Solely eight males have conquered Daniel Dubois throughout his beginner {and professional} profession.
A type of is Polish heavyweight Kamil Mroczkowski.
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The pair collided in November 2015 in Poland nevertheless it resulted in farcical trend because the referee disqualified Dubois for what he deemed to be extreme wrestling.
However the chaos didn’t finish there.
Moderately than participating within the customary post-fight handshake, Dubois snubbed his rival fully.
Mroczkowski held his hand out, however the Brit didn’t need to cling round and instantly walked away.
Even when Dubois had not been disqualified, Mroczkowski informed the Specific Sport he was assured he would have had his hand raised regardless.
“I feel I might’ve gained,” Mroczkowski mentioned.
He continued: “He refused to shake my hand as a result of it isn’t my determination. It is disrespectful to me.”
After defeating Dubois, Mroczkowski went on to have simply two fights in his skilled heavyweight profession.
Each of these had been victories, with one coming by way of technical knockout whereas the opposite was an unanimous determination.
Regardless of his 100 per cent win report, Mroczkowski has not fought since March 2022.
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As for Dubois, his skilled profession couldn’t be extra of a distinction.
The Brit boasts a 22-2 report as knowledgeable, with 21 of his wins coming by way of knockout.
He’s additionally the IBF heavyweight champion and can put his title on the road this Saturday towards Oleksandr Usyk.
The pair will contest for the undisputed heavyweight crown at Wembley.
It marks the second combat between the 2 as Dubois earned his shot due to a staggering knockout win over Anthony Joshua final September.
Dubois’ win over his fellow countryman was his third on the bounce since his first scrap towards Usyk, which was mired in controversy.
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Within the fifth spherical, ‘Dynamite’ landed a thudding shot on Usyk’s midriff that left the Ukrainian in a crumpled heap on the canvas.
Nevertheless, the referee deemed it a low blow as Usyk was given loads of time to get better.
He managed to flip the bout on its head and ultimately cease Dubois within the ninth spherical to defend his IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight straps.
However Dubois will hope to precise revenge on Saturday at hand Usyk his first defeat as knowledgeable.