DANIEL DUBOIS scored a sensational knock-out win over Anthony Joshua after battering the Brit from pillar to post.
The punch stats highlight just how dominant Dubois was as he laid into AJ from the first bell.
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Dubois knocked Joshua down four times before landing a brutal KO in the fifth, with the first of those knock-downs coming in the opening round.
Joshua was rocked by a big overhand right from Dubois – one of 14 punches he landed in round one compared to AJ’s six.
And Dubois was only getting started, throwing eight more punches in the next round for a total of 51, with 20 accurate.
The IBF world champion landed 39 per cent of his punches in the second and third round, and upped that to 44 per cent in the fourth.
By the time the fifth round started Dubois had landed an astonishing 72 punches, with Joshua managing just 25 in return.
The former world champion showed great resilience to make it to the fifth and then buckled Dubois in what was his most accurate round of the night.
AJ landed seven of his punches in the fifth with an accuracy of 54 per cent.
Dubois landed the same number but was devastating with his power, and landed the killer blow with a right hook – his 79th and final accurate punch.
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Round by round: How Dubois demolished Joshua
ANTHONY JOSHUA bravely picked himself up from the floor against Daniel Dubois – until he could no more.
AJ was floored four times in five rounds by Dubois before a thudding counter right closed the show in dramatic fashion.
Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg takes you round-by-round from the Wembley war.
ROUND 1
Dubois comes out sharp with the jab as Joshua bounces around struggling to deal with the piston-like left.
Huge right hand from Dubois has AJ staggering backwards with his hands far too low from the opening bell.
Joshua made to pay for the mistake as he circles out with his hands down and gets dropped by an overhand right.
ROUND 2
Joshua – saved only by the bell after being floored – struggles to get going as he takes shots to the face.
AJ is tottering and teetering around the ring with his guard again dangerously low and inviting pressure on.
Joshua is attempting to get back into the bout but his jab looks far too lazy – he doesn’t look to have recovered from the knockdown.
ROUND 3
AJ comes out with more intent but swings wildly with a right and connects with only thin air.
Dubois pours on the pressure and hammers Joshua into the corner scoring another knockdown.
The bell sounds but Dubois lands one or two afterwards – again AJ is saved by the clock as the writing looks on the wall.
ROUND 4
Disaster strikes again with Joshua floored once more – losing his balance as he touches the canvas.
The referee gives AJ another fighting chance and Dubois lands a low blow – giving the challenger some valuable respite.
Dubois slows down as four rounds come to a close with Joshua showing sensational resilience to hang in there.
ROUND 5
Joshua lands a huge right hand and Dubois legs buckle – an astonishing turnaround looks to be on the cards.
AJ pins Dubois onto the ropes and attempts one of his signature uppercuts but the countering right hand gets there first.
Joshua is caught flush on the chin, dropped once more and this time out for good. Dubois scores a stunning KO win.
Despite the brutal nature of his defeat and Dubois’ dominance, Joshua has played down talk of retirement.
He remained defiant after the bout, saying: “Before I came here, I’m always saying to myself, ‘I’m fighter for life.’
“We rolled the dice at success and we came up short and we roll it again. We keep rolling the dice.”
