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Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois LIVE RESULT: AJ makes retirement decision after brutal KO defeat – latest updates

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ANTHONY JOSHUA was brutally KNOCKED OUT by Daniel Dubois in their Wembley mega-fight in front of a record 96,000 fans.

DDD dropped AJ four times including a lethal finish in the fifth round to bring an end to proceedings.

There were some big moments prior to the main event on Wembley's stacked undercard - Josh Warrington RETIRED after losing to Anthony Cacace while Liam Gallagher provided the music with a three-song set comprising of Oasis anthems.

  • Buatsi vs Hutchinson - Round Ten

    Hutchinson has a massive mountain to climb now.

    He's at least three points down to the two knockdowns and his punches to the back of the head.

    Buatsi senses blood and hurts the retreating Scot against the ropes.

    But he loses his balance as he tries to take him out and briefly dives into the ropes.

    Hutchinson was lucky there and he seemed to be a few shots away from being finished.

  • Joshua vs Buatsi - Round Nine

    My word what a fight this has turned into.

    Both men have been hurt in this stanza and looked a few punches away from being out on their feet.

    Hutchinson was ready to go first but showcased his Scottish stones by weathering the storm before unleashing one of his own.

    Hutchinson goes down AGAIN seconds before the end of the round after eating hard body shots.

    But he beats the count and sees the bell.

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  • Joshua vs Buatsi - Round Eight

    The most eventful moment of that round was when the fight was stopped due to the lights briefly going out.

    Absolutely bizarre scenes.

  • Warrington gracefully bows out

    SunSport's Wally Downes Jr weighs in on Josh Warrington's ill-fated swansong against Anthony Cacace.

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    Josh Warrington's top-flight boxing career appears to have ended after he suffered his third fight on the spin.

    The Leeds legend was outpointed by Anthony Cacace, whose IBF super-featherweight world title was banned from being at stake because Warrington had lost his last two.

    It went the distance, the doting daddy of two little girls was typically brave.

    But he fell well short and - for the sake of his health and his legacy - it’s time to hope he hangs up his gloves after a superb career.

    After a decent battle between two friends, the judges called it: 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111.

    The opener wasn’t cagey, but it was even.

    The 33-year-old Yorkshireman did his trademark Mexican impersonation and tucked up and walked forward throwing hooks.

    But Belfast man Cacace caught and countered with long right hands.

    Warrington had his head knocked back in the opener but he wasn’t hurt, Cacace had his bushy beard skimmed by a left hook.

    The second was an early riser, Cacace played Warrington’s game upclose and personal. The two toughnuts rutted and clinched and shythed at each other as soon as they found an inch of space.

    Cacace was brave to surrender his huge physical advantages - looking like a middleweight compared to his foe.

    The IBF champ boxed his fight in the third but was always tempted back into the firefight where Warrington thrives.

    The classy warriors touched gloves at the end of the third - a magnificently bizarre symbol of the sport, having battered each other for the previous nine minutes.

    Warrington got greedy in the fourth pummelling his fists into Cacace’s ribs until he spotted and opening and whacked back.

    Wazza was hurt and needed to recover but he regained his senses quickly.

    But with every passing punch and seconds, Cacace’s less frequent blows were looking like the punishing ones.

    Warrington was never a concussive puncher down at feather, so a step up was never going to help him add to his highlight reel.

    Rounds five and six went the same way, try as he might Warrington could not put a dent in the hairy giant who towered over him and looped leather into him whenever in range.

    It was competitive and exciting but there was an air of inevitability that Warrington was on course for a horror hat-trick of losses.

    The only unknown was wether it would be a points defeat or a late stoppage.

    It was hard to watch rounds eight and nine, not because Warrington was getting hurt but because - as darkness fell on Wembley -  we were watching the light of his career slowly go out.

    Three defeats on the spin is hard sell, even for a local legend who packed the Leeds Arena, Elland Road and Headingley in his beautiful heyday.

    The twelfth could not come quick enough - and then it was gone. Warrington as a brilliant little wrecking ball, the dental technician turned world champion had to accept his fourth loss in six fights.

