Down and out! Back and forth action between Daniel Dubois v Kevin Lerena | Boxing Fight Highlights

Dynamite Daniel Dubois was looking to make it 18 KO's in 19 wins against Kevin Lerena at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Dubois was in trouble in the fight, when Lerena had Dubois down three times in the first round. However, Dynamite showed true power by finishing his opponent in the third.
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[@chook88]

Bell ringing 9 seconds early when the home fighter was in desperate trouble was corrupt as hell

[@mraverage_fn]

i might be wrong in this case but the clock showed on TV is delayed/too early sometimes.

[@mitchellplaice7673]

Sometimes the timer on screen is behind

[@joeridler1722]

@@mraverage_fn no ten seconds mate neither

[@jtothew4201]

And then stops the fight when the shot that knocked him back was thrown after the bell, made no s nse at all.

[@MadManChelseafan]

@@mitchellplaice7673 there was no 10 second bell so no chance

[@harrysteel6912]

- WBA has a three knockdown rule, which was ignored - First round ends a full 10 seconds early - Lerena was hit after the bell but counted as a TKO immediately Bit fishy this one.

[@kmrk4055]

IBF rules on this one no three knockdown rule. But the ref stopped the fight AFTER the bell rang to end the round!

[@barbarohelm9697]

Think a couple of those were just dubois knee Injury not actual knock downs . But the clock was a bit convenient being about 10 seconds early

[@mikes.4475]

@@kmrk4055 why was it for the WBA regular title if they followed IBF rules. Confusing as hell.

[@harrysteel6912]

@@barbarohelm9697 Definitely some sort of injury as a shot barely lands from Lerena, but the ref scored all three as knockdowns and took a count. I don't think he was corrupt I think he's just useless

[@tommythejudgehench5082]

Bit fishy Yall need to wake up lol

[@juliusvraykov6124]

The first round ended 10 seconds earlier and Lerena wasn't given a chance to recover, although he was hit after the bell. It looked like the referee would give chance to Dubois whole night long, but would stopped it by the first given opportunity when Lerena is in trouble. Disgrace.

[@mujtabamustafa2284]

Well said 🤝

[@en4m3y]

I couldn’t believe what I was watching

[@smokemeakipper1076]

Howard foster. Most corrupt referee ever.

[@stomingaben]

4:52 The count that they gave to Lerena was also very fast it's like they were rapping 123456...

[@leonhughes9014]

bang on, I like Dubois but thats just rigged... not the fight but everything on the side of Dubois... trying to keep a golden goose relevant .. boxing is a disgrace thats why I prefer MMA

[@mudhutter8982]

This fight shows all the problems in this great sport.

[@indysangha52]

Fr

[@calbo4075]

Which is?

[@saptarshisutradhar9379]

Which are??

[@waynedycer8862]

I thought British rules were if man goes down three time In a round it's over could be wrong

[@calbo4075]

@@waynedycer8862 depends on the fight contract.

[@Midgley86]

It’s a bit suspicious this one. If Lerena had gone down 3 times in round one, the fight would have been called off

[@teanshin]

Fortunately for Dubois there was no 3 knockdown rule

[@_muhammadzain]

@@teanshin there was from the WBA (because Dubois is WBA champion) and they stated that if a fighter gets knocked down 3 times in one round then the fight should be immediately stopped

[@thoggle4235]

@@_muhammadzain Theres a difference between getting knocked down, and tactically taking a knee because you'd rather lose points that round and make it to your corner to hopefully sort your ankle problem. The 2nd time he went down he definitely took the knee and a standing 8 count. The 3rd time is also likely to be tactically taking the knee, depends how good a view the ref had to make a decision on that.

[@anthonykilgannon3443]

Nice respect from both fighters at the end. Great battle.

[@MadDogsandEnglishman]

If it were the 3 knock down rule, then Dubois would have lost, it seems he can't take the power shots.

