Daniel Dinamita Dubois broke into the heavyweights called to be the future star, but a loss at the end of 2020 put him on the verge of retirement. He returned to the ring and snatched the WBA belt from Trevor Bryan with a shocking definition.
The British fighter was called the future star among heavyweights, but that KO loss was not only statistical posturing. It put his eyesight and health at risk. Almost two years after that event, Dinamita had a high-impact performance to forget what had happened: he became the "regular" world champion of the World Boxing Association with an impressive knockout against Trevor
Bryan.
The fight took place at the Casino Miami with the regular WBA belt at stake, which is not considered the central belt but does allow access to the absolute title of that entity that Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk currently has. The event had an essential seasoning: the North American, undefeated until this evening, had branded Dubois a "coward", remembering his abandonment before Joyce.
"I know he's a coward, and I smell him. He is a glorified amateur. They put him in front of big heavy bags, and he does what he's supposed to do, knock those guys out. But the first time they put him against a worthy rival and his legs tremble", Bryan disqualified him in the preview, detracting from the 16 knockouts (in 17 wins) he dragged until this Saturday. The message was related to the fact that Dubois decided to put a knee on the ground for 10 seconds of the fight against Joyce to decree his first – and only loss.
And Dinamita charged with all those accusations to show his rival above the ring his conditions: he finished the fight in the fourth round with an impressive left foot to the face that put the American to sleep, who tried to get up. At the same time, the judge made the regulation count but could not.
"I wanted to see what he had. I tried the chin, and then I went for it. It was a perfect ending, and I am pleased. I think this will instantly make me a better fighter," he declared after what was done, according to the British media. "Dillian Whyte, Joseph Parker, all those names... they're all on my list," he said of his desire to face these fighters. However, this victory opens the door for him to be the mandatory challenger for the rematch winner between his compatriot Anthony Joshua and Usyk that would take place in the coming weeks.
Regardless of his brilliant performance in the ring, what Dubois did was a celebration considering he nearly had to retire when he suffered that loss to Joyce. The Sun newspaper reported that the Briton fought for six rounds with a fractured orbital bone in his left eye and a retinal haemorrhage, putting him on the brink of losing his sight. "Saved his eye From him. His eye was obviously in bad shape, and I heard he broke his orbital bone. He is young; he can come back without problems," his rival had reflected after that fight.
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