The Brit started well and infamously managed to knock Usyk down to the canvas with a body shot, although the referee judged that it was a low blow. Usyk took all the time he needed to recover, and when the fight restarted, he went through the gears and stopped ‘DDD’ in the 9th round.

Daniel Dubois has been warned that should he take on Oleksandr Usyk again, he'll need to deliver his power shots against the undisputed heavyweight champion.

Popular British fighter Dave Allen has shared the ring with many of the world's top heavyweights including both Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois.

According to The Daily Mail, Dubois lost out on an eye-watering £7million as a result of his last-minute decision not to fight. That accounts for the lucrative purse he was not paid, and the vast sums committed to a lengthy training camp.

The Brit will be hoping to return to the ring soon after he was forced to pull out of his heavyweight title defence against Parker last weekend

Daniel Dubois was forced to pull out of his heavyweight title defence showdown against Joseph Parker, with the Brit's dad Stan now revealing the reason why

Daniel Dubois’ father details son’s illness and names Oleksandr Usyk as next opponent - Dubois pulled out of a planned title defence against Joseph Parker last week, citing illness

Daniel Dubois was forced to pull out of his fight with Joseph Parker earlier this month after he was struck down by a viral infection just days before the heavyweight title defence

Daniel Dubois’ trainer Don Charles has put down claims that the heavyweight’s pull-out against Joseph Parker was suspicious. Dubois was set to make a voluntary defence of his IBF

Daniel Dubois’ trainer Don Charles insists he is ‘leaning towards’ a fight with Oleksandr Usyk over a rescheduled clash with Joseph Parker. Dubois was set to defend his IBF

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Daniel Dubois was forced to pull out of his heavyweight title defence against Joseph Parker last weekend after falling ill just days before the fight in Riyadh