“The only hit in the balls…” Daniel Dubois gets honest about low-blow against Oleksandr Usyk robbing win from him

Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk was able to win agaisnt the underdog Daninel Dubois but the victory has sparked a lot of controversy.

“The only hit in the balls…” Daniel Dubois gets honest about low-blow against Oleksandr Usyk robbing win from him

Daniel Dubois VS Oleksandr Usyk (image credit- IMAGO)

Oleksandr Usyk held on to his unified heavyweight titles after a controversial win over Daniel Dubois in Poland. Usyk knocked Dubois down late in the 8th round and again in the ninth round to attain victory. However, a lot of people felt Dubois’s punch in the fifth round could have potentially ended the fight.

Oleksandr Usyk collapsed to the canvas after Dubois delivered a right shot to the body, which appeared to land just below the beltline. Dubois and promoter Frank Warren insisted that the punch was legal and that the referee should have started the count. The underdog Dubois expressed, “The only hit in the balls last night was the one I suffered when I didn’t get my arm raised after I landed this shot,” on X (formerly known as Twitter)

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Dubois was not part of the post-fight press conference because of his upsetting loss, but he spoke to BBC. Dubois said he and his team are trying to get the WBA to call it a no-contest. Subsequently, he stated the punch landed on his shorts’ waistband despite the referee claiming otherwise. Furthermore, he added that according to the referee rules meeting, the waist is the center of the hips; hence, it is much lower.

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Furthermore, Dubois said his puch was legitimate and could have ended the fight. He also complained about the recovery time given to Usyk. Dubois did not think that the referee was corrupt but made a wrong decision on the spot.

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A breakdown of the controversial fifth-round low-blow punch

Daniel Dubois VS Oleksandr Usyk
Daniel Dubois VS Oleksandr Usyk (image credit- Eurosport)

Boxing fans and experts have been heavily discussing the heavyweight bout between Dubois and Usyk and the controversial low blow. Furthermore, half of them consider that Dubois was robbed, while the others considered the shot a low blow.

In boxing, the referee gives a fighter five minutes to recover from a low blow. Furthermore, the 36-year-old Ukrainian champion utilized four of those minutes to get back into action in the main event at Tarczynski Arena. After three minutes, Usyk informed the referee to resume the fight, and the referee told him to take more time. Dubois’s shot was dangerous for Usyk because of his vulnerability to body shots despite having a durable neck.

Though Usyk proved he was the better boxer by winning most of the rounds. However, most fans think that if the referee had counted Usyk out instead of giving him time, then Dubois would reign as the new champion

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