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Dubois flattens Joshua after Uysk beats Fury – what next for heavyweight boxing?

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Daniel Dubois made a sensational first defence of his IBF world heavyweight title with a fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua on Saturday.

Here the PA news agency examines the key questions arising from a dramatic night at Wembley. Showing no respect for Joshua’s status as pre-fight favourite, Dubois stalked down Joshua from the opening bell and floored the former unified world champion four times.

It was a stunning display of skill, power and determination from the 27-year-old Londoner who proved his chin by taking some heavy shots in the fifth.

The ferocity of the win has made Dubois the sport’s most exciting heavyweight. “Listen, that’s cost me £150million” said Tyson Fury at ringside shortly after Joshua had been crushed, a reference to the plans by Saudi Arabia’s boxing kingmakers to fund two clashes between Fury and Joshua next year, one in Riyadh and one in London.

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