Dubois crushes Joshua with fifth round knockout to retain his IBF heavyweight title

The Manila Times

Dubois crushes Joshua with fifth round knockout to retain his IBF heavyweight title  Britain's Daniel Dubois destroyed Anthony Joshua's dream of becoming a three times heavyweight world champion with a fifth-round knockout to retain his IBF belt at a packed Wembley Stadium on Saturday, September 21.  Dubois dropped his compatriot to the canvas in the opening round with a stinging right, the referee delivering a standing eight count, and the 27-year-old proceeded to tear up the pre-fight predictions as swiftly as he ripped into his opponent.  Joshua, 34, took another hammering in round two but managed to ride out the storm before round three came crashing down around him again.  REUTERS / HAYTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #worldnews  #boxing

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00:00Yeah, definitely. It does. It feels great. I feel like the champ.

00:03And I want to keep this belt, just keep this train running. It's great.

00:08They were always saying I was going to get knocked out, and we all saw we got knocked out.

00:12And I'd done the business, and I'm just glad I proved everyone wrong,

00:16but this is the start of my journey. This is the start for me.

00:20They were all doubting me, but the Lord had my back tonight and my family around me,

00:26so I wasn't going to be denied. He could have thrown everything at me.

00:29I would have come for it, and that's all I have to say.

00:41Mic drop.

00:44Firstly, always walk with your head high. We took a shot at success,

00:49and we came up short, unfortunately. We rolled the dice, man, for the third time.

00:54That's 13 world title fights. Not everyone's been successful,

00:58but everyone's been fun and entertaining. We're trying to create history for British boxing,

01:02and I think we're doing that. And also, I appreciate all the press, media.

01:07The fans aren't here, but I thank them for you guys. I'm sure you guys will let them know that

01:10we're appreciating their support. And probably you're asking, do I still want to continue fighting?

01:16Of course I want to continue fighting. That's what I said is,

01:20we took a shot at success, and we came up short. And what does that mean now?

01:24We're going to run away, or we're going to live to fight another day. And that's what I'm,

01:29I'm a warrior. And also, before I finish, we have to give credit to our opponent as well, Daniel.

01:35Even though when I sign up to fight opponents, I don't really like him in my head anymore.

01:43But now it's done. I take my hat off to him and say, well done to him and his team.

01:49And also, thank you to my team as well for the way they prepared me.

01:53There was a few mistakes in there, but that's the name of the game.

01:56Fine margins can cost you at the top level. So thank you.

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