London – Oleksandr Usyk Ruthil knocked out Daniel Dubois in round 5, so that on Saturday the undisputed world champion in ponderous weight.
The Ukrainian became the first boxer of the men, who for the third time became the undisputed master, after previous reign at Cruiser Wweight (2018) and ponderous (2024), after Dubois baked twice in round 5 before about 90,000 at the Wembley stadium.
Usyk won the title of IBF Dubois to add to his belts WBC, WBA and WBO, in defense of the fifth title.
Usyk for the first time sent Dubois on the canvas with his right head to count before flattening Dubois with the left hook.
This was proof (if you needed evidence) that Usyk is the best ponderous weight of his generation, before the beating of the former masters of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury twice everyone.
After Usyk stated at the beginning of this year that Dubois would be his penultimate fight, Scramble began to face a 38-year-old at the end of 2025 before he retired.
However, Fury recently stated that he would return to the ring vs. Utyk in April next year, after losing to the Ukrainian at points in December 2024.
“Thirty-eight is a juvenile guy, 38 is just the beginning,” said Usyk in the ring.
“Maybe Tyson Fury,” said Usyk, asked who he would fight in the next.
“Maybe Derek Chisora, maybe Anthony Joshua, maybe Joseph Parker, I don’t know.”
27 -year -old Dubois from Greenwich in South London lost the belt in the second defense of the title, was promoted to the full master after Usyk gave up the IBF belt last year. The Londonian was not able to repeat the heroics in September last year, when he sent Joshua four times to the canvas in winning in round 5 KO. Unlike this win, Dubois was counted in a fight, Usyk dictated from the very beginning.
It was even better than the last time Usyk defeated Dubois, to the 9th round, in August 2023, and now it is expected that again this year, probably against Joseph Parker from Modern Zealand.
Since its detention in round 9 by Usyk in August 2023, Dubois has been significantly improved, and the victory of the detention on Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Joshua. But he was unable to determine any authority before home fans.
Usyk quickly fell into his rhythm and performed most of the work in the first round, piercing the guardian Dubois with his stab of Southpaw.
Dubois, which is 11 years younger than the Utyk and weighed £ 26 more heavier than Usyk, collected a mighty series of blows tardy in round 1.
But Usyk created some high -quality works in the second round, when he slipped in Dubois to land solid left hands many times.
The great left hook shocked Dubois for a moment in round 3, because Usyk’s bright movement refused Dubois all holes.
Usyk complained about the low blow in round 4 before a mighty finish to the round. In round 5 Usyk landed on the left right -wing combination, when Dubois began to look more open and throwing right on his head, he sent Dubois to his knees for the first time.
A moment after Dubois got up, Usyk finished it. After Dubois was tardy with his right hand, Usyk stuck a wide left hook to restore the Englishman to the canvas. Dubois was flat on his back and was counted.
It was an bright, wild and scintic space from the ruler of Usyk, which is unpredictable, it seems that for each of the current heavyweight.
Sebastian Fundora (25-1-1, 17 KOs) stopped Ermal Hadribeaj (23-1-1, 8 KOs) at 2:59 of the 12th round to retain his WBC junior middleweight title for the fourth time. Hadribeaj made the early rounds competitive by getting low, forcing his way inside and landing hard shots while denying the champion room to use his reach.
Short punches, uppercuts and a sustained body attack helped Fundora take control as he began outworking the challenger at close range. Referee Thomas Taylor deducted points from Hadribeaj for holding in the third and 11th rounds as the challenger increasingly tried to tie up the busier champion.
With just one second remaining, a left hand dropped Hadribeaj and brought the fight to an end after Fundora’s pressure and body punching had worn him down.
Super middleweight Armando Resendiz (17-3, 11 KOs) defeated Koen Mazoudier (16-5-1, 6 KOs) by a 10-round unanimous decision in a hard-fought fight. The judges scored it 98-92, 97-93 and 97-93, giving Resendiz a wider victory than the competitive action suggested.
Mazoudier kept coming forward and throwing, making Resendiz work at close range and enjoying success through the middle rounds. Resendiz answered with the heavier punches, hurting the Australian with right hands and left hooks as the two traded throughout.
A sustained attack in the final round left Mazoudier reeling and close to being stopped, but he survived and continued firing back until the bell. Resendiz earned his first victory since losing to Jaime Munguia, while Mazoudier made him fight for it in his U.S. debut.
