Portugal Colonial - Dubois' trainer accuses Usyk of 'conning boxing world'

The undefeated Usyk was floored in the fifth round of the August 2023 fight in Poland by Dubois with a shot that was deemed a low blow before the Ukrainian claimed a ninth-round stoppage.

Dubois' trainer Don Charles accused Usyk of being hurt by a legal body shot and said the British fighter should have won the encounter.

The two men will meet for a second time on July 19 at Wembley Stadium, this time for all four world titles, as Usyk bids to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.

"The actions you did that night, you've heard of the Oscars? You should've won an Oscar," Charles said on Tuesday.

"You conned the referee, you conned us and you conned the boxing world.

"You pride yourself as a God-fearing man -- 'Thou shalt not lie' -- so I question what kind of God do you worship?

"The God has summoned you for our son Daniel Dubois to get revenge on you."

Unbeaten Usyk, who holds the WBO, WBC and WBA belts, became boxing's first four-belt heavyweight champion when he beat Tyson Fury in May last year.

But he later relinquished his IBF title, which Dubois now holds after a knockout win over compatriot Anthony Joshua later in the year.

Usyk's team printed off images of Dubois's low blow and displayed them in front of the media.

"I believe in Jesus and I deserve an Oscar," Usyk, 38, joked in response.

"You need to teach your fighter to fight clean, but I will win this fight with my right hand, with a jab and that will be enough."

Dubois, 27, has fought three times since Usyk handed him his second professional loss two years ago.

"Yes, but it's in the past now, it's happened," Dubois said when asked if he was cheated out of victory against Usyk.

"I get a chance to put that wrong right and clear up the controversy and I can't wait to put him to sleep on the night.

"I think I'm on fire now, I'm pent up and ready to go. It's going to be a bloodbath and I want to show that I'm a man of the future."

O.Gaspar--PC