Results and analysis: Daniel Dubois KOs Anthony Joshua

Daniel Dubois scored an upset victory and ruined Anthony Joshua’s return to London’s Wembley Stadium for the fourth time with a fifth-round KO victory to retain the IBF heavyweight title Saturday evening.

Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs), of London, was the previous IBF interim champ who was elevated to full champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt in June to pursue a rematch with Tyson Fury. This one was his first protection.

Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs), of Watford, England, is a two-time heavyweight champion that was trying to win the title for a 3rd time. He first received the IBF title towards Charles Martin in 2016, grew to become a three-belt unified champ when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko in ESPN’s 2017 combat of the 12 months and took the WBO championship from Joseph Parker in 2018.

Additionally on the cardboard, Joshua Buatsi defeated Willy Hutchinson by cut up choice to win the vacant WBO interim gentle heavyweight title. Buatsi (19-0, 13 KOs), of Accra, Ghana, and now residing in London, had received 13 of his first 15 fights by stoppage however has gone the gap in his previous 4.

Hutchinson (18-2, 13 KOs), of Carstairs, Scotland, was quickly climbing the U.Ok. boxing ladder till he suffered a defeat by way of fifth-round TKO to Lennox Clarke in March 2021. Hutchinson recovered to win 5 consecutive fights, earlier than shedding to Buatsi.

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