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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Tyson Fury spotted running after Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois as he posts X-rated message to rival
TYSON FURY issued an X-rated message to Oleksandr Usyk after his victory over Daniel Dubois. Usyk, 38, only needed five rounds to knock Dubois, 27, out on Saturday at Wembley and for the second time. 3 Tyson Fury issued an X-rated message to Oleksandr Usyk on social media Credit: INSTAGRAM 3 Usyk extended his undefeated streak after beating Daniel Dubois Credit: PA 3 Fury teased a trilogy fight with Usyk and insists both of his losses were unfair Credit:The Cat extended his stunning undefeated run to 24 fights, two of which saw him beating Fury, 36, - first via split decision and then via unanimous decision. The Gypsy King, whose own unbeaten run was broken by the Ukrainian superstar last year, continues to The British superstar voiced his frustrations during a late run after Usyk's latest victory and posted his thoughts on Fury issued the following caption: "@Usykaa congratulations, there's only one man who can beat you again and that's a Gypsy K Tyson Fury, done it twice regardless of what the politics say! " Read More on Boxing The heavyweight star teased a trilogy fight with Fury said: "Massive shout out to Oleksandr Usyk. Fantastic performance tonight over "They came for a good tear up. So, congratulations to both men. But, Oleksandr Usyk knows there is only one man who can beat him. "I did it twice before and the world knows it. I have been f*****. Most read in Boxing CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "I took it like a man. Here is me... Not f****** around at some boxing match. I am out on the f****** road running. I am running tonight. "I come home. I did my job and I got myself back. I am the man. I am the f****** Spartan. Tyson Fury confirms boxing return as he gives update on opponent - and predicts winner of Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul "And no matter what anyone wants to say, I f****** won them fights. Guaranteed. 100 per cent. There is only one man!" Usyk vs Dubois round by round as brutal knockout cements Ukrainian's place in history OLEKSANDR USYK cemented his name in the list of all-time boxing greats as he became a three-time undisputed champion with a fifth round knockout win over Daniel Dubois. Usyk dropped Dubois multiple times as he put any doubts about his first win over the Brit to bed by cementing the repeat and avoiding the revenge. Here, SunSport's ROUND ONE Usyk looks light on his toes, swaying side to side, Dubois plants his feet and walks forward. Stiff jab from Usyk appears to almost wake Dubois up and the Brit responds with a one-two. Usyk searches to the body with a left, blocks a right hand from Dubois and ends the round with a menacing combo. Usyk 10 Dubois 9 ROUND TWO Dubois lunges in with a right hand, Usyk expertly takes half a step back and responds with a counter left. Another right misses from Dubois and he takes a left cross which has him on shaky legs. Already Usyk is finding his rhythm, making Dubois miss and certainty making him pay. Usyk 10 Dubois 9 (Usyk 20 Dubois 18) ROUND THREE Usyk staggers back after a right hand from Dubois - maybe more off balance than hurt. Dubois charges forward with a left hook, right hand but Usyk covers up well. Huge left hook lands on the button from Usyk, sweat sprays off Dubois face. Usyk 10 Dubois 9 (Usyk 30 Dubois 27) ROUND FOUR Right uppercut lands on Usyk's belt-line in a genuine case of dejavu from low-blow gate in their first fight. Dubois traps Usyk in the corner, lands a right but the Ukrainian legend slips off before any troubling damage can be done. Left hand lands for Usyk but Dubois grabs on and closes the distance, smart defence to cap off his best round so far. Usyk 9 Dubois 10 (Usyk 39 Dubois 37) ROUND FIVE Right hook followed by a left hand lands for Usyk has Dubois teetering backwards. Dubois comes forward, charging at Usyk and the two trade off in the corner but DOWN GOES DUBOIS after a counter right hook. He makes it to his feet but is dropped with another left hook and the fight is over! Dubois fails to beat the count and Usyk is once again undisputed heavyweight world champion. Usyk wins by KO
The Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois punch stats revealed – and they show massive gulf in class
OLEKSANDR USYK secured his third undisputed world title with a fifth round knockout against Daniel Dubois - and the punch stats show exactly why the Ukrainian is one of the best around. Usyk, 38, needed nine rounds to beat Dubois when the pair first fought in 2023, but this second bout saw him get the job done within five thanks to a spectacular combination that brought the bout to an end. 4 4 4 Dubois certainly had his moments under the Wembley arch, but Usyk was always the dominant force against his Brit opponent. And the punch stats from the high-profile battle show exactly that, with Usyk impressing with an efficient outing. Across the five rounds of slugging, Dubois attempted 179 punches - some 26 more than Usyk. But despite throwing his hands far more than Usyk, Dubois failed to land anywhere near the number of blows as the champ. Of his 179 attempted hit, Dubois only made contact with Usyk 35 times. While Usyk managed 57 landed punches from his 153 attempts. That puts The Cat's success rate at an impressive 37.3 per cent, dwarfing Dubois' return of 19.6 per cent. Usyk was so dominant that he landed more than 10 blows on Dubois for every round - barring his tally of nine in the third round. 4 Meanwhile Dubois only hit double figures in one of the five rounds. As Dubois tired and felt the effect of Usyk's thunderous hits, the 27-year-old managed just 11 per cent success in the fifth round - hitting Usyk only twice. And Usyk was utterly dominant in that final round, hitting Dubois an astounding 12 times with a success rate of over 70 per cent from his 17 throws. Now Usyk will try and find a worthy competitor who can match his numbers for his next bout, having seemingly breezed his way through the best of Britain in the last few years. Although he's more than happy to bruise up Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua again in a spectacular trilogy fight with either heavyweight. Speaking in the ring after earning his undisputed title, Usyk said: "Maybe it's Tyson Fury. "Maybe we have three choices, Derek Chisora and Anthony Joshua. "Maybe Joseph Parker. Listen, I cannot now say because I want to go back home." Usyk vs Dubois round by round as brutal knockout cements Ukrainian's place in history