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Daniel Dubois has been labelled a \u2018dirty\u2019 fighter after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, accused of repeatedly trying to land illegal shots on the champion during Saturday\u2019s world title showdown.<\/p>\n
Usyk, 36, defended his IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles in Poland after stopping the challenger in the ninth round with a stinging jab that left him unable to meet the referee\u2019s count.<\/p>\n
There was controversy in the fifth round after Dubois landed a thunderous shot on Usyk\u2019s beltline which was ruled a low blow. The Ukrainian, in clear distress sat slumped on the canvas in agony, permitted almost four minutes to recover from the \u2018illegal\u2019 shot.<\/p>\n
Having dominated the fight before that moment, Usyk swiftly rediscovered his rhythm and continued to control the contest, dropping Dubois in the eighth before the finish in the ninth.<\/p>\n
In his post-fight interview, 25-year-old Dubois insisted he had been \u2018cheated\u2019 out of a world title victory, with his promoter Frank Warren planning to lodge an appeal against the decision with hope of enforcing a rematch.<\/p>\n
Usyk and his team have been adamant the right decision was made by referee Luis Pabon with his promoter Alexander Krassyuk accusing Dubois of repeatedly going for illegal shots as part of a \u2018dirty plan\u2019 to disrupt the champion.<\/p>\n
And responding to calls for a rematch, Krassyuk suggested Dubois\u2019 tactics mean he does not deserve another crack.<\/p>\n
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\u2018Everyone wants the rematch after he loses a fight,\u2019 Krassyuk said in a post-fight press conference.<\/p>\n
\u2018With all due respect to Daniel Dubois who is our guest and our opponent, it is difficult to express respect for the way they treated the fight, for the way they wanted to get the victory.<\/p>\n
\u2018Sometimes it happens, you hit someone with an illegal blow, yeah it is normal. But when you keep doing this on purpose, it means you have some sort of dirty plan.<\/p>\n
\u2018Boxing is a pure art, a pure sport and it has to stay pure. That is why the guy has to deserve his rematch.\u2019<\/p>\n
He added: \u2018The dirty performance means that you don\u2019t care about what happens if you have some kind of strategy to use this as a leverage to develop your success. But how can we say now if this was a strategy or not. We saw several low blows.\u2019<\/p>\n
Warren meanwhile insisted he will \u2018not stand\u2019 for Saturday\u2019s decision and is confident the WBA, the sanctioning body in which Dubois was the mandatory challenger for, will order a rematch.<\/p>\n
Asked if he would like to speak to the WBA about a rematch, he replied: \u2018We\u2019d not just like to speak to them, they\u2019re gonna get their door kicked in!<\/p>\n
\u2018No cry-baby stuff. All we want is a fair shake, and we didn\u2019t get it. What\u2019s going to happen is what I said, and I\u2019m very confident that once all the evidence is reviewed, they\u2019ll either declare it a no-contest or order an immediate rematch.\u2019<\/p>\n