London (AP) – Daniel Dubois trainer accused Oleksandr Usyk of Conning the referee the first time that the two heavy goods vehicles clashed.
USYK and DUBOIS will fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship on July 19 at the Wembley stadium in a revenge match of their August 2023 fight – won by USYK in a ninth round stop – which included a controversial low blow.
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He was interrupted in the fifth round for what the referee deemed a low blow of Dubois who sent Usyk on the web, with rebroadcasts showing the stroke of a punch around the Ukrainian belt. It was not given as a knockdown, no point was deduced from Dubois and Ushyk had time to recover.
“You should have an Oscar for performance,” Don Charles, Dubois coach, said at a press conference on Tuesday. “You have despised the referee, you gave us, you gave in the world of boxing.”
The 38 -year -old usyk holds WBA, WBC and WBO belts and is undefeated as a pro. Dubois, from 27 -year -old London, is the IBF champion.
The low blow remained the subject of discussion on Tuesday, when Usyk got up and asked Dubois to sign photos that would have shot under the belt of their first fight. Dubois smiled and conforms.
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“Why don't you print one of these … of the real photo that made you tremble,” said Charles.
USYK was not imperturbable by criticism.
“You have to teach your fighter to hit clean. But I win this fight,” he said.
Usyk abandoned the title IBF when he chose to fight in a revenge match against Tyson Fury in December. He won this fight in Saudi Arabia, as he made his first fight last May, the first fight for the undisputed championship since 2000.
Dubois eliminated Anthony Joshua During his first fight as IBF champion last September in front of 96,000 fans in Wembley.
“I'm on fire now,” said Dubois on Tuesday. “It's going to be a bloodbath. I'm just going to put all the controversy and all these nonsense to rest and show that I am the man of the future.”
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