Dubois came out firing in the opening frame and knocked Joshua down in the closing seconds of the round with an overhand right. At the end of two rounds Dubois had landed 18 power punches, and Joshua had landed 5. Dubois scored a second knockdown in the third round. Joshua landed a left hook at the beginning of the fourth round only to be shaken by a Dubois jab and eventually knocked down again.
In a desperate attempt to change the tide of the fight, Joshua tried to jump on Dubois in the opening seconds of the fifth round. Joshua seemed to stun and back up Dubois, but a Dubois counterpunch put Joshua down and out at 59 seconds of the fifth round. The final stats reflect a one-sided drubbing. Dubois landed more than twice as many total punches than Joshua. Joshua threw 35 power punches. Dubois landed 49 power punches, and scored 4 knockdowns.
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