OLEKSANDR USYK’S wife wanted him to “beat the s***” out of Daniel Dubois following the controversial low blow in their fight.
Usyk beat Britain’s Dubois in round nine of their title bout last August but only after drama in the fifth.
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Usyk with his wife YekaterinaRichard Pelham / The Sun
Dubois landed a shot just below the belt line which caused Usyk to fall to the floor in agony.
It was deemed an accidental but illegal low blow, dividing opinions across the sport.
Dubois argued it was a legal shot and that he was robbed of the heavyweight world title.
Meanwhile Usyk’s team were left furious and none more so than his wife Yekaterina.
Promoter Alex Krassyuk told Betway: “Let me tell you, Usyk’s wife was shouting at Oleksandr after that to tell him, ‘beat the s*** out of him’.
“Oleksandr only took four minutes and why did he not take five minutes?
“He didn’t because he could see that his opponent was getting rest too. He recovered, came back, and knocked the other guy out.”
Dubois and his team appealed the result with the WBA but lost their case.
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The Londoner, 26, instead returned in December with a stoppage victory over Jarrell Miller, 35, in Saudi Arabia.
And Usyk, 37, was due to challenge for the undisputed crown on February 17 until Tyson Fury, 35, pulled out with a cut sustained in sparring.
The first four-belt heavyweight unification has since been rescheduled for May 18.