However, Usyk came out fast and landed three sharp jabs that snapped back the head of Dubois. From then on, the now two-time undisputed heavyweight ruler was in control, mesmerising his young opponent with his footwork and feints and picking him off with well-timed shots. He finished proceedings in the fifth with two knockdowns.

Oleksandr Usyk kept his heavyweight belt by taking down Daniel Dubois, dominating the rematch of their controversial 2023 fight

Usyk stopped Dubois in Round 9 when they first met two years ago in Poland, but he's mandated to do it again thanks to boxing politics, which prompted him to drop the IBF belt a month after becoming the first undisputed champ since 1999.