Daniel Dubois dropped three times but recovers to KO Kevin Lerena

Daniel Dubois rallied from the brink of disaster to stop Kevin Lerena and salvage his heavyweight career.

The Brit was dropped three times in the first round by huge underdog Lerena who stood on the verge of a momentous upset in front of 60,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Dubois, who was defending the 'regular' version of the WBA belt held by Oleksandr Usyk, was the odds-on favourite to prevail on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora.

But he was in trouble in the opening session when he was sent to the canvas by his South African challenger. Dubois beat the count but went on to twice take a knee as he was left staring down the barrel of a second career defeat.