Anthony Joshua may have missed out on the possibility to get a battle with the Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker winner subsequent.
Dubois defends the IBF heavyweight world championship towards New Zealand’s Parker on February 22, dwell on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace.
If Britain’s Dubois is victorious, he’ll look to tackle Oleksandr Usyk, the unified WBC, WBA and WBO titlist, for an undisputed heavyweight world championship in his subsequent battle.
That may be a rematch for Dubois, who misplaced to Usyk in 2023 in Poland.
Usyk did go to the canvas in that battle, from a shot that was dominated low. The Ukrainian took his allotted restoration time and rose to halt Dubois within the ninth spherical.
Dubois went on to develop into the IBF champion final yr and knocked out Anthony Joshua in his most up-to-date battle.
Regardless of discuss of a direct rematch with Dubois, Joshua, previously a unified champion himself, will doubtless have to attend for one more world title shot.
“To begin with, [Daniel Dubois] has bought to get via a tricky battle in Riyadh on February 22 towards Parker,” promoter Frank Warren advised Sky Sports activities Information.
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Talking on Toe2Toe, Andy Scott and Gary Logan disagreed on whether or not Anthony Joshua’s nook have been giving him the suitable recommendation forward of the fifth spherical which then noticed Daniel Dubois declare victory.
“That’s no stroll within the park, that is going to be a tricky battle. If he comes via that, he is bought lots of choices.
“However the massive battle that he needs is the rematch with Usyk. Very controversial [first] battle. These 4 minutes in that battle when he damage him – I assumed it was a authorized blow, I am not going to enter all that stuff – however he damage him and he most likely gave him his hardest battle he is had.
“I believe he can beat him. I believe the shape he is in now, I believe he can beat Usyk.”
Then Dubois could be the undisputed world champion, the standing Usyk held when he first beat Tyson Fury earlier than he needed to vacate the IBF belt.
“[Going undisputed] that is what this heavyweight factor is all about,” Warren mentioned.
Warren is satisfied that Dubois will defeat Parker. The New Zealander has claimed he can take the champion to breaking level of their battle.
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Anthony Joshua had a glance again at a few of his most viral exercises and defined the story behind them.
However pondering Dubois will give up, Warren warned, could be a grave miscalculation. “[Jarrell] Miller did, [Filip] Hrgovic did and AJ did. All of them mentioned the identical factor and he stopped all of them. All of them. Stopped all of them. Finished it in model and are available from behind in a few these fights,” the promoter defined.
“In opposition to Hrgovic, you have a look at these first three rounds. It was a tricky three rounds to get via however then he grit his tooth and confirmed what he is about and it is the identical with AJ. Going into that battle with AJ, AJ was on a roll he had some good wins, the gang was behind him. From the very first bell he [Dubois] was the governor.
“Within the final 4 fights, together with Usyk, he is been the underdog and he is upset the percentages in three of these fights.
“Twenty-seven years of age, he is matured not simply bodily however mentally. He is exhibiting what he is all about. For the primary time in 5 fights he goes in because the favorite, towards a former world champion in Joe Parker, who’s on a roll, a giant roll for the time being.
“So this battle once more goes to be one thing further, further particular.”
Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker and the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol rematch will probably be dwell on Saturday February 22 on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace. Ebook now!
