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The Sun
5 hours ago
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- The Sun
Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois punch stats revealed – and they show massive gulf in class
OLEKSANDR USYK secured his third undisputed world title with a fifth round knockout against Daniel Dubois - and the punch stats show exactly why the Ukrainian is one of the best around. Usyk, 38, needed nine rounds to beat Dubois when the pair first fought in 2023, but this second bout saw him get the job done within five thanks to a spectacular combination that brought the bout to an end. 4 4 4 Dubois certainly had his moments under the Wembley arch, but Usyk was always the dominant force against his Brit opponent. And the punch stats from the high-profile battle show exactly that, with Usyk impressing with an efficient outing. Across the five rounds of slugging, Dubois attempted 179 punches - some 26 more than Usyk. But despite throwing his hands far more than Usyk, Dubois failed to land anywhere near the number of blows as the champ. Of his 179 attempted hit, Dubois only made contact with Usyk 35 times. While Usyk managed 57 landed punches from his 153 attempts. That puts The Cat's success rate at an impressive 37.3 per cent, dwarfing Dubois' return of 19.6 per cent. Usyk was so dominant that he landed more than 10 blows on Dubois for every round - barring his tally of nine in the third round. 4 Meanwhile Dubois only hit double figures in one of the five rounds. As Dubois tired and felt the effect of Usyk's thunderous hits, the 27-year-old managed just 11 per cent success in the fifth round - hitting Usyk only twice. And Usyk was utterly dominant in that final round, hitting Dubois an astounding 12 times with a success rate of over 70 per cent from his 17 throws. Now Usyk will try and find a worthy competitor who can match his numbers for his next bout, having seemingly breezed his way through the best of Britain in the last few years. Although he's more than happy to bruise up Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua again in a spectacular trilogy fight with either heavyweight. Speaking in the ring after earning his undisputed title, Usyk said: "Maybe it's Tyson Fury. "Maybe we have three choices, Derek Chisora and Anthony Joshua. "Maybe Joseph Parker. Listen, I cannot now say because I want to go back home." 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 Jack Figg gives his round-by-round verdict... 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 certainty 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
News.com.au
5 hours ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘Never seen this': World in awe of boxing terminator Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk has made history with a savage fifth round knockout of Daniel Dubois. In front of a stunned crowd of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium, Usyk proved he is one of the greatest fighters of all time in yet another defence of his undisputed heavyweight belts. Tszyu vs Fundora 2 & Pacquiao vs Barrios | SUN 20 JULY 10AM AEST | In the biggest fight of the year, Tim Tszyu faces Sebastian Fundora in a blockbuster rematch, plus Manny Pacquiao makes his highly anticipated return to the ring to face Mario Barrios. | Order now with Main Event on Kayo Sports The fight appeared to be on even-footing until the fifth round when Usyk, 38, showed his class and went to another level, dropping Dubois twice in one minute. The fight was stopped with one minute and eight seconds left in the round. It was a massive right hand that dropped Dubois the first time after the Brit made the mistake of pushing his opponent into the corner. While he was able to get back to his feet the first time, he was put down again seconds later when Usyk landed a brutal left hand hook that looked like a hammer crashing into Dubois' cheek bone. Victory saw Ukraine's Usyk extend his unbeaten professional record to 24 fights as the WBA, WBC and WBO champion. Sunday morning's win added his British opponent's IBF belt to his collection. With Ukrainian flags flying around the stadium, Usyk had the crowd on their feet, applauding in awe of the man. Boxing commentators on X wrote Usyk is the 'greatest of all time'. One person wrote: 'People are scared to say he's better than Muhammad Ali. But he is.' 'The victory is for my people. 38 is only a young number,' Usyk shouted in the ring after dropping to his knees in celebration. 'This is just the beginning. Thank you Wembley. I don't want anything next, this is enough. 'I want to rest now. I want to get home to my family and wife and my children. 'I want to rest now but maybe - in two or three months - actually no, just rest. 'Maybe Tyson Fury is next, or Anthony Joshua or Joseph Parker. I cannot say because I want to go home.' Dubois, 27, was devastated as he admitted he had made mistakes during the fight. 'I have to commend him for his performance. I have nothing bad to say about him. I will be back,' he said. 'I was in a fight and I was just trying to win round-by-round.' Usyk said in the ring he was prepared to fight Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker next.
