Promoter Frank Warren reportedly revealed in the present day {that a} struggle between British heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois is within the works for September twenty first at Wembley Stadium in London.
If the match comes off, the complete IBF heavyweight title might probably be at stake. talkSport revealed the information of the Joshua vs. Dubois talks.
The title is much less vital than the truth that the winner of the Joshua-Dubois conflict can be subsequent in line to tackle the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk rematch winner of their December twenty first struggle.
Dubois: The Underdog Who Simply Bit Hearn
Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, have their eyes on the Fury-Usyk 2 struggle, desirous to battle for the undisputed championship. AJ and Hearn need to decide up the IBF title first, which is a dangerous transfer, and it might backfire on them towards 26-year-old Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs).
Final Saturday night time, the underdog Dubois stopped Hearn’s beforehand unbeaten fighter Filip Hrgovic within the eighth spherical to seize the IBF interim heavyweight title on the 5 vs. 5 Matchroom vs. Queensberry tourney in Riyadh.
Few gave Dubois a lot of any probability going into that contest, however busted up and stopped Hrgovic (17-1, 14 KOs) to win the IBF interim title.
Might Hearn be making a stake sending Joshua in towards Dubois after what occurred to Hrgovic? It looks as if a foolhardy transfer should you ask me. I wouldn’t put the soon-to-be 35-year-old Joshua in with Dubois proper now, not with all that candy money out there to AJ towards the Fury-Usyk II winner.
Is Joshua Nonetheless Residing in 2013?
Joshua’s latest victories over the likes of Francis Ngannou, Otto Wallin and Robert Helenius could have put concepts into his head, making him consider he’s the identical fighter that rolled off the meeting line in 2013 when he first turned professional.
Nah, Joshua is NOT the identical fighter that got here out of the 2012 British Olympics after his ‘gold medal win over Italy’s Roberto Cammarelle within the finals.
AJ has received plenty of miles on his odometer, and the very last thing he wants proper now could be to go up towards a younger, formidable slugger like Dubois proper now with the cash that’s at stake for him to scoop up preventing the winner of the Fury vs. Usyk 2 struggle, which can possible be the Gypsy King if the struggle goes to the scorecards.