    As usual, he tried to go out on his shield but thankfully it ended with a a good, fair flurry and a huge hug between two brilliant veterans.

  • Buatsi vs Hutchinson - Round Seven

    Hutchinson has cleared the cobwebs and survived the early onslaught from Buatsi.

    But the Scot has a point taken away from him for repeated fouls, which have stemmed from frustration.

    Buatsi is being cautious not to walk on to a shot to get the finish. But if he picks his shots, he should be able to get Hutchinson out of there.

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  • Buatsi vs Hutchinson - Round Six

    Hutchinson is trying to operate on the outside and pepper Buatsi with shots at distance.

    But the Croydon clubber is doing a good job of not allowing him to work in his preferred range.

    Buatsi lands two stinging right hooks that put Hutchinson into retreat mode.

    Buatsi senses blood in the water and backs Hutchinson up against the ropes and lands hard body shots.

    Down goes Hutchinson. Hutchinson beats the count and survives the ensuing onslaught before the end of the round.

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  • Buatsi vs Hutchinson - Round Five

    This has turned into a clinch-heavy affair, which I didn't foresee happening.

    Hutchinson is landing good right hooks from the southpaw stance when they separate but needs to up the ante if he wants to turn the tide.

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  • Buatsi vs Hutchinson – Round Four

    Buatsi lands a stiff jab after the restart but eats a right hand for his troubles.

    He's looking to bully Hutchinson against the ropes but the slippery Scot.

    Buatsi is far better when he's boxing at range and his decision to try make this a dirty fight is baffling.

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  • Buatsi vs Hutchinson – Round Three

    Buatsi lands his best shot of the fight - a stiff right hand - with a minute of the round remaining.

    He backs up Hutchinson against the ropes but is on the receiving end of a three-punch combination.

    The round ends with the pair clinching in the centre of the ring.

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  • Buatsi vs Hutchinson – Round Two

    Hutchinson is doing a beautiful job of switching stances and finding a home for his jab.

    But he's doing a better job from his usual southpaw stance, although he's keeping his right hand dangerously low.

    Buatsi looks somewhat laboured after that fast start, perhaps as a result of the hard combo he took towards the end of the first.

    The bell goes and I have Hutchinson two rounds to the good.

  • Buatsi vs Hutchinson - Round One

    Many though Buatsi would make a slow start to this fight as he's normally not the quickest out of the blocks.

    But he's come out quicker than I've seen him in recent years.

    Hutchinson has done a good jo of weathering the storm.

    A good three-punch combo from the Scot pings back the head of Buatsi and briefly puts him into retreat mode.

    But he dusts himself off and goes back to work. The round ends with a hard Hutchinson right hand.

  • Bad blood incoming

    The eagerly-anticipated light-heavyweight showdown and Battle of Britain between Josh Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson is about to go down.

    Scotland's Hutchinson has well and truly got under the skin of Croydon clubber Buatsi.

    Let's see if his mind games have been a success.

    Fancy a punt on the domestic dust-up? Find the latest odds on the fight, courtesy of BetMGM, below.

    Joshua Buatsi vs Willy Hutchinson latest odds

    • Joshua Buatsi by KO, TKO or DQ – 27/20
    • Joshua Buatsi by Decision – 2/1
    • Draw – 14/1
    • Willy Hutchinson by KO, TKO or DQ – 13/2
    • Willy Hutchinson by Decision – 15/4
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  • Warrington retires!

    Josh Warrington has laid down his gloves in the ring after that war with Anthony Cacace, bringing down the curtain on a truly wonderful career.

    He retires a two-time IBF featherweight champion and a bonafide British legend.

    Thanks for the memories, Josh.

  • Cacace wins!

    Anthony Cacace edges an absolute war with Josh Warrington to retain his IBO super-featherweight title.

    The judges turned in 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111 scorecards in favour of the Northern Irishman .

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  • Kell's Bells

    SunSport's Wally Downes Jr is at Wembley and is on hand with a brilliant breakdown of his dominant win over Ishmael Davis.

