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Daily Mirror
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Daniel Dubois told to 'look in the mirror' after Oleksandr Usyk KO defeat
The heavyweight star failed in his quest to become the first British undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis after he was beaten by the Ukrainian Tony Bellew has slammed Daniel Dubois for having his father in his corner following his agonising defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. The two heavyweight stars went head-to-head for the undisputed heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium last Saturday. Dubois was looking to level the series after he was stopped by the Ukrainian in their initial clash back in 2023. Two years on, 'Triple D' was unable to become the first man to topple Usyk. Usyk controlled proceedings from start to finish. Dubois did have his moments, particularly in the fourth round, but was ultimately stopped deep into the fifth. The Brit was sent crashing to the canvas with a right hand. Despite beating the count, he was eventually hit with a left hand that dropped him for a second time. A dejected Dubois struggled to properly get back to his feet - forcing the referee to wave off the clash. Immediately after the showdown, Dubois' father Stan quickly grabbed the headlines. Former world champion Bellew believes the Brit's father should NOT be in his son's corner as well as advising the 27-year-old to 'look in the mirror.' In an interview with EsportsInsider, he said: 'What is his dad doing having any kind of influence in a boxing corner? "That is not how boxing works. There is a coach there who is employed to give you instructions and not your father. You have no reason to be looking to your father. You do not need your father's approval for anything. You are a grown man. Daniel needs to look in the mirror and say, do I want a box? And then ask himself, who am I boxing for? I think that's the biggest question that Daniel needs to answer. Because if it's for him, he gets up.' Dubois endured a terrible day both in and out of the ring after he arrived at Wembley just 90 minutes before his rematch with the Ukrainian. 'Triple D' was spotted arriving at the stadium shortly after 8:15pm UK time. It has since been reported that a pre-fight party at the Dubois household and a travel error were to blame. The Brit's father Stan is thought to have hosted a gathering at his Essex home on the afternoon of the fight. Allegedly, the young British heavyweight did not even know all of the guests and left halfway through for a quick drive. However, he was cutting it close to make it to Wembley on time. Their departure would only cause more problems after Dubois' father requested an extra carrier to transport his group to the venue. There were further delays after Stan drove himself and his son to the stadium. To their annoyance, their vehicle was not accredited to enter the venue - which shockingly meant that both Dubois and his dad had to walk to the stadium entrance from the car park. The drama did not stop there, though. When they finally arrived, a large group of Dubois' entourage were denied entry. Stan allegedly then told security that his son wouldn't continue without them. Dubois' trainer Don Charles later defended the Brit's dad's 'gathering' ahead of the fight. Speaking on talkSPORT's White and Jordan, Charles insisted it was a tactic also used before he beat Anthony Joshua last September. "Let's retract that word, it wasn't a party it was a gathering," he said. "The same gathering was used as the prep on fight day for the AJ fight, the day he won. "A lot was made of it with the energy he walked out at for the Anthony Joshua fight. That gathering was taken from home to the dressing room for that fight. That energy is what gave birth to that energy that he showed in the ring walk. Yes [we tried to replicate it], we were victorious, if it works for you the first time, you'd do it again. "There might have been more people for this second gathering to get more energy, I'm a logical man and it makes logical sense. The AJ fight was big but this even trumps it, I try to understand and it may appear madness to people but it was the same thing that got us victory." When is Daniel Dubois' next fight? Whether the constant delays on the day of the fight affected Dubois' performance remains to be seen. As for what's next for the young Brit, his promoter Frank Warren has advised 'Triple D' to take six months off and learn from Usyk's mental resilience. He said: "You've got to learn from defeats, I mean that's what life's about, isn't it? You know, not everything goes your way, you got to come back, it's the mark of a man if he can do it, and we'll see if he could do it. "He's got to resurrect himself. That's what we've had to do. That's the story. Usyk a quality, quality fighter, he has a great boxing IQ, and he's got the most unbelievable mental attitude. That's what makes him. That's what Daniel's got to learn from. Try and get and develop the mental attitude that Usyk has."
Sunday World
2 days ago
- Sunday World
Learner driver tried to ‘bypass' theory test by letting someone else sit it
Mother-of-two Maria Stan had since sat the test and got a full licence A learner driver fraudulently got a licence after trying to 'bypass' the theory test by letting someone else sit it 'on her behalf'. Mother-of-two Maria Stan (25) was issued with a learner's permit after deceiving authorities with a claim that she had passed the test herself. Judge Susan Fay adjourned the case, saying she would leave her without a criminal record if she made a €500 charity donation. There may have been some sort of breakdown in communication Stan, of Brackenwood Drive, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, pleaded guilty to deception by inducing a worker at the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) to issue a learner's permit in the belief she had successfully completed the driver's theory test. A garda sergeant told Dublin District Court that Stan went to the NDLS office at Omni Shopping Centre, Santry, on November 13, 2019, and submitted an application for a licence, including a declaration that she had completed the theory test. However, someone else had sat it 'on her behalf'. She returned the permit when this was discovered. Stan had no previous convictions. Maria Stan Stan was 'given an opportunity to bypass the theory test', she had 'limited English and there may have been some sort of breakdown in communication', defence solicitor Oscar Banahan said. She understood now that she put herself in a 'precarious situation', he added. Stan had since sat the test and got a full licence. Judge Fay remanded the accused on continuing bail to October 9, saying she will apply the Probation Act if the donation is made.
