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Footage emerges of rowdy Daniel Dubois party that saw him arrive late for Oleksandr Usyk fight

Footage emerges of rowdy Daniel Dubois party that saw him arrive late for Oleksandr Usyk fight

The Irish Sun22-07-2025
SHOCK new footage has now surfaced of the party that caused Daniel Dubois to turn up late to his own fight against Oleksandr Usyk.
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Footage has emerged of Daniel Dubois' party that saw him arrive late for his fight with Oleksandr Usyk
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Dubois is mobbed by party goers at his house
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Here he is arriving late for the fight itself
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The delayed arrival caused concern on the night and remained a mystery in the
But it has since emerged that Dubois' imposing dad and mentor Stan
Around
70 PEOPLE
are said to have been there - some of whom the former IBF champion did not even know.
And now footage has been shared online of
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The heavyweight is seen awkwardly smiling and posing for pictures as dozens of party goers chant "and the new" and "that's the champ".
It has been pointed out online that Dubois had a similar gathering in September before he knocked out Anthony Joshua at Wembley.
On that occasion, it was Joshua, 35, who arrived suspiciously late to the fight and his coaching team afterwards made that a point of discussion.
A report by
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Usyk vs Dubois round by round as brutal knockout cements Ukrainian's place in history
OLEKSANDR USYK cemented his name in the list of all-time boxing greats as he became a three-time undisputed champion with a fifth round knockout win over Daniel Dubois.
Usyk dropped Dubois multiple times as he put any doubts about his first win over the Brit to bed by cementing the repeat and avoiding the revenge.
Here, SunSport's
ROUND ONE
Usyk looks light on his toes, swaying side to side, Dubois plants his feet and walks forward.
Stiff jab from Usyk appears to almost wake Dubois up and the Brit responds with a one-two.
Usyk searches to the body with a left, blocks a right hand from Dubois and ends the round with a menacing combo.
Usyk 10 Dubois 9
ROUND TWO
Dubois lunges in with a right hand, Usyk expertly takes half a step back and responds with a counter left.
Another right misses from Dubois and he takes a left cross which has him on shaky legs.
Already Usyk is finding his rhythm, making Dubois miss and certainly making him pay.
Usyk 10 Dubois 9 (Usyk 20 Dubois 18)
ROUND THREE
Usyk staggers back after a right hand from Dubois - maybe more off balance than hurt.
Dubois charges forward with a left hook, right hand but Usyk covers up well.
Huge left hook lands on the button from Usyk, sweat sprays off Dubois face.
Usyk 10 Dubois 9
(Usyk 30 Dubois 27)
ROUND FOUR
Right uppercut lands on Usyk's belt-line in a genuine case of dejavu from low-blow gate in their first fight.
Dubois traps Usyk in the corner, lands a right but the Ukrainian legend slips off before any troubling damage can be done.
Left hand lands for Usyk but Dubois grabs on and closes the distance, smart defence to cap off his best round so far.
Usyk 9 Dubois 10 (Usyk 39 Dubois 37)
ROUND FIVE
Right hook followed by a left hand lands for Usyk has Dubois teetering backwards.
Dubois comes forward, charging at Usyk and the two trade off in the corner but
DOWN GOES DUBOIS
after a counter right hook.
He makes it to his feet but is dropped with another left hook and the fight is over! Dubois fails to beat the count and Usyk is once again undisputed heavyweight world champion.
Usyk wins by KO
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Stan then drove Dubois, 27, to the venue himself, which caused further issues as only designated vehicles had been accredited entry.
The boxer and his dad then astonishingly had to then
WALK
to the stadium entrance on foot from the car park.
Oleksandr Usyk has press conference in stitches as he NAMES the left hook that floored Daniel Dubois at Wembley
When the pair did finally arrive, footage surfaced online of Dubois' entourage being refused entry by security.
It is claimed Stan essentially told them that Dubois - one half of the night's headline act - would not proceed without them.
The ringside seating area had close to 50 chairs saved for guests of Stan Dubois.
Whether or not the delay affected the result of the fight is up for debate - but Usyk certainly appeared a league above Dubois in the ring.
He floored the Londoner with a right hook in round five and a
'You just run out of things to say' – Usyk is a modern day great and one of the best boxers we have ever seen
OLEKSANDR USYK is a modern day great and one of the best boxers we have ever seen.
The Ukrainian
Two of those came at heavyweight after he had already cleaned up the cruiserweight division.
You just run out of things to say about Usyk.
Everything that he does just impresses you more and more and more.
Usyk, 38, is now a three-time undisputed champion across two divisions and could be ordered to face WBO mandatory Joseph Parker, 33, next.
Dubois' bizarre fight-day party has become a huge talking point in the days after the bout with even Parker himself stunned by the scenes.
He said on
"You need rest, you need to chill, you need to get in the zone."
Ex-cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie - who beat Kevin Lerena on the undercard - used to train with Dubois under coach Shane McGuigan.
And Okolie, 32, said: "The problem is, it's coming from someone that he looks (to) out of the ring. It's coming from his dad.
"I've trained with him, his dad's a huge part of his life, so that is obviously going to be disruptive."
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Dubois was knocked out in round five
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