Unbeaten Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) won his fifth heavyweight bout, defending his WBO, WBA and IBF titles. At the Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw, Poland, the 36-year-old Simferopol native defeated British challenger Daniel Dubois (19-2, 18 KOs) by technical knockout in the 9th round.

The first round was a kind of jab fencing between the boxers, who were trying to find weaknesses in each other's defense.

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Starting from the second three minutes Oleksandr tried to seize the initiative, working the first number. Usyk emphasized his jab, occasionally throwing right side kicks. Dubois tried to respond with doubles. Once the Briton managed to get Sasha with an uppercut.

In the third round, the Ukrainian occasionally gave dominance in the ring to his opponent, "fluttering" around him. The sharp Brit was waiting for Usyk to linger in his attack and catch him with a short "spit".

In the fourth segment, most of Dubois' punches caught the air, while Oleksandr's jabs found the jaw of the British athlete.

At the beginning of the 5th round, Usyk received a sneaky kick between his legs from Dubois and lay on the ring floor for several minutes.

The referee stopped the fight, giving our fighter time to recover.

Immediately after the fight resumed, Dubois was on the attack, trying to finish the Ukrainian. The Crimean was visibly energized and landed a few punches on his opponent.

At the equator of the battle, the rhythm dropped a bit again, shifting to positional offense.

In the 7th three minutes Daniel tried to press the Ukrainian boxer in the corner, but it was not successful. In response, Sasha sent a "hello" from the left, slightly underhanded punch. With 30 seconds left in the ring, Sasha went on the attack, taking the round cleanly.

In the 8th round, Dubois missed a string of punches to the head and took a knee. The referee counted the knockdown.

The British challenger kept his hands far away from his head and in the 9th round a left side kick from Usyk put a stop to the fight. The referee first counted the second knockdown and then signaled a stoppage.

Oleksandr had his previous fight almost a year ago. On August 22, 2022, the Ukrainian boxer defended his titles in a rematch with Anthony Joshua.

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