Sydney Morning Herald
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Official trailer for Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman in The Hunting Wives
The official trailer for The Hunting Wives starring Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman, premiering July 21 on Stan.
The Age
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Official trailer for Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman in The Hunting Wives
The official trailer for The Hunting Wives starring Brittany Snow and Malin Akerman, premiering July 21 on Stan.
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Oleksandr Usyk wraps Ukraine's flag around himself and his fists around Daniel Dubois
Perhaps the most striking part of the surge of controlled fury that ended this heavyweight title fight wasn't the short right or the clubbing left that took Daniel Dubois down midway through the fifth round. It was Oleksandr Usyk's smile before the second of those shots. More of a snarl perhaps, or a baring of the gumshield, as Dubois let his arms drop, giving Usyk time to freeze the moment, load up, take aim and unleash a fully extended left hand to the side of the jaw that made Dubois crumple, legs folding under him as his father, Stan, threw in the towel. This was always huge occasion for both fighters. For Dubois it was a chance to do something unprecedented, uniting the the heavyweight belts on British soil in front of 90,000 people. For Usyk it was another opportunity to assert his own greatness, to walk in with three belts and leave with four, and at the same time complete his constant secondary arc of representing Ukraine in a time of war. Usyk is now the two-time undisputed heavyweight world champion. Most astonishing of all he seems to find with each of these fights new depths of will, control and finishing venom. Perhaps the best part here was Dubois got to execute his own gameplan, to look sharp, edge a couple of rounds and leave with his reputation, if not enhanced then at least preserved, and to do all this while also being violently outmatched. Facing Usyk at this level must feel like being battered off your feet while being simultaneously triple check-mated, thrashed at Cluedo and losing a game of dominos. At the end, Usyk said: 'I want a rest.' He didn't look like he wanted a rest, or needed one, or even really understands what one is. He mentioned Tyson Fury, Derek Chisora and Anthony Joshua. Do them all in one night, Oleks. In different ways. With a different walkout, and maybe just a single toilet break. This was another night when Riyadh season came to Wembley. Fight nights have a kind of festival vibe here, the pitch lassoed into a series of zones and stages, gangways thronged. The crowd was starry in the plush seats. Here is Jake Paul doing a peace sign. Here is Jason Statham in sunglasses. Closer to the ring it was the familiar royal court of influencers, oddballs, showmen faces, movers, shakers, Mr fix-its, Mr pay-for-its. As the main event approached Wembley had the feeling of a vast, humid, tropical shed, seized with an ever-rising field of event-glamour and title-flash. It felt like a blend of Vegas and a mass celebratory Saturday night out, Sweet Caroline, pints in the air, and all of this mixed with legacy issues, hall-of-famer ascent, the flags of war, the $200m purse, the Saudi project staging. Michael Buffer appeared, gravely tuxedoed, to do his town crier act. Nadya Dorofeeva, a kind of Ukrainian Cheryl Cole, sang a very affecting champions anthem. God Save the King got the full singalong treatment. Wembley looked magnificently alive, light show thrilling, crowd bobbing along to Chase & Status as Dubois emerged to flames and fireworks, dressed in a stark black T-shirt cut to reveal the vast expanse of his neck, swarming up from the foothills of his tiered and slabbed shoulders. Dubois waved a fist and looked focused. But there is always going to be a basic imbalance in the energy fields around these two fighters. Usyk is a one-man cause. He's a battle standard, a living embodiment of his nation's defiance of the Russian invasion. No boxer has ever represented his country to this degree, travelling the world draped in the flag while a bloody invasion continues in real time. It is an extraordinary state of being. What does Dubois represent? How does he confront this one-man instrument of war? What is his narrative? Even Tyson Fury manage to concoct a kind of base, a following, the mental-heath activism, the deep male, Iron John, man-of-the-forest vibes. Dubois can't be the bad guy. He's a nice guy. He is in effect a one-man project, a sole trader. He represents hard work, clean living and paternal control. He represents the ability to do five thousand press-ups. Sign up to The Recap The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend's action after newsletter promotion Usyk emerged to boos from the home crowd and cheers from his Ukrainian followers. He doesn't actually need music and storytelling. He just needs to exist in the middle of all that noise, a cold, still centre, with a beautifully contained sense of menace just in the way he moves. At the weight in Dubois had flared his neck muscles like a giant salamander. Usyk just stood there, 16lb lighter in his jewellery, all legacy, presence, certainty. Dubois started as promised, taking the centre of the ring, working behind his jab, following it in a little more. It was an even start, and thrillingly intense from both men. Dubois was working hard, making Usyk think. This is always a high-wire act. Usyk is learning you while you come forward, decoding your moves, building his own own set of counter-patterns. Dubois brought challenger work rate and disruptive aggression. But there was also a sense of a fighter expending his energy, of Usyk absorbing it, and moving into ever-more dangerous territory. By round five Dubois had slowed. He was being encircled clockwise, picked off with combinations. Usyk is a small heavyweight by modern super-sized standards (he is the exact same dimensions, height and weight, as Muhammad Ali), but the mistake is to see this as a disadvantage, as opposed to his defining super-strength, bringing with it with it speed, agility, startling power. Here it was the viciousness of his finishing, the sense of a little genuine champion anger, that really stood out. Dubois deserves credit for being willing to fight everyone in front of him. There is a kind of freedom in this. Defeat here will still leave him in the top tier, with other pathways back towards this level. Usyk, meanwhile, remains in his own distinct space, endlessly adaptable, physically undiminished, a man fighting with a kind of light around him.
