CRITICISM directed at Daniel Dubois for stopping his fight with Joe Joyce was “dangerous and irresponsible” according to brain injury charity Headway.

Dubois took the knee and felt he was unable to continue in the 10th round of his British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight title bout in London on Saturday night.

He had suffered a broken orbital bone and nerve damage around his left eye, but faced initial criticism for “quitting” the fight rather than continuing until his corner or the referee stopped it.