The Sun
5 hours ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois round by round: How stunning heavyweight bout unfolded up to devastating fifth stanza
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, 38, 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. 8 8 The Ukrainian needed nine rounds to win their first fight back in 2023. But he needed less than five to see the referee wave the fight to a close after his knockout blow in front of the packed Wembley crowd. Usyk was the strongest fighter from the off, but Dubois certainly had his moments. Below, SunSport's Jack Figg recaps yet another superb win for Usyk against British opposition... 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 8 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 certainty making him pay. Usyk 20 Dubois 18 Jake Paul's fiance Jutta Leerdam steals show as she arrives for Usyk vs Dubois 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 30 Dubois 27 8 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 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. 8 8 8 8
News24
10 hours ago
- Sport
- News24
Wafcon quarter-final: Banyana Banyana v Senegal
2m ago South Africa's title defence at Wafcon enters the knockout phase. Banyana arrive in red-hot form -- unbeaten in their last 10 matches across all competitions and fresh off a commanding 4-0 demolition of Mali that saw them top Group C in style. The defending champions have never lost a Wafcon quarter-final, having brushed aside Tunisia at this stage in 2022 en route to their maiden crown. In stark contrast, Senegal limped into the last eight. After a blistering 4-0 opening win over DR Congo, the Lionesses of Teranga fell to back-to-back defeats -- a 3-2 thriller against Zambia and a narrow 1-0 loss to hosts Morocco. Still, they've done just enough to sneak through as one of the best third-placed teams. This marks Senegal's second-ever Wafcon quarter-final appearance, with a semi-final berth still eluding them. But with pace, power, and unpredictability in their ranks, they'll be looking to spoil South Africa's party -- and Banyana know they can't afford to blink. 2h ago Welcome ... Live scoring and commentary from the Women's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final between Banyana Banyana and Senegal in Oujda, Morocco. 2h ago Welcome ... - Gallo Images
News.com.au
a day ago
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- News.com.au
Tim Tszyu has vowed to knockout Sebastian Fundora in their rematch and make his family the greatest in boxing history
Tim Tszyu has vowed to deliver a 'devastating' knockout of Sebastian Fundora and finally conquer America as he outlined his mission to make the Tszyu clan the greatest family in boxing history. The 'Soul Taker' concedes his career is on the line when Tszyu (25-2, 18KO) looks to avenge his blood-stained loss last year to Fundora (21-1-1, 14KO) in Sunday's super welterweight world-title rematch in Las Vegas. It has been 476 days since Tszyu lost his WBO world title to Fundora after a heartbreaking split-decision defeat at T-Mobile Arena marred by a shocking head gash that saw him bravely fight through a fountain of blood for 10 rounds. Now Tszyu is back in Sin City to atone for his pugilistic sins, this time at MGM's Grand Garden Arena, the very venue where his famous father Kostya destroyed Zab Judah in 2001 to become the undisputed champion of the world at super lightweight. 'The Thunder from Down Under' produced the greatest knockout of his career to ice Judah in two rounds — and Tszyu will tap into his family's menacing history at MGM to maul Fundora. In their first fight, Tszyu was dominating Fundora for the opening two rounds before a savage gash derailed the Australian, but this time, the Sydneysider says, cut-free, the 'Towering Inferno' will go up in flames. 'I will win by knockout,' Tszyu declared ahead of the biggest fight of his career. 'I feel like this is the one. 'I won't just win, but it will be in devastating fashion. 'I just remember feeling Fundora, seeing him, understanding him. I remember what he brings, certain shots. I remember him and I want to feel him in there and be in control the whole time. 'I remember feeling his power and thinking, 'Is that it?' 'A true champion rises to the occasion, gets back up, and I'm ready to get back up. 'I have to control the fight round by round, stay patient, and when the punch does come - and it will come - he will be asleep.' For all the traditional pre-fight hype, hoopla and mind games, the reality is the jury remains out on Tszyu as a global force. The two-time world-champion hopeful has a goal to conquer America _ but he hasn't yet. In his last two visits on US soil, he was beaten by Fundora, who holds the WBC world title, before suffering a brutal third-round beatdown in Orlando last October against Bakhram Murtazaliev, the ruthless Russian who sent Tszyu crashing to the canvas four times in eight minutes of mayhem. Now, steeled by his emphatic disposal of American Joey Spencer in April, Tszyu is beginning to pick up the pieces. He won't be satisfied until he puts together the most formidable family jigsaw in world boxing. With Kostya a four-time world champion, Tim eyeing a second world title and younger brother Nikita (10-0) now a world-ranked fighter, the 30-year-old pledged to make the Tszyus boxing's royal family. 'One of my big ambitions is to overtake my dad,' he said. 'My biggest driver is my dad. His aura. I've had to create my own identity and to do that, I have to surpass him. 'Not to disrespect him, but my No.1 goal is to make sure the Tszyu family is the greatest boxing family that has ever lived. 'My goal remains the same: pursue greatness and conquer America, it's simple. 'Vegas is the Mecca ... you make it here, you have made it in the world of boxing.' Fundora, currently the tallest world champion in boxing at 197cm, a staggering 22cm taller than Tszyu, lobbed the first verbal grenade at his rival last week by claiming his blood-affected eyesight was perfectly fine. Tszyu hit back by claiming Fundora hits 'like a cheese stick', but the skyscraper slugger has upped the ante. The American says he is hungrier than Tszyu, and believes he will win more emphatically in the rematch. 'I do think I'll win more easily,' he said. 'I tell my dad the ones I hate are the good ones, and I hate this one. I want it more. 'I want the best version of Tim Tszyu. He is world class, a world champion ... it's just the Towering Inferno is that much better. 'This time I will execute a lot faster. 'I hope everything that he went through in our first fight makes him that much better, so there's no excuses. 'I am going in there all guns blazing. I'm going in there to hurt him.' A third loss in 12 months would be catastrophic for Tszyu. It would all-but destroy his plan to be the top dog in the 154-pound division. There is a view a second Fundora loss would be a fatal blow to his American dream. Asked if his career is on the line on Sunday when he walks into the MGM Grand arena his father graced two decades ago, Tszyu said: 'Yep, this is how I am approaching it. 'This is it. I am all in. 'Live by the shield, die by the shield, that's how I see it. 'I need to win and I will win, trust me.'
