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Dubois retains IBF heavyweight title with 5th-round knockout of Joshua
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Anthony Joshua, left, and Daniel Dubois fight in the IBF World Heavyweight bout at Wembley Stadium, in London, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. - photo by Bradley Collyer/PA via AP
LONDON (AP) — Daniel Dubois retained the IBF heavyweight title by knocking out former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua in the fifth round in a dominant first defense of his belt on Saturday. Joshua had already been floored in the first and third rounds of a surprisingly one-sided fight at Wembley Stadium before falling face first after a straight right hand by Dubois. The referee waved off the all-British fight.