Tyson Fury struggled to hide his frustration after watching Daniel Dubois secure a fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua. “The Gypsy King” was front and centre to take in the highly-anticipated fight at Wembley Stadium, but promptly left after seeing his potential future bout go up in flames.
On Saturday, Dubois successfully defended his heavyweight IBF championship by dropping Joshua with a flush straight right. With around two minutes and 20 seconds remaining in the fifth round, the latter connected on a massive uppercut and backed his opponent into the corner.
While unloading a flurry of punches, Joshua was caught by surprise by a right hand from Dubois that caught him on the chin. The lethal shot sent him tumbling to the canvas as cheers rang out from the shocked crowd.
Fury, for one, was less than pleased with the fight’s outcome. DAZN’s pay-per-view broadcast captured the 36-year-old turning away in disgust as fans around him rose from their seats to celebrate the knockdown.
UFC star Conor McGregor, who sat one row behind Fury in the crowd, appeared to be infuriated with Joshua’s loss, as he slammed his chair and shouted something in the direction of the ring. Fury, meanwhile, had a more despondent reaction, waving his hands back and forth as if to say, “That’s it, he’s done.”
