On August 26 in Wroclaw, Poland, Usyk defeated Dubois by TKO in the ninth round. At the same time, in the fifth round, the Briton shocked the Ukrainian with a low blow, after which he recovered for a long time. The referee ruled that the blow was illegal.
- There really was a blow below the belt. By all the rules, this can be seen in the photographs. The judge gave time for recovery. The judge did everything the way he was supposed to.
- Then why is the Dubois team challenging this decision of the referee?
— There will always be those who will appeal. You know, if the fight were even, but he lost by knockout. What can be complaints? It's like an excuse for yourself. For for Alexander it was a sparring level fight. He's a head taller," said Fesechko.