Daniel Dubois bounces back from Joe Joyce defeat with a BRUTAL second round knockout victory over Romanian Bogdan Dinu to clinch the WBA interim heavyweight title
- Daniel Dubois stopped Bogdan Dinu in the opening seconds of the second round
- The Romanian took a heavy right and was unable to beat the referee’s count
- It sealed an emphatic winning return for Dubois after his loss to Joe Joyce
- Dubois clinched the WBA interim heavyweight title with his knockout victory
Daniel Dubois bounced back from his first career defeat with a big second-round knockout victory against Romania’s Bogdan Dinu in Telford on Saturday night.
The 23-year-old heavyweight was returning to the ring since seeing his rise severely stunted in November by fellow Briton Joe Joyce.
It was a devastating loss – the only one of his fledgling career so far – and one which saw Dubois face accusations of quitting after taking a knee and being counted out in round 10. However, it later emerged that he had suffered a fractured eye socket that required surgery.
Daniel Dubois bounced back from his first career defeat with a second-round knockout win
Dubois was on the front foot from the opening bell and caught Bogdan Dinu with a heavy right
Dinu was unable to beat the referee’s count following the blow early into the second round
Now recovered and with a new trainer in Shane McGuigan, Londoner Dubois showed no signs of apprehension or rustiness against the experienced Dinu (20-3, 16KOs) and fired off stinging shots from the first bell.
Dinu ducked away from trouble in the opener but he was caught by a big right hand in the second round which kept him on the canvas for the full count.
As well as potentially helping to seal a rematch against Joyce, victory in Saturday’s WBA final eliminator also sees Dubois (16-1, 15KOs) become mandatory challenger to ‘regular’ champion Trevor Bryan.
Dubois clinched the WBA interim heavyweight title with his victory over the Romanian
It was the perfect way to bounce back after a painful first defeat to Joe Joyce in November