Daniel Dubois ‘should be heavyweight champion’, says Carl Frampton as he insists shot on Oleksandr Usyk ‘was NOT a blow’

  • Carl Frampton has claimed ‘Daniel Dubois should be heavyweight champion’
  • Oleksandr Usyk defended his belts stopping the Brit in the ninth round
  • But Dubois had knocked him to the floor in the fifth with a controversial punch 

By Ed Carruthers For Mailonline

Carl Frampton has claimed that ‘Daniel Dubois should be heavyweight champion’ after he knocked Oleksandr Usyk to the floor with a controversial punch during their blockbuster fight. 

The British fighter landed a heavy punch that floored the Ukrainian in the fifth round of their bout. 

It was a hard strike to the lower abdomen of his opponent and left Usyk reeling backwards, falling onto the ropes behind him. 

The heavyweight champion could not get up and a time-out was called after the referee saw that the strike was ‘below the belt’, with the official giving him enough time to gather himself before continuing. 

Yet, Frampton, who was on commentary for TNT Sports tonight believes that it was not a ‘low punch’ and that Dubois should have won the fight.   

Frampton said: ‘When I saw it, it didn’t look low to me. That was not a low blow. That was a body shot. 

‘He should have been counted out. Daniel Dubois should be unified heavyweight champion right now.’ 

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