to retain his IBF belt.AJ, 34, never recovered after being downed in the first round of last night’s Battle of Britain showdown as a huge Dubois right-hand haymaker caught him flush on the chin.Here’s what they said after the fight:DANIEL DUBOIS“Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator, a warrior to the bitter end. This is the biggest win of my career. I couldn’t let this opportunity go and now I want to go to the top level of this game.“I’ve been on a roller-coaster ride and this is my time. I’m not gonna stop until I reach my full potential.”ANTHONY JOSHUA“As p***ed off as I am, it is what it is.“I had a sharp, fast opponent and there were a lot of mistakes from me. Credit to my opponent and his team.“We rolled the dice and came up short. You know I’m p***ed but I’m going to keep cool and give respect to my opponent.”FRANK WARREN (DUBOIS’ PROMOTER)“It was a phenomenal fight, like  Hagler v Hearns.“A brilliant fight and everybody has seen a champion’s performance tonight.“Daniel has shown his courage, his skills.“AJ caught him with a shot towards the end and I was worried, but what a fabulous, fantastic fight.”EDDIE HEARN (AJ’S PROMOTER)“AJ shipped a huge right hand  in the first round and  was fighting on heart.“He hurt Daniel at the end of the fourth and then again in the fifth, but got greedy and walked on to a right hand and that’s all she wrote.“I’m sure Anthony will exercise the rematch clause.” More

THE Saudi Arabian national anthem was BOOED by a section of fans inside Wembley prior to Anthony Joshua’s brutal KO defeat by Daniel Dubois.But spectators at home thought the vocals were the best they’d heard on the card – ranking them as BETTER than Liam Gallagher.Turki Alalshikh looked on as the Saudi Arabian anthem was sung prior AJ v DuboisDubois battered AJ over five gruelling roundsDynamite Dan retained his IBF world heavyweight title with a KO in the fifthIconic American ring announcer Michael Buffer declared that before the first bell would ring, the Saudi national anthem would be played following a tribute to King Salman. And for a brief second, silence fell on Wembley as the stadium was suddenly illuminated in green and white – the colours of Saudi’s flag.The fight was staged under the Kingdom’s Riyadh Season promotional banner with Turki Alalshik, a member of the Saudi royal court in charge of entertainment, stood sternly in the centre of the ring to listen to the anthem. But just as the Saudi chorus was coming to an end, a section of fans began booing from the upper tiers. READ MORE IN BOXINGAnd many pay-per-view fans at home shared in their disgust, with one commentating: “This is so embarrassing, how can they play that first?”While another wrote: “Saudi national anthem at a fight between two British blokes AT WEMBLEY!! Absolute joke.”‘God Save the King’ was played immediately after.It is not uncommon for the boxers’ anthems to be played, but the promoter’s on foreign soil was a first. Most read in BoxingLiam Gallagher performed three Oasis tunes at Wembley before the fightFans at home compared Gallagher to the Saudi national anthemBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSYet others took the hilarious opportunity to poke fun at Oasis front man Liam Gallagher – who performed three classic tracks before the fight.And his first performance since announcing the long-anticipated sold-out Oasis reunion, went down like a lead balloon.Daniel Dubois KNOCKS OUT Anthony Joshua in HUGE upset after savage onslaught in front of 96,000 stunned fans at WembleyPlenty of memes have savaged Gallagher’s shaky singing, with one fan asking if it was a “tribute act.”While others declared: “Best vocals on the AJ v Dubois card tonight” alongside a picture of Rashid Al-Majed singing the Saudi anthem.Another said: “That Saudi anthem was 100x better than Liam Gallagher butchering his songs 😂”While one more wrote: “Not sure what was worse, AJ, the Saudi national anthem or Liam Gallagher.”A fourth joked: “Please don’t ask Gallagher to sing the anthem, he was god awful.”A fifth chimed in: “Liam was outdone by the Saudi national anthem.”Sky Sports were forced into making an apology for “strong language” from Gallagher too.READ MORE SUN STORIESMeanwhile Dubois, 27, retained his IBF heavyweight title after knocking out Joshua in the fifth round.Joshua, 34, was floored at the end of the first and third rounds, before suffering a brutal final right hand blow to the jaw in the fifth in front of a record 96,000 Wembley crowd.Dubois was all guns blazing from the first bellA proud Joshua got up time and time again through the first three roundsBut AJ couldn’t lay a glove on DuboisRound by round: How Dubois demolished JoshuaANTHONY JOSHUA bravely picked himself up from the floor against Daniel Dubois – until he could no more.AJ was floored four times in five rounds by Dubois before a thudding counter right closed the show in dramatic fashion.Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg takes you round-by-round from the Wembley war.ROUND 1Dubois comes out sharp with the jab as Joshua bounces around struggling to deal with the piston-like left.Huge right hand from Dubois has AJ staggering backwards with his hands far too low from the opening bell.Joshua made to pay for the mistake as he circles out with his hands down and gets dropped by an overhand right.ROUND 2Joshua – saved only by the bell after being floored – struggles to get going as he takes shots to the face.AJ is tottering and teetering around the ring with his guard again dangerously low and inviting pressure on.Joshua is attempting to get back into the bout but his jab looks far too lazy – he doesn’t look to have recovered from the knockdown.ROUND 3AJ comes out with more intent but swings wildly with a right and connects with only thin air.Dubois pours on the pressure and hammers Joshua into the corner scoring another knockdown.The bell sounds but Dubois lands one or two afterwards – again AJ is saved by the clock as the writing looks on the wall.ROUND 4Disaster strikes again with Joshua floored once more – losing his balance as he touches the canvas.The referee gives AJ another fighting chance and Dubois lands a low blow – giving the challenger some valuable respite.Dubois slows down as four rounds come to a close with Joshua showing sensational resilience to hang in there.ROUND 5Joshua lands a huge right hand and Dubois legs buckle – an astonishing turnaround looks to be on the cards.AJ pins Dubois onto the ropes and attempts one of his signature uppercuts but the countering right hand gets there first.Joshua is caught flush on the chin, dropped once more and this time out for good. Dubois scores a stunning KO win. More