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Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois as it happened - Oleksandr Usyk stops Daniel Dubois in ninth round

ByTNT Sports

Updated 27/08/2023 at 00:15 GMT+1

TNT Sports brings you live text coverage of the huge heavyweight title clash between Oleksandr Usyk, who is putting his WBO, WBA-Super, IBO and IBF World Heavyweight Titles on the line against mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois. The fight will be available live and exclusive on TNT Sports box office.

Oleksandr Usyk is punched by Daniel Dubois during the Heavyweight fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois at Stadion Wroclaw on August 26, 2023 in Wroclaw, Poland

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2350 - AND THAT'S ALL FROM A MOMENTOUS NOT OF BOXING

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2340 - WATCH DUBOIS' TEAM CALL OUT OFFICIAL

2332 - I'VE BEEN CHEATED OUT - DUBOIS

Frank Warren and Don Charles complain about the 'low blow' which was awarded in the fifth round and they feel a rematch should be awarded.

2316 - USYK STOPS DUBOIS IN ROUND 9

A great short right hand sees an end to the spirited challenge of Daniel Dubois. He got up at the end of the count but the referee called the fight off.

2313 - DUBOIS DOWN AT END OF ROUND

He was winning the round, with strong body shot and the harder shots. As Usyk has done in many rounds, he comes on strong in the closing stages and two right hands, a hook to the side of the head and straight to the head see Dubois go down. Fortunately when he rose it was the end of the round.

2309 - A ROUND OF TWO HALVES

Dubois did well in the first half of the fight, but towards the end Usyk put his hands together with right hands and left uppercuts with the Londoner starting to look weary.

2305 - DUBOIS' ROUND

Though Usyk had his usual moments with slick left hands, Dubois was causing him problems with body punches which the champion did not enjoy, especially a left hook to the body. He also landed a strong jab on the bell. Encouraging signs at the midway point of the fight.

2303 - DUBOIS SHOULD BE THE CHAMPION - FRAMPTON

The TNT Sports pundit is convinced Dubois' punch was legal pointing out Usyk has his trunks pulled up too high.

2301 - IT IS HEATING UP NOW...

For a while after the low blow Dubois was chasing Usyk around, but when he recovered he went on the offensive and landed the best punch of the fight with a straight left. Both then landed blows after the bell.

2255 - USYK DOWN FROM A LOW BLOW

He is taking his time to recover from this sitting on the canvas. It was a right hand right on the border. No points deducted.

2254 - THIS IS A SUPERB BOXING DISPLAY FROM USYK

Dubois was letting his hands go in twos though and landing a few shots, but the Ukrainian's footwork put the Brit out of position and in the line of fire for much of the contest.

2249 - A BETTER ROUND FROM DUBOIS

He landed a couple of double jabs and right hands to the body and one of which had Usyk complaining about a low blow, but Usyk still won the round with a number of decent one-twos.

2245 - TOTAL CONTROL FROM USYK

He landed a number of left hands and right hooks, finding the target at will throughout the round. Dubois not too far away with a big uppercut but it looks ominous unless he can land it a heavy shot soon.

2242 - USYK'S ROUND...

He controlled the fight with his footwork and jabs, but Dubois did not look overawed. He needs to get his rhythm a little but he showed ambition while not opening himself up to the champion.

2239 - WE'RE UNDERWAY...

2238 - 'USYK, USYK' CHANTS RING AROUND THE STADIUM

2234 - LET'S GET READY TO RRRRRRRRUMBLE

As always this sends chills down the spine.

2232 - THE BRITISH AND UKRAINIAN ANTHEMS ARE SUNG

Alena Omargalieva with an emotional rendition of the Ukraine anthem with about 40,000 voices on backing vocals.

2228 - VASYL ZHADAN SERENADES USYK TO THE RING

As always he looks all business.

2224 - TO THE STRAINS OF BOB MARLEY AND WITH A BIG GRIN...

Daniel Dubois makes his way to the ring.

2220 - MICHAEL BUFFER IS MAKING THE INTRODUCTIONS...

But first there is a message from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

2210 - WE ARE NOW MOMENTS AWAY FROM THE MAIN EVENT

Don't miss out on Usyk-Dubois - order now.

2201 - A FIRST-ROUND STOPPAGE WIN FOR HAMED

He showcased a strong southpaw jab, looked very relax with his father's familiar knee-flexes when out of range, and when he trapped his out-matched opponent in the corner unloaded with shots to the body and head before Hrdy's corner threw the towel in.

2157 - HAMED ENTERS THE RING WITH A SWAGGER AND SPARKLY VEST

He fakes a somersault and then enters the ring more conventionally.

