British sports promoter, Eddie Hearn has criticized Anthony Joshua for not temporarily stopping his fight with Daniel Dubois after taking a low blow.
Recall that Dubois produced a dominant display against Joshua at Wembley on Saturday night.
The 27-year-old dismantled his compatriot Joshua in just five rounds in front of 96,000 people.
However, there was a brief stop to the fight in the penultimate round after Dubois caught Joshua with a low blow.
Referee Marcus McDonnell quickly stepped in to stop the bout with just over 90 seconds of the round remaining.
McDonnell then issued a warning to Dubois over his punch.
DAILY POST reports that boxing rules allow a boxer to take up to five minutes to recover from a low blow.
But Joshua did not offer any sort of protest as McDonnell then signalled for the fight to continue.
And Hearn believes the 34-year-old showed ‘inexperience’ in that moment.
According to him, Joshua should have taken the full five minutes because he could not…
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