The WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk commented on the scandalous moment in the fifth round of the fight with Daniel Dubois, when the Briton hit him below the belt. The Ukrainian boxer said that he would definitely get up from the canvas if the referee started counting the knockdown. Alexander also stressed that it is impossible to win thanks to " " It would be a little harder for me to recover, but what I would get up to is 100%. If there are people who are now ready to win in such an illegal way, I want to upset them.. It's impossible to win like that, you can't win with " A man will never win in his life if he uses dirt to win.. And the one who sees the purity of the blow in this is also dirty,"

Recall Usyk knocked out Dubois in the ninth round and defended the WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF heavyweight titles.. However, it was not without controversy..

In the fifth round, the Briton hit the Ukrainian below the belt. Because of this, the referee gave Usyk a few minutes to recover, after which Alexander got to his feet and the fight continued. After the fight, Dubois said that he was stolen from the victory. According to the British boxer, his blow hit Usyk not below the waist, but exactly in the stomach.. British promoter Frank Warren announced his intention to appeal the result of the fight and demand a rematch.