Du Plessis spoke about the judge's decision in the fight with Strickland

“Yes, it was a close fight. He definitely took the first round, but I managed to rebuild. I don't think Strickland took the fifth round. I don’t know how the judges assessed him, but it was a close fight, I won’t lie,” Du Plessis added.

Let us remember that Du Plessis beat Strickland by split decision, taking away the championship belt from him.