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Oleksandr Usyk further cemented his place as one of boxing’s greats by stopping Daniel Dubois in round five to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ukrainian put on a masterclass in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium to dash Dubois’ dreams of being the first Briton to unify the division in the four-belt era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usyk, 38, put Dubois down twice in the fifth and the Londoner was unable to return to beat the count the second time round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also stopped Dubois in 2023<\/a> and extended his perfect record as a professional to 24 victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m sorry [Dubois], it’s sport. My people wanted this win,” Usyk told DAZN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Nothing is next. It’s enough. Next, I want to rest. My family, my wife, my children, I want to rest now. Two or three months, I want to just rest.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dubois – who beat Anthony Joshua<\/a> to defend his IBF title in September – tasted defeat for the third time in 25 contests as a professional, with each of those losses coming inside the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usyk reclaimed the IBF title, which was stripped from him just weeks after unifying the division in 2023, and added it to his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC belts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I have to commend him on the performance, I gave everything I had. Take no credit away from that man, I’ll be back,” Dubois told Dazn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I was just fighting, trying to pick up round by round. It is what it is.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

he great and good of the boxing world turned out to watch the momentous occasion, with Roy Jones Jr and Frank Bruno among those at ringside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WBO interim heavyweight champion Joseph Parker was also keeping a close eye on proceedings as he seeks a date with the champion next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usyk, who has called the UK his second home, was welcomed warmly after Dubois had also been cheered to the ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took no time for the fight to spark into life as the Briton doubled up on his jab but it was clear Usyk wasn’t going to be a sitting target. The former undisputed cruiserweight champion was far too slick, ducking under the jab and punishing his rival regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southpaw Usyk punctuated each of the opening two rounds with a counter left and had his younger opponent looking a little unsteady in the second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dubois looked out of the ring to his father Stan between rounds for some advice but he still found it difficult to pin down the 2012 Olympic gold medallist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usyk was in full flow by the fifth round and sent him tumbling to the canvas with a crisp right to the temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dubois showed incredible spirit to beat the count but the writing was already on the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A trusty left hook landed clean on his chin and his corner threw in the towel as the referee reached the count of nine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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