[@stomingaben]

So this was Lerena's biggest opportunity for his carrer and he had Dubois on the canvas 3 times in round 1 then he comes out in round 2 and does absolutely nothing and let's Dubois recover and he gets stopped on his feet in round 3. The whole thing was just weird.

[@RGY33]

Ennit even after Dubois got up the third time Lerena started going to the body

[@malickn538]

There's no integrity left in this sport. Corruption and match fixing right in front of our eyes.

[@HamptonFarly]

Proper

[@lewisgreenhalgh7546]

I think they're both in on it.

[@lewisgreenhalgh7546]

Yeah just started watching Howard Foster is a jobber of a ref and a judge. He reffed Groves Froch 1. And he was one of the judges that robbed Jack Catterall when he beat Josh Taylor and got robbed. Freemason.

[@billysaunders544]

What? So the round finished early when Dubois was in trouble but then Larena wasn't saved by the bell despite being knocked down after it?

[@Romamb]

Facts

[@thenewcamelot8873]

~Yes very wrong

[@RGY33]

He took two licks after the bell too.

[@lltipsy]

Dubois won’t go anywhere he fights like AJ and has a chin like him too

[@naeemislam1105]

@@lltipsy6845 except Aj beat good men and lost to a couple good ones too. Could u see dubois with wladimir klitshcko or povetkin? he would get demolished

[@shaukatali-zq9ym]

the stoppage was definitely dodgy

[@hig1792]

@@simonhh No mate, he could of recovered. The bell went, he could of gone back to his corner to see if he could continue. It was stopped at the first opportunity. FIX

[@juliuscee4633]

@@hig1792 boxing is a "home advantage" sport like no else. Probably has been all the time

[@purplearmy.]

Yeah watch the slow mo cam at the end, the referee called that good. Man was getting smashed not knowing where he was during 5 of those shots.

[@MarioSerrano-bh4bu]

Usyk eathim alive

[@thomasjoseph8910]

Even a blind person know this one is fixed🧐

[@alanwatts3303]

Fixed

[@boxingstraighttalk6599]

Fixed to bits, he's a terrible boxer dubious

[@SleepingDragon1]

@@simonhh He should have been given the opportunity of a full count to recover, like Dubois, then if he's okay he'd have had an extra minute.

[@rikkiit452]

@@simonhh biggest fix ever. Dubois was hurt the other guy never engaged after first round and for the finish he had an open guard dont take a rocket scientest to see this was a jurney man getting paid to lose. Clock stopped 10 secs early for dubois. Ref called it off when the guy was standing and perfectly fine with 30secs to recover.

[@psy-op]

@@simonhh it was fixed tho

[@gabrielsteffensen3700]

10 seconds early the first round, Dubois gets to continue after three KD and Lorena gets waved off at the first instance by Howard foster the biggest crook in boxing when it comes to refereeing, this is as close to a fix as it can be

[@keepsafeandsound6722]

George groves all over. Never a stoppage. The bell rang man... Howard Foster yet again. Unbelievable

[@error404blah]

Corrupt!!!! Fixed fight!!!!

[@amc599]

Loool people who don’t watch boxing have this assumption

[@davidroberttaylor57]

Dubois brought his own timekeeper.

[@shaun1252]

Ahaha this is great

[@RS-ir3nd]

This ref let Warrington take a beating for 9 rounds against Lara when he was clearly out of it. Now all of a sudden he didn't give the away fighter a chance to go back to the corner🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@boxingstraighttalk6599]

British board of no control as usual. Pointless watching these fights waste of time

[@Steve-ArfArf]

Agreed however this guy wasn't recovering, he was gone, ref done him a favour

[@britishpatriot7386]

@@boxingstraighttalk6599 especially in America and Mexico

[@boxingstraighttalk6599]

@@britishpatriot7386 Yes there all awful these boards of control, boxing needs a change because there just constantly conning the fans. That's what happened in the 90's then everyone lost interest, the same will happen again unless its changed.

