Oleksandr Usyk was instructed by his spouse to “beat the s***” out of Daniel Dubois after the British boxer landed a brutal low-blow on him.
The unified boxing heavyweight champion was final again in motion this previous August when he defended his belts in opposition to Daniel Dubois in a bout which was to precede his blockbuster battle in opposition to Tyson Fury.
While the Ukrainian gained the powerful battle by knockout within the tenth spherical, the battle wasn’t with out controversy as Dubois, 26, knocked down the 37-year-old within the fifth spherical with what many thought was a physique shot however was adjudged to be a low-blow by referee Luis Pabon.
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Following his defeat, Dubois insisted it wasn’t a low-blow and angrily stated he was “cheated out of a victory” whereas Usyk secured a second defence of his heavyweight titles.
The 2012 Olympic gold medallist is scheduled to tackle Tyson Fury in a long-awaited bout on May 18th after their conflict was postponed earlier this month following a damage the Brit suffered in coaching.
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Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, spoke to Betway concerning the controversial low-blow and revealed some pundits noticed 20 beneath the belt pictures from the Londoner. “The low blow, it was in front of my eyes,” he stated.
“I like how Oleksandr Usyk explains this. When you can’t win by the rules, you start to invent on how to play the rules. In respect to Daniel, it was a low blow and we had some pundits who watched the fight thoroughly and we counted 20 low blows throughout the fight.”
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Krassyuk defined Usyk’s extended keep on the canvas after the unlawful shot as he added: “The reason he was on the floor was because the referee said it was a low blow and according to the rules before the fight, if the fighter is hit with a low blow – intentional or unintentional – the referee can give up to five minutes for an injured fighter.”
He revealed the combating phrases Usyk’s spouse, Yekaterina, had for her husband after being floored by Dubois, as he continued: “Let me tell you, Usyk’s wife was shouting at Oleksandr after that to tell him ‘beat the s**t out of him’”.