2153 - READY FOR HAMED 2.0

Naseem Hamed's son, Aadam, is set to come into the ring. He hasn't got any amateur experience, it will be interesting to see what he shows tonight against Vojtech Hrdy (1-2) of the Czech Republic.

2143 - JUST ONE FIGHT TO GO...

HOW TO WATCH USYK V DUBOIS IN THE UK ON TV

Usyk v Dubois is a pay-per-view fight (PPV) and can be watched through BT TV, Virgin TV and Sky or online via the web or the TNT Sports App.
You do not need to be a TNT Sports subscriber to buy this event. Virgin Media TV customers in the UK: customers with a TiVo and/or V6 set-top-box should visit the On-Demand section and choose Live Events; customers with a Virgin TV360 and/or Stream set-top-box should go to the Pay Per View Live Events rail
BT TV customers can go to channel 494 and pay using their remote control. Viewers wanting to watch the fight online should visit www.tntsports.co.uk/boxoffice and follow instructions to subscribe and watch on the web or on the TNT Sports Box Office App, customers can choose to watch on the big screen using Google Chromecast and Apple Airplay. EE, Three, Vodafone and O2 customers watching online or via the TNT Sports Box Office App can choose to add the payment to their mobile bill.
Sky customers can purchase TNT Sports Box Office on channel 490 via their remote control or via https://www.sky.com/boxoffice/tnt

2140 - UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY FOR BERINCHYK

He wins by scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113 to retain the WBO International Lightweight title and improve his record to 18-0.

2136 - BOTH SWINGING FOR THE FENCES IN FINAL ROUND

And each man shows an iron will to stand up to them. Both almost punching themselves and you have to give Yigit the round for landing more shots, though Berinchyk's looked a little more hurtful.

2133 - YIGIT DIGGING IN, BUT SECOND BEST

It has been a gutsy display and he has pushed the Ukrainian. He deserves to go the distance.

2131 - NOT LONG TO GO NOW...

2128 - CROWD ENJOYING FIGHT AS BERINCHYK LANDING AT WILL

Yigit tried standing and trading with a minute to go, but could not sustain this and was pushed back taking hooks shots to body and uppercuts upstairs.

2124 - YIGIT IS TIRING NOW

So much movement in and out of range in the early rounds has put caught up with Yigit a bit. It could be a long last three minutes for him.

2120 - BERINCHYK PUSHING OPPONENT BACK

He lands with a lot of right hands causing blood to run into Yigit's eye, rocking the Swede with uppercuts a the end of the round.

2116 - SIMILAR STORY

As we get into the second half of the fight, Yigit was winning much of the round but Berinchyk came strong in the closing moments with the most eye-catching punches of the round.

2111 - A GOOD COMEBACK FROM YIGIT

Berinchyk getting a little sloppy and Yigit having some success, a nice short right hand then right to the body at the end from the Ukrainian fighter though.

2108 - A CUT HAS OPENED ABOVE YIGIT'S LEFT EYE

And it looks like one which may flow into the eye. The referee has said it came from an accidental clash of heads.

2105 - A CLOSER ROUND THERE

You would like to see Berinchyk upping the pace a bit now. Maybe ease up on the switch hitting.

2101 - BERINCHYK LANDS FIRST MEANINGFUL BLOW OF FIGHT

A left hand from the southpaw certainly got Yigit's attention, though the Swede took the blow pretty well.

2056 - NOT THE ENTERTAINING FIGHT WE WERE HOPING FOR...YET

Yigit not showing a great deal of ambition at this stage.

2052 - BERINCHYK THE BUSIER FIGHTER

Nice to see Yigit has 'Dig it' on the front of his shorts. A little nod to the Soup Dragons perhaps.

2048 - POTENTIAL FIGHT OF THE NIGHT UP NEXT

It will do well to surpass Fiodor Czerkaszyn-Anauel Ngamissengue but this rematch of a 2012 Olympic bout between (adopted) home favourite Denys Berinchyk (17-0, 9 KOs) and Anthony Yigit (27-3-1, 10 KOs) could do just that.

2044 - USYK IS IN THE HOUSE

2042 - OUR MAN IS READY

Don't miss out on seeing the action

2039 - 200,000 UKRAINIANS IN WROCLAW

And around 10% of them may be in the Stadion Wroclaw tonight.

2032 - WE WILL SEE MORE OF KHARTSYZ

We will have to see how he does against a more skillful opponent but he could not have done much more winning every round with a variety of punches.

2028 - IT LOOKS LIKE CZAJKOWSKI WILL LAST THE DISTANCE

Can Khartsyz win his third stoppage victory in the fourth and final round?