[@thenewcamelot8873]

Yes dodgy as hell

[@mrerwins9489]

Imagine wilder punch Dubois right on the chin

[@Aidar77]

Exactly my thoughts. Lerena is not even a heavyweight in the first place with only 50% KO ratio. Wilder will eat Dubois alive.

[@mrerwins9489]

@@Aidar77 larena was a cruiserweight before

[@Aidar77]

@@mrerwins9489 yep that's what I meant;)

[@mrmango1322]

...welcome to the Gulag 🤣🤣🤣

[@NC-ck5oj]

it was his leg that got hurt, not his chin. in the joyce fight it was his eye socket. theres no evidence to say dubois is chinny

[@Patrick-li7yl]

Joke bell going 10 seconds early

[@Wilko101]

Lerena nearly beat him ..what the hell will Usyk do 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zansportsnewstv473]

Dubois floored Usyk🤡🤡🤡

[@laoch5658]

fixed fight. lerena hardly threw a punch after the first round. another protected Brit fighter. round 1 ended 12 seconds early and the stoppage was a joke.

[@OldSchoolBoxing1]

Is Fury protected too? We run the heavyweight division 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@emmettoliver]

Shane McGuigan saying Dubois should fight Whyte next? I know Whyte is shot but he'd K.O Dubois..

[@stephenrhughes]

3 knock-downs and first round finished ten seconds early. Dunois got found out but gifted it anyway. He won't do much at world level, that's for sure.

[@neivaldoduarte4576]

Ah, essas lutas entre pesados... sempre surpreendem! Que reação do Dubois. Movimentou-se bastante na volta para o 2° round, o que não fez o Lorena; ficou muito fixo e se tornou presa fácil.👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@alexb292]

A few strange things in this fight. I think the Joyce loss could have really effected Dubois

[@WebMint_]

His best wins were after Joyce

[@Robertsmith001]

Affected

[@placed6187]

What? He won a belt and has looked great since the Joyce win. He would’ve learned a lot not quitting here.

[@clipz1]

deffo i been watching soo many inverviews and fighters body language and it seems everyones been avoiding joyce for ages

[@amc599]

@@simonhh this is what most casuals can’t comprehend

[@JohnSmith-cs7jg]

I was a bit drunk sat night but recall saying to the mrs “this is one of the weirdest fights I’ve ever seen”.

[@elviswairia1320]

Weird fight. They need to rematch ASAP

[@atifmir7409]

Strange fight, Lerena was right on top of Dubois in the 1st but decided to do next to nothing in the next round. Any other fighter would have jumped on Dubois and stopped him, but he let him recover and then get stopped in the 3rd. Odd indeed.

[@TruthNotfame]

He was getting jabbed away. It’s called boxing clown!!!!

[@ZanSMC.473]

😴😴😴

[@Matt-gv6yv]

NO WAY THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN STOPPED LIKE THAT!

[@777Electric]

Dubois has no right to complain about the Usyk fight after this.

[@richiemacmero8664]

We need a rematch!!!

[@fikobabic4647]

Lerena didn't throw any hard shots to dubois head after the knockdown. That was really suspicious

[@Brandywine92]

Sorry (6 months late), but I also found it suspicious that Lerena didn't show an ounce of frustration at the stoppage

[@bradleywilson5641]

That first punch was fast he look concoct

[@apostlemmk1727]

This fight needs a rematch otherwise it will remain in our minds as an unsettled fight!!!

[@RossKempOnYourMum01]

And they have the balls to complain about the punch vs usyk being called a low blow?

[@Ali-we3ks]

Howard Foster am sure waved off Gloves vs Forach 1 as well.

[@stargazerMS1]

FIXED

[@willhopley]

Such a blatantly fixed fight, but fair play to Dubois for having the boxing nuance to take the knee in the first round, instead of taking shots.

