Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois LIVE RESULT: AJ makes retirement decision after brutal KO defeat – latest updates
ANTHONY JOSHUA was brutally KNOCKED OUT by Daniel Dubois in their Wembley mega-fight in front of a record 96,000 fans.
DDD dropped AJ four times including a lethal finish in the fifth round to bring an end to proceedings.
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Credit: Getty Cacace vs Warrington – Round Two
Not for the first time in his career, Josh Warrington is trying to turn this into a dogfight.
And who can blame him given the size and reach advantages of Anthony Cacace, who is having good success timing the former featherweight champ as he comes in.
Cacace vs Warrington - Round One
Cacace, who looks a weight class above Warrington, comes out strong early doors with a stiff double jab.
The Belfast bruiser is determined to keep the centre of the ring and put Warrington on the back foot.
Despite being the smaller man, Warrington looks strong in the clinch and isn't allowing himself to be bullied by the defending champ.
Cacace lands a stiff right hand with 30 seconds of the round left. Warrington doesn't like it and looks to initiate a clinch.
Banger alert
An absolute barnburner between Anthony Cacace and Josh Warrington is about to go down, folks.
I earmarked this as a candidate for the fight of the night as soon as the card was finalised. And I stand by that statement.
A world title will be up for grabs, despite the IBO not sanctioning the super-featherweight crown to be on the line.
Belfast bruiser Cacace will be defending his IBO 130lbs strap.
Credit: AFP Kelly wins
Josh Kelly sees off a tricky short-notice challenge in Ishmael Davis to win under the famous Wembley arch.
But those 114-114 115-113 and 115-114 scorecards are absolutely atrocious.
Kelly won all but one round. Let's hope these judges get their scoring specs on by the time the main event rolls around.
Credit: Getty Kelly should get the nod
Barring that strong final round from Ishamel Davis, that was a shutout win for Josh Kelly - who is nursing some war wounds as a result of that late onslaught.
I score the fight 119-110 in the Sunderland slugger's favour.
Kelly vs Davis – Round Twelve
The final round starts after a drawn-out touch of gloves.
And Davis is really going for it, throwing everything into his shots and putting Kelly on his bike.
Kelly gets caught by a big right hook and a big right uppercut.
Davis senses and sees blood, and is going hell for leather to get the finish.
He really needed to do this a few rounds ago. The final bell goes.
Kelly vs Davis - Round Eleven
Kelly is being smart here in the championship rounds and doing what got him the unassailable lead - boxing and moving.
Davis needs to land a Hail Mary shot if he's going to win the fight.
Kelly has a small cut on the corner of his right eye. I'm not sure, however, what caused it.
Credit: Getty Is there a rematch clause?
Unfortunately, a rematch clause has NOT been written into the contract for Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois.
Legendary promoter Frank Warren confirmed the news when the fight was announced in June.
However, Warren revealed that the winner of Joshua vs Dubois will take on the victor of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Uysk who battle on Saturday, December 21.
This could mean that fans will at last get to see the blockbuster match between Joshua and Fury.
Kelly vs Davis - Round Ten
Kelly lands his best combo of the second half of the contest a mere thirty seconds into the round.
Davis' bell was beautifully rung by a three-punch combo which he punctuates with a picture-perfect short right hook.
Kelly's slickness is just too much for Davis, who continues to get frustrated with each passing round.
Credit: Getty Kelly vs Davis - Round Nine
Kelly seems to have found a second wind - not to say that he was knackered in the previous rounds - and is moving well.
I love how he's getting his head off the centre line and throwing that beautiful straight right hand of his.
Who is Anthony Joshua's trainer?
Joshua has been cornered by Ben Davison - the former coach of Fury - for his last two wins.
And Davison has been credited to getting AJ back to his brutal best as they head into their third successive fight together.
He is also the man who deserves praise for keeping Joshua in shape ahead of this huge encounter
Credit: Getty Kelly vs Davis - Round Eight
Davis is still plodding forward but needs to start throwing some feints to stop Kell from telegraphing his attacks.
He manages to land some good uppercuts and hooks to the body in a clinic midway through the round but he needs much more than that to lay the groundwork for a stoppage.
And make no mistake about it, a stoppage is what he needs to remain in the ranks of the unbeaten.
Credit: Reuters Kelly vs Davis - Round Seven
I know I was praising Kelly's cardio in the previous round, but he is now starting to show signs of fatigue.
His shots don't have as much zing to them as they did in the first half of the contest and his hands are dropping ever so slightly.
But he's still doing a good job of countering Davis' telegraphed entrances with stiff jabs and hooks.
Kelly snaps back Davis' head with a beautiful straight right counter to the southpaw stance which draws a visible reaction.
The bell goes. Kelly is cruising but it will be interesting to see if he can sustain this pace.
Credit: Reuters Kelly vs Davis - Round Six
Kelly's gas tank has been questioned by many over the years.
