Daniel Dubois to take career BREAK after Oleksandr Usyk defeat to ‘resurrect' himself
The British boxer has been told by promoter
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Daniel Dubois will take a break from boxing
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He was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night
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It was the third defeat of his professional career and his second to the undisputed champion.
To rub salt in the wounds,
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He said: "You've got to learn from defeats, I mean that's what life's about, isn't it?
"You know, not everything goes your way, you've got to come back, it's the mark of a man if he can do it, and we'll see if he can do it.
"He's got to resurrect himself. That's what we've had to do.
"That's the story. Usyk a quality, quality fighter, he has a great boxing IQ, and he's got the most unbelievable mental attitude.
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"That's what makes him. That's what Daniel's got to learn from.
"Try and get and develop the mental attitude that Usyk has."
Oleksandr Usyk has press conference in stitches as he NAMES the left hook that floored Daniel Dubois at Wembley
Dubois hit the canvas twice during the fight but did make it back to his own corner despite ref calling it.
Dubois was checked over by medical staff and avoided a trip to the hospital on Saturday evening.
Warren wants a break for Dubois and said, "About six months easy".
This means that the Greenwich brawler would not return to the ring until January 2026 at the earliest.
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It is the second time Usyk has beaten Dubois
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Frank Warren wants the boxer to take a six-month break
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Dubois himself spoke after the defeat and admitted that he needed to be "sharper".
He said: "I have to commend him on his performance.
"I gave everything I had, probably a few things I could have sharpened up on, but take no credit away from the man.
"I was just fighting, I was in a fight and trying to pick up round by round.
"It is what it is, but I'll be back. I want to thank everyone for coming out.
"I gave my best, we'll go back to the drawing board and come again."
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