Oleksandr Usyk showed his class by consoling Daniel Dubois after he suffered a knockout loss at the hands of the Ukrainian.
The British Heavyweight was stopped in the ninth round, as Usyk defended his unified WBA, WBO and IBF titles.
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Usyk approached Dubois in his corner and said: “It’s not bad. It’s boxing, it’s not ballet, it’s not dancing.
“Daniel, you young, you can, you can dream.
“Man, dude, relax. It’s boxing, it’s tough sport, brother.”
You can watch the video below:
"You can dream."
Usyk delivers words of encouragement post-fight 🤝 pic.twitter.com/UN6PeZBdGS
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) August 26, 2023
Dubois’ promoter Frank Warren, has said they will be appealing the result after the low blow controversy.
