And still...Usyk retains heavyweight belts with DDD KO

Was the big win controversial after fifth-round 'body' blow?

Aug 27, 2023

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In the end the raw BoxRec statistics will inform us that Oleksandr Usyk is still the unified WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight king following a ninth-round stoppage of challenger Daniel Dubois. While, for the most part, Usyk dictated behind his snappy southpaw jab and strong workrate, this supposedly nondescript outing was marred with a fair element of contr…

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