But he's looking as fit as a fiddle at the midway point of the contest.
Davis lands his best shot of the fight - a chopping right hand - after brilliantly timing Kelly's head movement.
But PBK shakes it off, circles out of range and goes back to looking for his shots from distance.
Credit: Getty
Kelly vs Davis - Round Five
Davis can't find the head of Kelly and is now wisely looking to invest in the body.
But Kelly is timing his low jab with stiff counters, much to the delight of coach Adam Booth.
Kelly is really having fun now, walking around the ring wth his hands down for the final seconds of the stanza.
Credit: PA Kelly vs Davis - Round 4
I know Kelly just wants to get the win here, but Davis is there to be hit with meatier shots than he's willing to throw.
But just as I say that, Davis lands a nice short right uppercut as he brilliantly times a telegraphed entry from the Sunderland slugger.
Kelly seemingly didn't like the power he felt there and has gone back to sticking and moving on the outside.
Eddie Hearn is cheering on Davis, who is throwing combinations.
But Kelly shows there are levels to this game by beautifully evading them and returning fire before the bell goes.
Credit: PA Kelly vs Davis - Round 3
Davis is already devoid of ideas here and is cutting a frustrated figure.
Kelly is having fun here now. Pumping out the jab and circling the dangerous Davis.
The horn goes. Kelly is clearly three nil up.
What belts are on the line?
Dubois is defending his IBF title for the first time.
He initially won the interim version against Hrgovic but was elevated after Usyk vacated to proceed with his rematch against Fury.
It allows AJ the chance to become a three-time heavyweight world champion.
He would join an elite list with Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko.
Credit: GETTY Kelly vs Davis - Round 2
Davis goes back to southpaw following the restart in a bid to land a power jab on the dome of Kelly.
But Kelly is too fast and slick on the outside and forces Davis to return to his normal stance.
Davis needs to make this a dog fight on the inside and rough up Kelly, who is all too happy to pick his shots on the outside.
The round ends with Kelly landing a good right hand to the body.
20-19 for the Sunderland slugger.
Credit: PA Don and dusted
Daniel Dubois’ coach has spoken out amid his absence ahead of the fight with Anthony Joshua to deny "vicious" rumours of a split.
He said on : "I've been bedridden for the last five days.
"We finished camp successfully like a week ago. And then on Sunday, I felt not feeling very well.
"It's a head cold, but a very bad head cold and I've been in bed literally trying to shake it off.
"The most sensible thing to do was not to go anywhere near my fighter because can you imagine if I gave this to him? Then there will be no fight.
"So, like I said, the most sensible thing is what we did.
"I spoke to his father, and we obviously decided the most sensible thing to do is stay away and not give this to anybody because this could easily spread right through our camp.
"And then, God knows who else can contract it and then it jeopardises this big show."
Kelly vs Davis - Round 1
Davis bamboozles Kelly - and fans - early doors by coming out as a southpaw.
Kelly isn't fazed, though, and lands a good lead left hook which prompts his replacement foe to go back to orthodox.
Kelly has a real speed advantage and it's showing when they exchange in the pocket.
Davis has yet to land anything of note bar a few jabs to the body.
The bell goes. 10-9 Kelly, for me.
Meet Don Charles
Charles is a 62-year-old boxing trainer who was born in the Republic of Biafra, a war-torn country was independent from Nigeria from 1967 to 1970.
He moved to London when he was 14 with his parents and during his youth got into boxing.
He fought as an amateur at Brixton ABC and later opening up market stalls and clothing shops in the capital.
On the side, he participated in unlicensed fights before going on to work as a doorman after bagging a private security contract.
He even had a few harrowing run-ins with local gangsters and feared he would be shot working one night.
But his big break came when he met Derek Chisora at a petrol station in what was a chance meeting in North London.
The pair chatted and eventually agreed that Charles would become Chisora's trainer full-time.
In the end, Charles was in Chisora's corner for the Tyson Fury trilogy, the Dillian White fights and Del Boy's fierce clash with David Haye at Upton Park.
Charles also engineered victories over Carlos Takam, Malik Scott and Kubrat Pulev.
Josh bosh
An absolute barnburner of a short-notice middleweight showdown is about to go down.
Josh Kelly is moments away from throwing down with Ishmael Davis, who has stepped in for former WBO light-middleweight champion Liam Smith.
Davis, however, hasn't been brought in to make up the numbers and is a dangerous customer for Kelly to tangle with.
Let' see if he can rise to the occasion in the biggest spot of his life.
Credit: Reuters A huge upset
Make no mistake about it, folks.
What Josh Padley has just pulled off there is nothing short of a massive upset.
The electrician wasn't supposed to upset the applecart against Turki Alalshikh's bizarre favourite in Chamberlain.
But upset the applecart he has. If his shock win is anything to go by, then we're in for a rollercoaster of a night at Wembley.