[@almaghrabee]

He played clever to recover

[@crazychrisfromessex1740]

He was taking the knee for BLM

[@Nunos645cgh]

@@crazychrisfromessex1740yawn

[@asatagafirllahalhamdulilla9030]

@@crazychrisfromessex1740 don't like the taste grapes ? Cm on cheer up hard luck next time.

[@Mindmarket]

​@@crazychrisfromessex1740😂😂😂😂😂

[@adamliston4823]

It's Howard Foster!!! Why is everyone surprised..

[@simonruss9214]

3 knockdowns in one round wud have been all over in some fights

[@TheJoker-yz8dv]

Knee was clearly gone. Did well to fight through that.

[@boxingstraighttalk6599]

Your joking right? Total fix this fight

[@ryanwatterson4038]

He said his leg wasn't hurt, his balance was gone from being rocked

[@TheJoker-yz8dv]

@@boxingstraighttalk6599 No I'm not joking. He injured his knee, fought through it and won.

[@laoch5658]

the fight was fixed

[@teanshin]

The truth is that he fell down twice without taking a punch so clearly there was something wrong after first knockdown

[@twhssts]

Looks like Dubois came in cold and twisted his leg up. The other fella didnt land any devastating shots but the time keeping was on its arse ref stops it after the bell.

[@bloomingben5119]

The speed at which they started counting as soon Dubois hit the canvass was frightening. It's like they wanted to go home early. They didn't even wait for the ref to start the count.

[@brettjohnsey7708]

I think that was bang out of order it was the end of the round he was on he's feet he should have been given the chance to recover I mean he had a minute to recover so I think that was wrong

[@tro1239]

Think he was pretty smart taking the knee in the first round. Then he came back and showed what he does well which is heavy combinations. That being said, he'd struggle still against the top 5 in the division. He's young and is obviously learning on the job which is great. Reckon Dubois will be a real force in 4-5 years.

[@HisExcellencyB]

Dubois is clearly not ready for any of the Top 5 Heavyweights. And he might struggle against Joshua and Whyte too.

[@HisExcellencyB]

@@HuwEvans. don't think they'd go to the scorecards so at least no one can get robbed like Franklin

[@TheJoker-um9tp]

Well we need to see wilder best an elite fighter before we call him top 5 . Having one shot against fury, uysk, joyce, Joshua ruiz just won't cut it. Plus he proved against fury he has no plan b , deluds himself of conspiracy theories

[@myiqis2752]

joshua is top 3

[@BM-of6dg]

That was definitely a fix. Larena stopped throwing punches - he was paid to lose, that wasn’t supposed to happen, he let Dubois survive.. fix all over it. Dubois is a hype job.

[@danielbromley6624]

On the bell what a disgraceful call to end the fight. Howard foster hasn’t been a good ref since the first froch groves fight

[@chrisalfred5989]

Lerena was clearly paid off not to finish him....

[@amc599]

Loool cmon don’t be silly

[@Dpw20001]

​@@amc599 nothing silly about it

[@seniorita4801]

But Dubois wasnt even hurt bro. Lerena didnt hurt him in first round, it wasnt knockdown after punch, it was knee injury if u turn it in slow mo.

[@BrianPinas9]

Shouldn't have been stopped. Lerena would have recovered for the fourth round. He didn't exactly fall over.

[@TooFarGone38]

"knee injury", yea that's why he was seen jumping in the 3rd round, he was wobbled and he isn't actually the sharpest tool in the shed and couldn't acknowledge that, he's protected, but not in Poland.

[@rastendaimacky208]

THIS FIGHT EXPOSED CORRUPTION IN BOXING

[@Anthony11777]

This stoppage was premature He was able to go on.

[@EnemyDwarf-TTV]

So after Dubois couldn't even stand the second time, the fight continues, The Lerena Gets popped on bell with a whole minute to recover was waved off..... Corrupt UK boxing is getting to be a joke.,

[@Whitelion2]

Nice work BT 💕👊💥

[@danpricop6670]

...why dissapear the timing by screen?

