The World Boxing Association (WBA) commented on the result of the fight between WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and Briton Daniel Dubois. In a statement on the official website, the WBA said that Usyk remains world champion after knocking out Dubois in the ninth round.. The organization did not bypass the scandalous episode in the 5th round of the fight, when the Briton hit the Ukrainian below the belt. They noted that Dubois' blow was forbidden, so the referee made the right decision when he did not count the knockdown, but gave Alexander time to recover. Oleksandr Usyk remains the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion after defeating Daniel Dubois by TKO in nine rounds this Saturday at the stadium in Wroclaw, Poland. Usyk retained his gold belt for the second time, as well as the WBO and IBF titles after a great performance in which he worked with intelligence and precision to take the win.. Usyk showed good boxing, relied on the jab and footwork to dominate Dubois, who did not make it easy for him this evening and went one on one with the champion, but in the end could not reach his goal. There was a dramatic moment in the fight when Dubois delivered a low blow, from which Usyk fell to the canvas. The area where it hit sparked controversy about the legality of the punch, but the referee ruled that the punch had landed below the belt and gave Usyk the necessary recovery time to continue the fight.. After receiving an illegal blow, the Ukrainian changed his attitude and began to act a little more aggressively in order to get two knockdowns in the fight and win in the ninth round. The victory was the 21st in Usyk's professional career, which has 14 knockouts.. Meanwhile, Dubois now has 19 wins, 2 losses and 18 knockouts,"

Recall that after the fight, Dubois said that he had stolen 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. But the former rival of Usyk, Briton Tony Belew, came to the defense of the Ukrainian after the scandal in the fight with Dubois. Earlier it was reported that the promoter of the Ukrainian champion Alexander Krasyuk made a strong statement about a possible rematch between Usyk and Dubois.