Joshua vs. Dubois: Daniel Dubois stops Anthony Joshua in five rounds at Wembley Stadium

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher had already warmed up the crowd with a musical interlude before the main event – ​​and Dubois proved himself to be a rock 'n' roll star.

Despite being champion, and thus breaking tradition, he was the first to enter the ring to boos while fireworks shot into the air over the famous Wembley arches.

A sea of ​​cellphone cameras further lit up the National Stadium as crowd favorite Joshua, his eyes fixed on the ring, walked into a medley that began with “The Godfather” theme and ended with “War” from Rocky IV.

Only four of her 49 victories went the full distance and the expected early knockdown came to the underdog Dubois in the first round when he landed an excellent overhand shot in the final seconds.

Joshua collapsed to the mat and had not recovered in the second round. Dubois did not back down, pursuing his opponent around the ring and finding success with his baton-like jab.

Perhaps Joshua was still thinking about stories of the sparring matches from a few years ago when Dubois had supposedly shaken him.

The 2012 Olympic gold medalist was down in the third round when a pumped-up Dubois landed a left hook and Joshua appeared to touch the ground with his glove. It wasn't counted as a knockdown, but Dubois continued the attack until Joshua went down again.

He was knocked down twice in the third round – the second round was ruled a slip – but the outcome was clear. Unified champions Usyk and Tyson Fury, who will rematch in December, watched from ringside and could hardly believe how the fight had unfolded.

The “AJ, AJ” chants had become quieter.

After a close fourth round, Joshua landed his first clean punch of the fight in the fifth round, which prompted Dubois to intervene.

A right counter, a punch that Dubois and everyone present will remember forever, sent Joshua to the ground one last time.

The former figurehead of British boxing stumbled across the floor and desperately tried to get up, but was unable to stop the countdown.