[@dansonobakengobakeng7746]

I think Lerena was supposed to strike hard during first round when his opponent felt down anyway keep it up Lerena love from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@michaelcorleone7598]

I think DD should have been pulled out after round one. He was out on his feet, very dangerous

[@jhaych]

He won ...

[@phileeepaye1641]

@@simonhh he's well experienced in taking a knee!

[@coxsapples3414]

I suppose round one was scored 10 - 8 to Dubois too.

[@rogal480]

Def saw his eyes rollin and all the punches were accurate good stoppage

[@dayoadedayo3767]

For those saying the fight is fixed. Dubois clearly twisted his ankle in the first round, it wasn't the punch that sent him down. It was smart move by him to go down willingly to avoid further damage to the ankle, since there was no three knockdown rule. The stoppage after the bell was questionable though, ref should have given him a count.

[@calbo4075]

He was taking full blooded shots unconscious. Foster actually gave him a chance tbh. But Dubois could have really hurt the guy. The uppercut was sickening.

[@fightgamer8311]

From the first knockdown a punch did hurt Dubois lerena caught him on the temple which affected his balance

[@calbo4075]

@@fightgamer8311 that's correct and it caused him to stumble and injure his leg.

[@Partoftheratpack]

Exactly, it’s not difficult

[@dedradelreyez158]

@@calbo4075 Yes these complete idiots saying the fight was stopped prematurely. And look out Usyk because if Triple can generate such power off one leg then how dangerous will he be when he's fully loaded.

[@grahamt33]

Just watch Dubois footwork after the 1st knockdown - he was placing full weight and inertia on his right foot again and again thru 2 +3 so I call BS to his leg injury claims. This fight result and the conduct of the ref that led to it was absolutely DISGRACEFUL and I'm mad as hell

[@RGY33]

Hmmm yeah but in the replay it doesn't even look like he connected with Dubois 🤷‍♂️

[@grahamt33]

@@RGY33 Right - he did not hit his temple like Ruiz, but brushed his scalp = not disorienting

[@JasonLlewelyn]

Very underrated comment mate

[@BeadyeEye]

Was waiting for Howards signature headlock stoppage lol

[@andileagumede3735]

This match deserves a rematch

[@boxingbarbarians]

Use me as a "Lerena was robbed" button

[@E3Zombie]

Dubois is another AJ. Looks the part but lacks the warrior heart.

[@TheJoker-yz8dv]

He came back and won by KO after injuring his knee. That's heart

[@jimmystaddon4252]

@@TheJoker-yz8dv throwing the towell in for a swollen eye on the other hand........

[@TheJoker-yz8dv]

@@jimmystaddon4252 Broken orbital. Not just a swollen eye.

[@askip9304]

@@TheJoker-yz8dv broken orbital was never proven so we can't use that, it is very easy to prove a broken orbital bone

[@TheJoker-yz8dv]

@@askip9304 Why should he prove it? It wasn't just a swollen eye. He had a swollen eye for a lot of rounds in that fight. The final jab broke his orbital.

[@ShowboatJenkins]

Howard Foster once again with the dodgy stoppage

[@ReformMsia]

This is why TFury said DD is overrated He has the power But….

[@VCanisMajorisY]

Daniel is a legit warrior, fighting through that leg pain is bad enough let alone trying to box on it.

[@samwarrilow2881]

He has nothing wrong with his leg, he said it himself after the fight - no injury. Lerena’s shot had scrambled his senses and given him bambi legs. That was all

[@daveedwards7366]

Makes it a little easier when your opponent throws the fight though, lol

[@davetaylor8050]

Yh but Joyce’s jab put paid to ddd for me

[@Crazyoldman84]

He felt dubious power and was reluctant to throw. The round ending early was clearly corruption.

[@Gatapotata]

No he didn't... He stayed in the pocket after being knocked down... You'd assume he'd circle out and ride out the round...

[@oscarbuglass4746]

Such an entertaining fight

[@philboyce1582]

Wasn’t happy with timekeeping in the first or the referee, then I saw the uppercut & left hook that ended the fight in slow motion and I think they did Lerena a favour in stopping it.

