{"id":494471,"date":"2025-07-19T17:51:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=494471"},"modified":"2025-07-19T17:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:51:18","slug":"usyk-reclaims-undisputed-heavyweight-crown-with-fifth-round-ko-of-dubois","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/usyk-reclaims-undisputed-heavyweight-crown-with-fifth-round-ko-of-dubois\/","title":{"rendered":"Usyk reclaims undisputed heavyweight crown with fifth-round KO of Dubois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oleksandr Usyk reaffirmed his dominance over the heavyweight division with a commanding fifth-round knockout victory over Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium, reclaiming his status as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian southpaw took control early, using his trademark footwork and accurate left hand to neutralize Dubois\u2019 aggression. While the British challenger looked to press the action, it was Usyk\u2019s slick counter-punching and defensive movement that dictated the tempo from the opening bell.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">OLEKSANDR USYK KNOCKS OUT DANIEL DUBOIS\ud83e\udd2f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UsykDubois2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#UsykDubois2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GYv1iVcmvH\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/GYv1iVcmvH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAZNBoxing\/status\/1946686268739301844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the fight progressed into the middle rounds, the gap in skill became increasingly apparent. Dubois struggled to land cleanly, as Usyk weaved in and out of range, picking his moments to strike with precision.<\/p>\n<p>In the fifth round, Usyk landed a thunderous straight left that sent Dubois to the canvas. Although the Briton beat the count, he couldn\u2019t recover.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">USYK KNOCKS OUT DUBOIS IN THE 5TH!!! WOWWWW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UsykDubois2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#UsykDubois2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/audVPG5NeL\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/audVPG5NeL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampRDS\/status\/1946686277144740329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Moments later, a second knockdown forced the referee to step in and wave it off.<\/p>\n<p>The victory adds to Usyk\u2019s remarkable record. The 38-year-old previously became undisputed champion by defeating Tyson Fury, but was stripped of the IBF belt in the aftermath. Dubois went on to claim the vacant title with a shock knockout of Anthony Joshua, setting up Saturday\u2019s high-stakes rematch.<\/p>\n<p>With the win, Usyk improves to 24-0, boasting back-to-back victories over Dubois, two wins over Joshua, and a pair of triumphs against Fury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oleksandr Usyk reaffirmed his dominance over the heavyweight division with a commanding fifth-round knockout victory over Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium, reclaiming his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":494472,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[23743,21105,25992,17309],"news_category":[20045,16715,14084],"gn_keywords":[25934,21106,25989,18145,25943],"acf":{"news_source":"","link_picture":"","announce":"The Ukrainian boxer is now 24-0, collecting all four belts ","video":["video"]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/494471"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494471"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/494471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":494473,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/494471\/revisions\/494473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494471"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=494471"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=494471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}