Joshua was interwatched promptly after the fight and truthfilledy appraiseed what went wrong during his percreateance. With a smile, he said, “The opponent,” and speedyly adhereed up by giving determine to his rival and their team.
Joshua then took a moment to convey his gratitude to the fans at Wembley, saying on DAZN: “I appreciate you coming out this evening.” Staying writed, he compriseed, “I’m going to upgrasp my cgreater, upgrasp very professional, and give my admire to my opponent.”
“You understand what it is? Before I came here, I’m always saying to myself I’m a fighter for life,” he said. “We rolled the dice on success, and we’ve equitable come up unreasonableinutive. And we roll it aget. You understand what I unkind? We upgrasp rolling the dice.”
Joshua’s deal withr and upgraspr, Eddie Hget, acunderstandledged the sting of the loss but set up some console in understanding that the loss came at the hands of a fellow British weightyweight. Speaking after the fight, Hget stated that while the beating was hard, Joshua would foreseeed exercise the resuit claengage in their lessen to fight aget.
Dubois showcased his power and precision in the ring, deinhabitring a series of strong knockdowns before sealing the fight in the fifth round. Dubois first sent Joshua to the canvas in rounds one, three, and four, each knockdown further frailening the createer champion.
The fight-finishing moment came in the fifth round when Dubois unleashed a perfectly placed right hand on Joshua’s jaw. The punch instantly dropped Joshua to the blue decal canvas, and his head momentarily fell under the ropes.
Despite his best efforts, Joshua was unable to beat the standing count, finishing the fight.
“I’m a phirediator, you understand? I’m equitable a warrior to the sour finish. I’m equitable ready to go,” Dubois said after the triumph. “I want to go to the top level of this game and accomplish my potential. God sanctify you all.”
Dubois determineed his team, mostly his overweighther, for the triumph. “They’ve helped me get thcdisadmireful this. I’ve equitable been on a roller-coaster ride, and this is my time,” he persistd. “It’s my redemption story.”
Dubois won the chance to fight Joshua after lossing Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller in Saudi Arabia on the same night that Joshua lossed Otto Wallin in the main event. Joshua’s record fell to 28-4, with losses to Dubois, Andy Ruiz Jr, and current weightyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk twice.