Daniel Dubois, the British professional boxer, has defeated Anthony Joshua, the two-time world champion, with a fifth-round knockout to retain his IBF world heavyweight boxing title.
Dubois demolished his fellow Briton at a packed Wembley Stadium in the United Kingdom on Saturday.
It was a nightmare outing for Joshua as Dubois floored the former heavyweight champion thrice in the first three rounds before he eventually finished him off after 59 seconds in the fifth round.
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Dubois pulled off an upset to inflict a fourth professional defeat on Joshua who was denied becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion in front of 96,000 fans — the biggest crowd ever for a boxing event at the Wembley Stadium.
Joshua was in a position to secure a possible fight against the winner of the December 21 fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. Now Dubois, 27, will get that shot after improving to 21-3.