[@sawyermaitland]

▶️1:04shatters the equilibrium ▶️1:27takes both knees ▶️1:59down again 💰 Transfer

[@byromtaylor6482]

He was not hurt by the punch he hurt his leg and the SA guy had wrong tactics he gave DD the only chance to beat him - had he used the ring his jab or any sort of movement on the way he would have won because trying to walk thro him left him open to the counter. Great win by DD good corner work and courage.

[@Ollie121299OnPC]

He was clearly caught on the temple

[@manofelan65]

@@Ollie121299OnPC Brain rattler!

[@aktharchowdhury9839]

Sod this. Not watching a Dubois fight again. It's funny how the boxing associations aren't investigating this fight.

[@thegreatone9256]

Brutal uppercut I wonder what they was talking about after the fight

[@NVTIVE247]

Since the Joyce loss, Dubois exposed himself but he’s still not worked on the reasons why 🤦‍♂️

[@decidingpaper6324]

Great comeback by Dubois but the first round no doubt raises many eyebrows

[@TwoBallsOneDriver]

That was shocking Dubois was in serious trouble in that fight it should never of been stopped when the fighters got a minute to recover shocking !!

[@mikerochburns4104]

I can see now why they call him 'Dubious Daniel'

[@placed6187]

Amazing Heart shown by Dubois.

[@richardgodfrey921]

what he went down twice outa 3 without being hit??

[@Mike20216]

Dubois is a hyped up journeyman.

[@britishpatriot7386]

Agreed

[@jasonnicholas4057]

Early stoppage as it was after the Bell. Ringing the bell early in the first And allowing DDD to continue after 3 knockdowns. Boxing is truly Show business

[@kyrylovagabond9172]

That is why boxing matches should be held on neutral ground

[@ozzyrajavideos]

Dodgy stoppage

[@Padoshee]

3 knock down rule only ised to be for wba they got rid of it. So people need to stop whining about 3 knock downs hasnt been a fight stopped on 3 knock down rule for years in uk

[@russtanner6487]

Good old fashioned British stoppage!!

[@anonymous_genius]

Howard Foster loves an early stoppage

[@lanatana3867]

lol and they called this guy with the wobbly legs and ittsy bittsy iffy chin the new Mike Tyson lol 😂

[@stephenfemi5850]

Right stoppage. Dubois was hitting him at will without him fighting back.

[@TrashBoxer284]

And people wanna cry over DDD treated unfairly vs Usyk. This fight should be removed from the record, complete disgrace. CHEATING.

[@hailberseker5387]

there is absolutly no way that this guy beat uzyk.

[@inavrey-roodt4291]

This fight was stopped to soon. No way , the fight should not have been stopped like this.

[@brianmarrian3619]

Daniel down 3 times ? Then the round ends early ... Please explain ... Lereno and team must of been quickly paid off ... ? Crazy stuff

[@justinocasy3153]

Who said ,"Its dubious to think he backed himself to fall more than once in the 1st round".

[@woodworkingaspirations1720]

Dubois was smart enough to keep his distance after the knock down

[@MatahatiIndonesia]

Where are the last 9-10 seconds of first round?

[@miroslavrasev4196]

Is this the man to trouble Usyk?😂😂

[@treeduck3705]

Usyk is going to crush Dubois. This midget he's fighting here has about 2% of Usyk's talent and he nearly had Dubois out in a round.

[@008overrated]

Daniel is not to blame here. The people to blame for this absolute rip off contest are not even in the ring. This is criminal.

[@GivThmHal]

This man is suppose to to beat Usyk? I don't see it..

[@makaamaka]

What a battering my broda! What a battering! Way to go!

[@Dpw20001]

Yeah Daniel got battered

[@extranoextraordinario3381]

Supicious fight. Everyone involved

[@tj6544]

DD asked the coach what happen after round 1