Usyk v Dubois 2: Oleksandr Usyk blows away Daniel Dubois to reclaim undisputed crown

Oleksandr Usyk further cemented his spot arsenic 1 of boxing's greats by stopping Daniel Dubois successful circular 5 to go a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.

The Ukrainian enactment connected a masterclass successful beforehand of 90,000 fans astatine Wembley Stadium to dash Dubois' dreams of being the archetypal Briton to unify the part successful the four-belt era.

Usyk, 38, enactment Dubois down doubly successful the 5th and the Londoner was incapable to instrumentality to bushed the number the 2nd clip round.

He besides stopped Dubois successful 2023 and extended his cleanable grounds arsenic a nonrecreational to 24 victories.

"I'm atrocious [Dubois], it's sport. My radical wanted this win," Usyk told DAZN.

"Nothing is next. It's enough. Next, I privation to rest. My family, my wife, my children, I privation to remainder now. Two oregon 3 months, I privation to conscionable rest."

Dubois - who beat Anthony Joshua to support his IBF rubric successful September - tasted decision for the 3rd clip successful 25 contests arsenic a professional, with each of those losses coming wrong the distance.

Usyk reclaimed the IBF title, which was stripped from him conscionable weeks aft unifying the part successful 2023, and added it to his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC belts.

"I person to commend him connected the performance, I gave everything I had. Take nary recognition distant from that man, I'll beryllium back," Dubois told DAZN.

"I was conscionable fighting, trying to prime up circular by round. It is what it is."

The large and bully of the boxing satellite turned retired to ticker the momentous occasion, with Roy Jones Jr and Frank Bruno among those astatine ringside.

WBO interim heavyweight champion Joseph Parker was besides keeping a adjacent oculus connected proceedings arsenic helium seeks a day with the champion next.

Usyk, who has called the UK his 2nd home, was welcomed warmly aft Dubois had besides been cheered to the ring.

It took nary clip for the combat to spark into beingness arsenic the Briton doubled up connected his jab but it was wide Usyk wasn't going to beryllium a sitting target. The erstwhile undisputed cruiserweight champion was acold excessively slick, ducking nether the jab and punishing his rival regularly.

Southpaw Usyk punctuated each of the opening 2 rounds with a antagonistic near and had his younger hostile looking a small unsteady successful the second.

Dubois looked retired of the ringing to his begetter Stan betwixt rounds for immoderate proposal but helium inactive recovered it hard to pin down the 2012 Olympic golden medallist.

Usyk unloaded successful the 5th and sent him tumbling to the canvas with a crisp left.

Dubois showed unthinkable tone to bushed the number but the penning was already connected the wall.

Another trusty near hook landed cleanable connected his chin and his country threw successful the towel arsenic the referee reached the number of nine.

A 3rd vocation decision leaves Dubois successful a hard presumption and requiring different rebuild.

The 27-year-old has not beaten a champion to assertion a satellite rubric - helium won the interim IBF loop and was subsequently elevated to afloat satellite champion earlier making 1 defence against Joshua.

Following his past decision by Usyk, Dubois re-emerged with a newfound assurance but this nonaccomplishment volition sound him backmost respective steps.

He volition person nary shortage of options with the likes of interim WBC champion Agit Kabayel, WBA 'Regular' champion Kubrat Pulev oregon adjacent the likes of Deontay Wilder to spell after.

Usyk, meanwhile, is the A broadside successful boxing's glamour part and tin instrumentality his pick.

"Maybe it's Tyson Fury. Maybe we person 3 choices, Derek Chisora and Anthony Joshua, possibly Joseph Parker," Usyk told DAZN.

Dubois' squad raised concerns implicit Usyk's property during combat week but helium looked arsenic bully arsenic ever.

As helium has done successful each erstwhile rematches - against Fury and Joshua - Usyk utilized the information helium had downloaded from the archetypal brushwood to his advantage.