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The Independent
14 hours ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Daniel Dubois delivers defiant message following Oleksandr Usyk loss
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Daniel Dubois by a fifth-round stoppage at Wembley, successfully becoming the undisputed world heavyweight champion. Usyk secured the knockout with a powerful right punch that floored Dubois, followed by a decisive left hit, which he refers to as his 'Ivan' punch. This victory marked Usyk's 24th professional win and his seventh consecutive against British opponents, reaffirming his dominance in the heavyweight division. Daniel Dubois conceded that his performance was not sufficient against Usyk, but expressed his determination to return to boxing. Usyk, who has achieved significant career milestones in the UK, including an Olympic gold, expressed his gratitude for the country, considering it a 'second home'.
The Herald
19 hours ago
- Sport
- The Herald
Motivation overrated, discipline is everything for undisputed champion Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk, with his characteristic pragmatism, shut down any questions over whether he can motivate himself to keep going after a knockout win over Daniel Dubois on Saturday, helped him reclaim the undisputed heavyweight boxing crown. The Ukrainian put in a scintillating performance as he floored Briton Dubois in the fifth round at Wembley Stadium to add the IBF belt to his WBC, WBA and WBO titles. Asked how he was able to continue competing with such drive at the age of 38, Usyk told reporters: 'I don't have motivation, I have discipline. 'Motivation is temporary, today you have it, tomorrow you wake up early and you don't have it. 'When I wake up early morning for training, I never have motivation, I only have discipline. 'Only amateur sportsmen need motivation. Motivation is good, but discipline is better.' Saturday's unification fight was a rematch of one that Dubois lost by a controversial ninth-round knockout in Wroclaw, Poland, in 2023, after Usyk was given time to recover from what the referee ruled was a low blow. Usyk said he and his team had applied the lessons they learnt from their first meeting with Dubois, adding that they had even identified the precise combination of blows that led to their victory. 'We prepared for this fight with my team. We learnt from the first fight, we had a long time, two years to prepare a combination,' he said. 'The punch is named Ivan. It's a Ukrainian name, it's like a big guy who lives in a village and works on a farm! It's a hard punch.' While Usyk was non-committal on who he would face next, he stressed that he was not yet ready to hang up his gloves. 'Now I want to rest. I cannot say who my next opponent is today, because I've been preparing for three and a half months. I don't see my family, my wife,' he said. 'Every day I live with my team, with 14 guys in one house. Every day, only the same faces. Now I want to go back home. I want to make a choice about what's next.' 'I will continue in boxing, I will continue training, but now I cannot say who my next opponent will be.' — Reuters
Daily Mail
19 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Tyson Fury calls out Oleksandr Usyk for a TRILOGY fight after Daniel Dubois win - as he tells Ukrainian 'I am the only man who can beat you'
Tyson Fury has called out Oleksandr Usyk for a trilogy fight following the latter's victory against Daniel Dubois. Usyk reclaimed his undisputed crown as he managed to overcome Dubois at Wembley. Fury was defeated by Usyk in May and December 2024, with both fights taking place in Saudi Arabia. Despite announcing his retirement after the second fight, Fury is now ready for a return to the ring. The Gypsy King praised Usyk for his display against Dubois and declared that he is the only man who is capable of beating the Ukrainian. Speaking in a video posted on Instagram, Fury said: 'Massive shout to Oleksandr Usyk, he did a fantastic performance tonight against Daniel Dubois, a good young game lad. Good tear-up, so congratulations to both men. 'Oleksandr Usyk knows there's only one man who can beat him. I've done it twice before and the world knows it. JUST IN: Tyson Fury calls out Oleksandr Usyk for a trilogy. — Boxing Kingdom (@BoxingKingdom14) July 19, 2025 Tyson Fury has called out Oleksandr Usyk for a trilogy fight after the latter beat Daniel Dubois 'I've been f***** good and proper without any vaseline on and took it like a man. Here's me, not f****** around at some boxing match. I'm out on the f****** road running. 'I'm running tonight, I come home, I've done my job and I've got myself back and I am the man. I'm the f****** spartan. No matter what anyone wants to say, I f****** won. 'Guaranteed 100 per cent there's only one man, GK all day every day.' Usyk reclaimed the IBF title and added it to his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC belts. In the first fight between Fury and Usyk, a victory was awarded to Usyk by split decision, with Fury suffering the first defeat of his professional boxing career. Fury was adamant that he had done enough to win the rematch against Usyk, with his promoter Frank Warren having been left shocked by the scorecards. Usyk praised Fury after the fight as he said: 'I very respect this guy because I think he's very tough .. Tyson Fury makes me strong. Tyson is a great opponent. Big man. He's a good man. Tyson, a lot of talk, but it's just show.' So far Usyk has managed to win all 24 of his professional fights.
