After a career-best win final weekend, Daniel Dubois appears set for the chance to combat Anthony Joshua for a world title at Wembley Stadium in just a few months’ time, the place he’ll try to beat the percentages as soon as once more. Forward of the all-British affair, Dubois’ coach has proven no indicators of concern, as a substitute issuing a requirement to the two-time world champion.
Dubois has usually been criticised for missing coronary heart inside the ring, famously taking a knee and sitting out the depend when he suffered a primary profession defeat to Joe Joyce after which doing the identical towards Oleksandr Usyk nearly three years later in his first problem for a heavyweight world title.
Nevertheless, since then Dubois has put an finish to these accusations, biting down on his gumshield to grind out a final-round knockout win over Jarrell Miller in December.
On Saturday evening, Dubois confirmed his grit as soon as once more, as he bounced again after being tagged numerous occasions by Filip Hrgovic within the opening rounds and taking cost in rounds seven and eight earlier than the physician waived off the combat and granted Dubois a technical-knockout win and the IBF interim title.
In consequence, Dubois is anticipated to tackle Anthony Joshua for the complete IBF world title at Wembley in September, as soon as Oleksandr Usyk has been stripped of the belt.
Once more, Dubois will go into the affair as a sizeable underdog, given Joshua’s standing as a two-time world champion, however ‘Triple D’ would develop into a family title and a celebrity on the world stage if he can put an finish to Joshua’s resurgence since partnering up with Ben Davison.
Talking to talkSPORT, Dubois’ coach Don Charles ordered Joshua to step as much as the plate and to ‘develop a pair’, hoping to speed up the deal after Matchroom Promoter Eddie Hearn revealed that there are different choices on the desk for ‘AJ’.
“I do know the younger man [Joshua] personally, beneath Ben Davison he has improved massively. We haven’t bought any God-given proper that we’re going to beat him, nor has he. The general public are entitled to their opinions after all however develop a pair and step up.”
“Daniel Dubois is the opponent [for Joshua on September 21st]. We have been born prepared.”
A press convention for the Anthony Joshua card in September is scheduled to happen on June twenty fifth in London, as confirmed by newfound Saudi catalyst Turki Al-Alshikh.
Because the announcement looms, there are rising suspicions that Chris Eubank Jr. will tackle Hamzah Sheeraz within the spotlight of the undercard, as Queensberry and Matchroom put together to work collectively as soon as once more, marking a brand new period for British boxing.
In the meantime, suspicions that controversial pound-for-pound primary Naoya Inoue may seem on the invoice appear to be broad of the mark, as ‘The Monster’ is now being touted to headline in Japan towards T.J. Doheny in a second defence of his undisputed super-bantamweight title.
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