OLEKSANDR USYK cemented his name in the list of all-time boxing greats as he became a three-time undisputed champion with a fifth round knockout win over Daniel Dubois. Usyk dropped Dubois multiple times as he put any doubts about his first win over the Brit to bed by cementing the repeat and avoiding the revenge. Here, SunSport's Jack Figg gives his round-by-round verdict... ROUND ONE Usyk looks light on his toes, swaying side to side, Dubois plants his feet and walks forward. Stiff jab from Usyk appears to almost wake Dubois up and the Brit responds with a one-two. Usyk searches to the body with a left, blocks a right hand from Dubois and ends the round with a menacing combo. Usyk 10 Dubois 9 ROUND TWO Dubois lunges in with a right hand, Usyk expertly takes half a step back and responds with a counter left. Another right misses from Dubois and he takes a left cross which has him on shaky legs. Already Usyk is finding his rhythm, making Dubois miss and certainty making him pay. Usyk 10 Dubois 9 (Usyk 20 Dubois 18) ROUND THREE Usyk staggers back after a right hand from Dubois - maybe more off balance than hurt. Dubois charges forward with a left hook, right hand but Usyk covers up well. Huge left hook lands on the button from Usyk, sweat sprays off Dubois face. Usyk 10 Dubois 9 (Usyk 30 Dubois 27) ROUND FOUR Right uppercut lands on Usyk's belt-line in a genuine case of dejavu from low-blow gate in their first fight. Dubois traps Usyk in the corner, lands a right but the Ukrainian legend slips off before any troubling damage can be done. Left hand lands for Usyk but Dubois grabs on and closes the distance, smart defence to cap off his best round so far. Usyk 9 Dubois 10 (Usyk 39 Dubois 37) ROUND FIVE Right hook followed by a left hand lands for Usyk has Dubois teetering backwards. Dubois comes forward, charging at Usyk and the two trade off in the corner but DOWN GOES DUBOIS after a counter right hook. He makes it to his feet but is dropped with another left hook and the fight is over! Dubois fails to beat the count and Usyk is once again undisputed heavyweight world champion. Usyk wins by KO
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Fans baffled at protocol change during Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois
All recommendations within this article are informed by expert editorial opinion. If you click on a link in this story we may earn affiliate revenue. BONKERS Fans baffled at protocol change during Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) BOXING fans were left baffled when the national anthems were sung BEFORE Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk stepped into the ring. The mind-boggling protocol change at Wembley Stadium left fans scratching their heads on social media. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Singer Nadya Dorofeeva sung the Ukraine national anthem 2 Daniel Dubois entered the ring after both national anthems were performed One X user said: "Why are they doing the national anthems when the ring is empty lol." Another added: "I swear the anthems are played when the fighters are in the ring." Mark added on X said: "Why aren't they doing the national anthems when they are inside the ring." JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS The bizarre incident took place ahead of the rematch following the Ukrainian controversially beating DDD in their first fight back in August 2023. Dubois floored Usyk in the fifth round, but the punch was deemed a low blow by the referee, who then allowed The Cat almost four minutes to recover.
The Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Fans baffled at protocol change during Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois
BOXING fans were left baffled when the national anthems were sung BEFORE Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk stepped into the ring. The mind-boggling protocol change at Wembley Stadium left fans scratching their heads on social media. 2 2 One X user said: "Why are they doing the national anthems when the ring is empty lol." Another added: "I swear the anthems are played when the fighters are in the ring." Mark added on X said: "Why aren't they doing the national anthems when they are inside the ring." The bizarre incident took place ahead of the rematch following the Ukrainian controversially beating DDD in their first fight back in August 2023. Dubois floored Usyk in the fifth round, but the punch was deemed a low blow by the referee, who then allowed The Cat almost four minutes to recover.
The Citizen
14-07-2025
- Politics
- The Citizen
SA had enough of ANC fat cats
The party long ago moved from being a liberation movement to an organisation in which power was the currency. The life and death of David Mabuza, our former deputy president, gives so much insight into the ways and wiles of the organisation which raised him and which he championed – the ANC. The party long ago moved from being a liberation movement to an organisation in which power was the currency because, through power came access to the levers of government power and, in turn, seemingly unlimited public funds. Mabuza's route to power suffered an early setback when he was fired from his position as Mpumalanga education MEC by the then premier, Mathews Phosa, after the province's matric results were faked in the mid-1990s. He bounced back by building party membership to where Mpumalanga became the ANC's second largest province – with a corresponding number of delegates at national congresses. He used his significant voting bloc to ensure the election and then re-election of Jacob Zuma to the office of party president. ALSO READ: Mchunu to report to ANC on Mkhwanazi's allegations The fall of 'The Cat' He stabbed Zuma in the back in 2017, throwing his province behind the CR17 campaign of Cyril Ramaphosa, enabling him to become president and make promises of a 'new dawn' of clean government. Clearly, Mabuza – known as 'The Cat' because he had seemingly come back from death's door after allegedly being poisoned – had expected he would one day get the highest office himself. But when Ramaphosa stayed on for a second term and the succession path was murky, Mabuza bailed from active politics. His history was accompanied by multiple claims of corruption, gangsterism and manipulation… something, to put it mildly, not unheard of in the ranks of ANC leaders. Mabuza's life was a struggle to get to the top by whatever means and to enrich himself and his comrades along the way. However, more and more people can see this is the way the ANC rolls. And South Africans have had enough. NOW READ: JUST IN: Police Minister Senzo Mchunu placed on leave of absence