The Sun
20 hours ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Usyk vs Dubois scorecards revealed with undisputed champ on for crushing win even without brutal fifth round KO
OLEKSANDR USYK and Daniel Dubois' scorecards have been revealed following their undisputed heavyweight clash. Usyk, 38, knocked Dubois, 27, out in the fifth round on Saturday at Wembley to become undisputed champion for the second time. 6 6 6 6 6 And Dynamite's KO loss may have been a blessing in disguise as he was heading for a crushing defeat at the hands of the unbeaten Ukrainian. That's what the scorecards suggest as the Cat won every single round before flooring his opponent. Judge Benoit Roussel awarded Usyk 10-9, 20-18, 30-27 and 40-36 for each round. Judge Patrick Morley gave the Ukrainian 10-9, 20-18, 29-28 and 39-37. And judge Mike Ross also went with Usyk as he awarded him 10-9, 20-18, 29-28 and 39-37. The undisputed heavyweight champion extended his undefeated streak to a staggering 24 fights. And the winner dedicated his victory to his compatriots who continue to fight off Russia's illegal invasion, while also revealing his upcoming plans. Usyk said afterwards: "The victory is for my people. 38 is only a young number. 38 is a young guy. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS "This is just the beginning. Thank you Wembley. I don't want anything next, this is enough. "I want to rest now. I want to get home to my family and wife and my children. SunSport reporter Wally Downes Jr gives his verdict on Oleksandr Usyk's stunning KO rematch win vs Daniel Dubois "I want to rest now but maybe - in two or three months - actually no, just rest." Usyk, though, did tease a trilogy fight with Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua and also suggested a bout against Joseph Parker. He added: "Maybe Tyson Fury is next, or Anthony Joshua or Joseph Parker. I cannot say because I want to go home." 6 6 6 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
Telegraph
a day ago
- Sport
- Telegraph
Usyk should retire – nobody wants to see him fight Fury again
Oleksandr Usyk has now laid waste to a generation of top tier British undisputed heavyweight hopes in Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois. His latest offering produced a level of performance that will begin the debate, and rightly so, about the Ukrainian being not just a generational great, but an all-time great. Usyk has been a thorn in the side of British boxers for almost a decade. Unrelenting, uber-talented, and on Saturday night, utterly thrilling. Yet Usyk also sits alongside the greatest – Muhammad Ali, Lennox Lewis, George Foreman, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and others – at the top table. The manner in which he has nullified the power and dangers of his British foes has created a tapestry of boxing brilliance. Moreover, it has made him a popular sporting attraction, as Wembley Stadium showed on Saturday night. There was overwhelming support for the Ukrainian. In truth, Usyk has beaten everyone and ought to now depart from the sport while he is still on a glittering, golden perch of greatness, his legacy glowing and complete. Time, as we know, waits for no ageing athlete, and although Usyk continues to show few signs of decline, allied with his extraordinary skill-set, there are younger fighters coming to hunt him down. Namely, Moses Itauma, the 20-year-old who is seen as the next king of the division, being fast-tracked through the levels, who faces Dillian Whyte in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on August 16. Itauma may just be too young for Usyk to handle in the next year or so, and, in spite of Fury proclaiming the desire for a trilogy fight with Usyk, across 24 rounds last year, in two fights, the incumbent undisputed champion bested, for me, the No 2 of the era. A third fight may just be fancy, although there was a huge roar for the bout inside Wembley Stadium when it was mentioned to the audience. On Saturday night, during the breathless moments of Usyk's dramatic dismantling of Dubois, the Saudi minister Turki Al-Sheikh posted on X saying that he would like to see Itauma fight Usyk. If anyone can make it happen, 'Turki' can... With the right purse, it might happen. Brilliant and dangerous and fast as the young tyro Itauma is, I would still favour the Ukrainian to 'old man' the Briton. There are mandatory challengers out there with the sanctioning bodies: Joseph Parker (WBO) Agit Kabayel (WBC) and Fabio Wardley (WBA). Frank Warren confirmed to me on Saturday night that the WBO mandatory will come first, meaning that unless Usyk vacates that title belt, Parker, the Samoan, will be up next. As a fresh faced 25-year-old winning Olympic gold in the heavyweight division at London 2012, few, if any, could have predicted just how great 'The Cat' would go on to be. Usyk is not merely a generational great, but an all-time great. War in Ukraine has forced him onto the road – a 'road warrior' we call it, in the sport – and his achievements in the ring along with his behaviour outside it, have simply seen his popularity blossom. I had asked him about the UK being his second home, and Usyk admitted to the comfort of being in London. Apart from the glory of gold in 2012, Usyk also defeated other Brits – Tony Bellew and Derek Chisora – before his sextet of documented victories in world title battles. He is '38 years young' as Usyk proclaims it, and as popular with the British public as his own adoring compatriots. Usyk carries a level of responsibility, culturally and politically, that few other sportsmen either attain or aspire to. Last week he attended a presentation in Trafalgar Square of the recreated Kestrel mosaic, an 18 square metre work by Ukrainian artist Alla Horska from Mariupol, a city currently under Russian occupation. The artist was tragically killed by the Soviet Secret Service in 1970, and the original work was damaged by a Kremlin attack in 2022. The artwork was recreated in 2025 by fifteen Ukrainian artists. Apart from being a fundraiser, the wild bird on the mosaic is a symbol of Ukraine, its fight, restoration and rebuilding. When these factors are in the background, how much motivation there must lie for Usyk. He spoke this week of the serving soldiers from whom he gains inspiration. But what the man, as well as the fighter has, is genuine class. This is a victory that cements Usyk in the pantheons of the sport – but instinctively it feels like the perfect time for the great fighter to walk away with the undisputed crown firmly on his head. Usyk, though, will not commit to an end: 'Maybe Tyson Fury, maybe Derek Chisora, maybe Anthony Joshua, maybe Joseph Parker... listen, I cannot say what's next now. I want to go home. I want to see my wife and children. I want a rest now.' He has earned it. Usyk has never been beaten as a professional boxer, is an undisputed champion at cruiserweight and heavyweight, and the reasons stand out: the Ukrainian is a master technician and tactician, very tough physically, who carries an imperturbable mindset, and believes in a greater cause than himself. We witnessed greatness on Saturday night. From a great fighter, and perhaps a greater human being, espousing class and great comportment.