2024 - OPPONENT REALLY IS MADE FOR KHARTSYZ

That said you can't fail to be impressed by the way he explodes from his tight guard to unleash accurate left hooks and right hands.

2021 - KHARTSYZ CAN'T MISS

He has a nice variety of punches and is landing them with ease.

2020 - WE HAVE A BONUS FIGHT!

Ukraine's Yaroslav Khartsyz against Konrad Czajkowski of Poland.

2015 - 'SHEERAZ-BENTLEY A 50-50 FIGHT' - FRAMPTON

Denzel Bentley lost an unanimous decision for the WBO Middleweight title last November and this would be a mouth-watering all-British contest.
"Let's have it in the O2 Arena in front of 20,000 fans in April," says Steve Bunce. Why not...

2012 - WE ARE EDGING CLOSER TO THE MAIN EVENT...

Don't miss out, go to TNT Sports Box Office to ensure you see Oleksandr Usyk against Daniel Dubois.

2008 - 'HE'LL WIN A WORLD TITLE, NO DOUBT' - WARREN

His promoter Frank Warren has great confidence in his charge.
He's a British Tommy Hearns
Compliments don't get much bigger than that.

2006 - 'I'M READY FOR A WORLD TITLE' - SHEERAZ

"Next year I want to be fighting for a world title - I'm ready," Sheeraz said.

2002 - SHEERAZ IMPROVES RECORD TO 18-0 (14 KOs)

Britain's fighter of year could not have been more impressive and retains the WBC Silver Middleweight title.

2000 - FIGHT IS STOPPED AFTER BIG RIGHT HAND

Mytrofanov was wary about his jab after the first round, allowing him to feint with a jab, before delivering a sledgehammer right hand which sent the Ukrainian down leading the referee to step in.

1957 - MYTROFANOV DOWN THREE TIMES!

Sheeraz started patiently but looks in a different class to the Ukrainian. He twice knocked him down with a jab. The snap on the second of a double jab rocked Mytrofanov's head back and off his feet. Afterwards the Brit went through his repertoire with nasty left hooks and a right uppercut rocking his opponent, before another jab put him down. Mytrofanov later touched down after losing balance following a combination.

1950 - BIGGEST TEST FOR SHEERAZ YET

Another battle between unbeaten middleweights. Essex's Hamzah Sheeraz (17-0, 13 KOs) takes on Dymytro Mytofanov (13-0, 6 KOs).

1943 - HOW TO WATCH USYK V DUBOIS IN THE UK ON TV

Usyk v Dubois is a pay-per-view fight (PPV) and can be watched through BT TV, Virgin TV and Sky or online via the web or the TNT Sports Box Office App.
You do not need to be a TNT Sports subscriber to buy this event. Virgin Media TV customers in the UK: customers with a TiVo and/or V6 set-top-box should visit the On-Demand section and choose Live Events; customers with a Virgin TV360 and/or Stream set-top-box should go to the Pay Per View Live Events rail. BT TV customers can go to channel 494 and pay using their remote control.
Viewers wanting to watch the fight online should visit www.tntsports.co.uk/boxoffice and follow instructions to subscribe and watch on the web or on the TNT Sports Box Office App, customers can choose to watch on the big screen using Google Chromecast and Apple Airplay. EE, Three, Vodafone and O2 customers watching online or via the TNT Sports Box Office App can choose to add the payment to their mobile bill. Sky customers can purchase TNT Sports Box Office on channel 490 via their remote control or via https://www.sky.com/boxoffice/tnt

1939 - NGAMISSENGUE WINS MAJORITY DECISION

One judge had it a draw, the other two in favour of the French fighter. A deserved decision.

1934 - BOTH LAND TELLING BLOWS...NGAMISSENGUE WITH MORE

Is that enough to take the fight? Ngamissengue landed hooks in close, but the Ukraine fighter also caught the Congo-born fighter with a right hand that turned his head around and sent him through the ropes. In a big last minute, Ngamissengue's success with his left hooks pushed the round in his favour.

1930 - CREDIT TO CZERKASZYN, HE HAS TURNED FIGHT AROUND

As the fight has gone on he has looked more composed. Many would have buckled after being put down twice and cut.

1926 - QUALITY OF NGAMISSENGUE'S WORK LESS EFFECTIVE

He is landing a lot fewer of his overhand rights as the fight is going on, but did land a right on the bell. It is a close fight going into the last two rounds.

1922 - VERY COMPETITIVE ROUND

Ngamissengue is impossible to keep off, but the Ukraine fighter caught him with the best punch of the fight with a right uppercut, over hand right combination.