Marco Romero (16-0, 14 KOs) stopped Braulio Matias Ferreira (8-4, 3 KOs) in the first round of their scheduled eight-round super middleweight fight. The 20-year-old Romero immediately pressed the attack, digging to the body and landing right hands upstairs at close range.
A right hand and left hook to the body helped set up a sweeping right to the chin that dropped Ferreira hard into the ropes. Ferreira beat the count, but he was in no condition to continue, prompting the referee to stop the fight. Romero gave the veteran little chance to settle, keeping him under attack throughout the brief contest. It was the Kansas prospect’s third consecutive first-round stoppage.
Super middleweight Jaime Enrique Osuna Diaz (12-0, 5 KOs) kept his unbeaten record with an eight-round majority decision over Cristian Cangelosi (13-1-1, 5 KOs). The judges scored the competitive bout 77-75, 77-75 and 76-76 on the Sebastian Fundora–Ermal Hadribeaj undercard.
Osuna applied pressure from the start, using his activity and body punching to make Cangelosi work. His best round came in the fifth, when he hurt Cangelosi twice with straight right hands but crowded his own punches while trying to finish.
Cangelosi fought back and had a strong seventh round, landing a big shot to keep the outcome in doubt heading into the eighth. Neither fighter scored a knockdown, with Osuna’s pressure and cleaner work in key stretches earning him the narrow victory.
Daniel Dubois sent out a big statement to the rest of the heavyweight division after his knockout win over Fabio Wardley.
The two British heavyweights met at The O2 Arena on Saturday in one of the most anticipated rematches of the year, following on from their epic first battle back in May.
On that occasion, ‘DDD’ had to recover from two early knockdowns to earn the 11th round TKO win to become WBO heavyweight champion, but it was a much more dominant display from Dubois this time around.
The rematch saw ‘DDD’ drop Wardley inside the opening 20 seconds of the bout, before landing even more heavy shots over the next several minutes, forcing the referee to stop the action in the second round as Dubois retained his WBO heavyweight title.
Ahead of the bout, one man that was picking Wardley to cause the upset and be victorious was former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew, who felt that the Ipswich man was going to get the job done inside six rounds.
Bellew was happy to hold his hands up and admit he was wrong though, as he posted on social media to heap praise on Dubois for his triumph.
Demolition! Well done to Daniel Dubois.. 👏🔥👏
— Tony Bellew (@TonyBellew) October 17, 2026
“Demolition! Well done to Daniel Dubois.”
Following his win, Dubois has already made it clear who he wants to target next, revealing in his post-fight interview that he wants to meet IBF champion Filip Hrgovic in a unification, in what would be a rematch after ‘DDD’ won their first encounter back in June 2024.
Daniel Dubois has wasted no time making his intentions known after his destructive win over Fabio Wardley in their rematch.
The pair went head-to-head at The O2 Arena in London, five months on from their first meeting when Dubois defeated Wardley by 11th round TKO to win the WBO heavyweight title.
It was a much quicker win this time around, with ‘DDD’ dropping Wardley inside the opening 20 seconds of the contest, before continuing the onslaught and earning the second round knockout victory to retain his WBO belt.
Dubois has already named his next target after his win, revealing in his post-fight press conference that he now wants a unification showdown with IBF champion Filip Hrgovic.
“I want to have a rematch with him and get that belt. I want to rule the division. Another win and another scalp. I’m the champion now and I want some big fights now.”
Dubois and Hrgovic have already met back in June 2024, claiming the eighth round stoppage win after the Croatian couldn’t continue due to cuts above both of his eyes.
‘DDD’ went on to become IBF champion after that fight, but he would go on to lose that title to Oleksandr Usyk. After the Ukrainian vacated his belt earlier this year, Hrgovic claimed it with his dramatic win over Moses Itauma in August.
It means Dubois and Hrgovic could now meet in a rematch in 2027, though Hrgovic may have to deal with mandatory challenger Frank Sanchez first, with that bout potentially taking place in Croatia early next year.
Boxing2 days ago
MMA2 days ago
Boxing1 day ago
Boxing1 day ago
Boxing1 day ago
MMA1 day ago
MMA1 day ago
Boxing2 days ago