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'Holy hell': Boxing world erupts over 'frightening' Daniel Dubois KO

Sam Goodwin
·Sports Editor
·3-min read
Daniel Dubois, pictured here obliterating Joe Cusumano in the first round.
Daniel Dubois obliterated Joe Cusumano in the first round. Image: Getty/Twitter

Daniel Dubois continues to leave the boxing world in awe, scoring another terrifying knockout on the undercard of Jake Paul's fight with Tyron Woodley on Sunday.

Dubois took another step forward in Cleveland, stopping overmatched opponent Joe Cusumano in the first round of their heavyweight showdown.

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It marked the British boxer's second-consecutive victory after being beaten by Joe Joyce in 10 rounds last November.

Dubois is now 17-1 with 16 KOs, his only loss coming when he had to quit because of a broken left eye socket.

Making his American debut, Dubois took it to Cusumano from the opening bell and knocked him down three times in two minutes,.

Cusumano went down under a barrage of punches for the third knockdown, forcing the referee to stop the fight.

Fans and pundits were left in awe over the 'frightening' scenes.

Tommy Fury savaged over 'pathetic' display

Elsewhere on Sunday's undercard, Tommy Fury was savaged over a lacklustre performance against Anthony Taylor.

The brother of boxing champion Tyson Fury, Tommy kept his undefeated boxing record in tact with a unanimous points decision victory over the MMA fighter.

The two competed in a cruiserweight contest over four rounds on Sunday in a bout that left much to be desired.

ESPN’s Ariel Helwani said Fury - more known for his appearance on Love Island than his boxing - has dropped down the pecking order after failing to score a stoppage over Taylor.

Tommy Fury, pictured here in action against Anthony Taylor.
Tommy Fury was panned for his lacklustre display. Image: Twitter

gFellow analyst Dan Rafael tweeted: "Anyone who suffered through that pathetic Tommy Fury-Anthony Taylor fight deserves some of their PPV money back.

"There's bad and then there's that dreck."

UFC great Daniel Cormier tweeted: "Honest opinion of Tommy Fury. Wasn’t very good!

"Looks the part, but can tell he is still very raw. This performance makes his chances to fight Paul better.

"He isn’t very scary, maybe he will be but not as of now."

Fury is now 7-0 in his professional boxing career with four knockouts.

The 22-year-old is trying to follow in his brother's footsteps after his foray into reality TV.

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