1917 - GOOD COMEBACK ROUND FOR CZERKASZYN

He probably edged the round but has a cut on the eyebrow above his left eye though, which it has been ruled came from an accidental headbutt.

1913 - THIS IS NOT GOING TO SCRIPT!

Czerkaszyn is put down twice. Ngamissengue was on the back foot but a counter right hand saw the Ukraine fighter lose his balance. Then another wild flurry saw a right hand land and the Ukraine fighter fall backwards onto the canvas.

1910 - NGAMISSENGUE HAVING SUCCESS IN ROUND 2

He landed a number of looping right hands, with a big shot in the closing seconds. Czerkaszyn needs to establish his jab.

1906 - CZERKASZYN THE BUSIER FIGHTER IN THE OPENER

Richie Woodhall wants to see the Ukrainian through an uppercut against the French fighter who has a tendency to stand squarely in front of him.

1902 - A BATTLE BETWEEN UNBEATEN MIDDLEWEIGHTS NEXT

Ukraine's Fiodor Czerkaszyn (22-0, 14), a top-ten ranked fighter, takes on the dangerous Anauel Ngamissengue (12-0, 8). Quite the scrabble score these names.

1857 - 'DUBOIS HAS SECRET WEAPON' - CHARLES

1850 - DON'T MISS OUT ON SEEING USYK-DUBOIS

1846 - LAPIN'S RECORD IMPROVES TO 8-0 (2 KOs)

He also begins a belt collection with his IBO Continental Light Heavyweight title with the sixth-round stoppage.

1843 - THE FIGHT IS STOPPED!

Schwartz went down after a flurry of shots beginning with a lead uppercut and ending with a hook to the body. Shortly afterwards the German's corner threw in the towel. A commanding performance from Lapin. He will face far stiffer tests thouhgh.

1838 - LAPIN'S SECOND STOPPAGE COULD BE ON ITS WAY

It is one way traffic with nothing coming back from Schwartz in the fifth round.

1835 - LAPIN SHOWING A FEW MORE TRICKS

As his confidence grows he is showing off more of his repertoire. Mixing Left uppercuts, crosses and hooks to the body with the ubiquitous jab.

1831 - THREE ROUNDS IN, LAPIN DOMINATING

He doubles up his jab cleverly and is capable when Schwartz rushes in to move out of range and counter with a left hand.

1822 - LAPIN CONTROLS FIGHT BEHIND SOUTHPAW JAB

And with a huge reach to go with his 6' 6" frame, it will be very hard for Schwartz to get inside.

1816 - FIRST FIGHT OF THE NIGHT MOMENTS AWAY

Ukraine's Daniel Lapin (7-0, 1 KO) fights German Aro Schwartz (20-6-1, 13 KOs) for the vacant IBO Continental Light Heavyweight title.

1810 - 'START IS CRUCIAL FOR DUBOIS' - WOODHALL

"You can't allow Usyk to get any kind of rhythm. If you remember ninth round Anthony Joshua had some success when he pushed Usyk back. That's what you have to do."
Double jab, get into range and then let the right hand go - you've also got to target the body.
"With any rhythm, moving fighter you target the body to slow those feet down. But the start is crucial."

1805 - 'DUBOIS LOOKING NERVOUS THIS WEEK ... BUT THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING'

TNT Sports Pundit Carl Frampton on the whispers he has heard this week.

1800 - THE SHOW IS UNDERWAY...

1750 - HELLO AND WELCOME!

I'm Ciaran Baynes and I'll be following tonight's action with you as Daniel Dubois attempts to shock the world and win the world title from Oleksandr Usyk. A reminder of how you can watch this action if you have not booked the fight already...

HOW TO WATCH USYK V DUBOIS IN THE UK ON TV

Usyk v Dubois is a pay-per-view fight (PPV) and can be watched through BT TV, Virgin TV and Sky or online via the web or the TNT Sports Box Office App.
You do not need to be a TNT Sports subscriber to buy this event. Virgin Media TV customers in the UK: customers with a TiVo and/or V6 set-top-box should visit the On-Demand section and choose Live Events; customers with a Virgin TV360 and/or Stream set-top-box should go to the Pay Per View Live Events rail
BT TV customers can go to channel 494 and pay using their remote control. Viewers wanting to watch the fight online should visit www.tntsports.co.uk/boxoffice and follow instructions to subscribe and watch on the web or on the TNT Sports Box Office App, customers can choose to watch on the big screen using Google Chromecast and Apple Airplay. EE, Three, Vodafone and O2 customers watching online or via the TNT Sports Box Office App can choose to add the payment to their mobile bill.
Sky customers can purchase TNT Sports Box Office on channel 490 via their remote control or via https://www.sky.com/boxoffice/tnt
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