Boxers Debate 'Low Blow' Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois Highlights
- Posted by indyman on Aug 27, 2023
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Oleksandr Usyk successfully defended his unified heavyweight titles against Daniel Dubois in a highly contentious match held in Poland over the weekend.
During the fight, Usyk managed to knock down Dubois in the eighth and ninth rounds, leading to the referee, Luis Pabon, deciding to stop the bout after the second knockdown. However, there was significant controversy surrounding the match. A pivotal moment came in the fifth round when Dubois landed a right hook to Usyk's body, causing him to collapse to the mat. The punch seemed to connect around the belt line, but Pabon ruled it as an illegal blow due to a perceived low blow.
According to the rules, a fighter has the right to a five-minute recovery period following such an incident. Usyk, aged 36, utilized four minutes of this time before resuming the main event at Wroclaw’s Tarczynski Ar