    Josh kelly survives a last-minute blood bath to eke out a points win over Ishmael Davis

    Josh Kelly survived a last-minute blood bath to eke out a points win over Ishmael Davis.

    The Sunderland middleweight was coasting toward another dull decision win when the brave and dogged underdog slashed a cut across his nose toward the end of the eleventh.

    Pretty Boy Kelly ran for the final five minutes, as Davis chased him from corner to corner and cracked him around his chiselled cheekbones.

    But 30-year-old Kelly had scored with enough classy punches and slick defensive skills in the early rounds to secure a narrow win.

    The three ringside judges thought it was closer than SunSport, calling it: 114-114, 115-113 and 115-114.

    After mopping away the mess, the Adam Booth trainer stylist said: “I got cut and it blurred my vision, it was gone.

    "I couldn’t see anything.

    "I wasn’t hurt, I was blinded, the cut on my nose meant the blood spread into both eyes.

    “I have to give credit to Ishmael, he took the fight on six-days notice and is a stron, tough man.”

  • Cacace vs Warrington - Round Twelve

    They touch gloves as a mark of respect for the previous 11 rounds of what has been an absolute warrior.

    Warrington is down on my scorecards and needs a finish to upset the applecart.

    He lands a hart left hook as they break from the clinic but Cacace eats it like a packed lunch.

    Warrington touches the canvas with a minute of the round remaining but that's not a knockdown.

    The bell goes. What a fight. Would love to see them run it back one day.

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  • Cacace vs Warrington - Round Eleven

    Cacace is doing a brilliant job of staying long in the first of the championship rounds.

    His lead uppercut is causing Warrington - who doesn't have as much pep in his step as he did earlier in the round - problems.

  • Cacace vs Warrington - Round Ten

    Warrington continues to invest in the body but Cacace's midriff isn't buckling under the bruising blows.

    Warrington lands a hard uppercut with ten seconds of the round remaining, which forces Cacace to clinch.

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  • Cacace vs Warrington – Round Nine

    I had Warrington down on my scorecard early in the contest but he's come roaring back in the last three rounds.

    Cacace is trying his best to stay long and line him up for a big right hand but Warrington isn't giving him any breathing room.

    Warrington gets buffeted against the ropes seconds before the bell goes but lands some hard body shots before the bell goes.

  • Cacace vs Warrington - Round Eight

    Cacace is matching fire with fire in dirty boxing range.

    His uppercuts in tight are absolute money, snapping back the head of the former featherweight king.

    This fight, as I said earlier, has well and truly delivered.

    It's just a shame it's happening so early in the night and more fans aren't in their seats for it.

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  • Cacace vs Warrington - Round Seven

    This has turned into a war of attrition, which is exactly what we expected when this bout was finalised.

    Cacace, for me, is edging it with cleaner and stiffer shots as Warrington comes forward.

    Warrington needs to get back to what he was doing in the early rounds and make this a dog fight.

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  • Cacace vs Warrington - Round Six

    Warrington is showcasing some textbook dirty boxing in tight midway through the fight.

    He's beautifully mixing in shots to the body and the head. Cacace is taking them well, though.

    Cacace ends the round with a lacing right hand.

    Warrington was doing some good work in that stanza but the shot of the fight had to be the beautiful uppercut through the guard of Warrington.

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  • Cacace vs Warrington - Round Five

    The long and rangey Cacace is trying his best to keep Warrington on the outside and not allow him to do work in tight.

    But the Leeds warrior is refusing to be kept on the outside, where he's most vulnerable.

    But just as I say that, he gets caught with a series of uppercuts before disengaging from the clinch.

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  • Cacace vs Warrington - Round Four

    This has turned into the war that we expected it to be.

    Both men are refusing to back down and trading heavy leather on the inside.

    Cacace, for me, is landing the better and cleaner shots. But who knows how the judges how are scoring it.

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  • Cacace vs Warrington – Round Three

    Another gritty and bitty round from Warrington. But I've got him three rounds down.

    He needs to change tact here if he's going to have any chance of turning this early tide around.

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