DANIEL Dubois produced a huge boxing shock tonight by knocking Anthony Joshua out in the fifth rounds of their heavyweight world title bout at Wembley.
The underdog Dubios produced a stunning performance to beat down the two-time world heavyweight champion and catapult himself into global boxing stardom in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley.
The 27-year-old Briton knocked Joshua down multiple times to retain the International Boxing Federation heavyweight title and leave question marks over Joshua’s career.
Dubois stopped Joshua, 34, with a brutal counter right hook to secure the biggest win of his 24-fight career.
“Are you not entertained?” Dubois said post-fight to huge cheers at Wembley.
“I’m a gladiator. I am a warrior to the bitter end. I want to get to the top level of this sport and reach my potential.”
Joshua’s bid to become a three-time champion and return to the division’s top table ended in the most dramatic and unexpected fashion.
Nigerian-Briton Joshua – who won his first world title more than eight years ago – suffered a fourth defeat in his 32nd professional fight.
The 2012 Olympic gold medallist worked himself back into mandatory challenger status, but the dominant nature of Dubois’ win left doubts about Joshua’s resilience.
An excited Dubois enjoyed his crowning which would believe he deserves after he was elevated to world champion when Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt.
