Daniel Dubois bounces back with win over Bogdan Dinu to clinch WBA interim heavyweight title

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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

By Press Association Sport Staff

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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

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

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

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

It was the perfect way to bounce back after a painful first defeat to Joe Joyce in November