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Dubois vs Parker Riyadh 2025: Daniel Dubois’ IBF title defence against..

By Admin February 21, 2025

Dubois vs Parker Riyadh 2025: Daniel Dubois’ IBF title defence against Parker in jeopardy

Heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois’ IBF world title defence against Joseph Parker on Saturday is likely not to hold after Dubois reportedly fell sick in Riyadh.

Dubois is currently under medical evaluation and did not attend Thursday’s press conference in Saudi Arabia, raising concerns about his availability for the fight.

“Unfortunately, at this moment in time, Daniel is being evaluated by the doctor,” his promoter Frank Warren said. “When we have more news, we will share it with you and update you.”

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A replacement opponent is reportedly being considered should the 27-year-old Dubois be deemed unfit to fight, but Parker, 33, remains on the card regardless of the final decision.

‘Let’s get them belts!’ Daniel Dubois wants to surpass Tyson Fury and Anthony…

By Admin February 20, 2025

‘Let’s get them belts!’ Daniel Dubois wants to surpass Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua against Oleksandr Usyk | ‘Let’s get them belts!’

Daniel Dubois defends the IBF heavyweight world championship against Joseph Parker on Saturday’s Riyadh Season event, live on Sky Sports Box Office; Artur Beterbiev rematches Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed title on the blockbuster bill

He’s beaten Derek Chisora and Tony Bellew. The great Ukrainian, still undefeated and formerly the undisputed world champion, also overcame Daniel Dubois in 2023.

When asked who gave him his toughest fight, Usyk, the unified WBC, WBA and WBO champion, told Sky Sports: “It was Chisora.”

That could be viewed as a slight on Dubois. Although Usyk ultimately stopped him, Dubois did pressure him and the British fighter thought he’d hurt Usyk with a punch that was ruled low.

Greenwich’s Dubois has progressed since then too. He came back with an impressive run of victories, picking up the IBF heavyweight title that Usyk vacated and knocking out Joshua.

“I always wanted to get my hands on them belts and take the weight off Usyk’s hands. Let’s get them belts,” Dubois told Sky Sports.

“Boxing at the moment is buzzing right now. It’s good I’m in a good position with the belt. I want to keep it going, keep this train moving.”

Daniel Dubois puts his belt on the line against Joseph Parker, a top contender and former world champion himself, on Saturday’s Riyadh Season event, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

“It starts on Saturday. That’s the big one that sets up everything else,” he said.

“I want to give Parker a lot of problems first and then that will just prepare me even more. All these fights will just prepare me for the next one, that’s how I look at it.

“How good can I perform? How quickly can I do the job? How clinical can I look? These are questions I ask myself. I want to get the best out of myself. So you need to fight whoever they put in front of you.”

‘We’re looking at you and through you’

Dubois’ team however dismissed any suggestion that they were overlooking Parker.

“It’s almost like he’s got blinkers on like a racehorse,” Don Charles, Dubois’ trainer, told Sky Sports News. “He’s a very, very unique individual.”

He warned against reading too much into Dubois’ confrontation with Usyk after the latter’s latest victory over Fury.

“All the previous champions have done what he did. Okay, the timing could have been a little bit better, maybe Usyk could have finished his interview, then approach him. What Daniel did by getting in the ring to challenge him, that’s part of this. This is showbusiness,” Charles said.

“Mr Parker and his trainer, they’ve grabbed on to this thing of, ‘oh you’re overlooking us’. No, we’re looking at you and through you. We’re going to run through you. Daniel’s going to run through you.

“They’re going to try and they’re going to fail miserably.

“Emphatic win, emphatic victory. Daniel Dubois, the IBF world champion, will retain his belt.”

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Usyk Delivers Ruthless Response When Asked If Daniel Dubois Has Improved…

By Admin February 19, 2025

Usyk Delivers Ruthless Response When Asked If Daniel Dubois Has Improved Since Their Fight

Oleksandr Usyk is on the hunt for his next opponent after defeating Tyson Fury for the second time.

The 38-year-old Ukrainian cemented himself as arguably the greatest heavyweight of his generation when he defeated ‘The Gypsy King’ via unanimous decision on December 21 to retain his unified WBC, WBA and WBO titles at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Their rematch came just seven months after Usyk outpointed the 36-year-old Brit to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the ‘four belt era’. After 12 cagey rounds, the Ukrainian superstar was declared the winner via split decision to capture Fury’s coveted WBC crown.

With Usyk now gearing up for his return to the ring, one potential opponent for the 38-year-old is reigning IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, who has targeted a rematch with the unified heavyweight king. Dubois floored Usyk with a body shot in the fifth round when they met in August 2023, only for it to be ruled a low blow. The Ukrainian went on to stop the Brit in the 9th-round to retain his titles.

I know The hitter : Daniel Dubois Reveals Who Hit Harder Between Oleksandr…

By Admin February 19, 2025

I know The hitter : Daniel Dubois Reveals Who Hit Harder Between Oleksandr Usyk And Anthony Joshua

Daniel Dubois has been in the ring with both Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua, and may be again soon.

The young Brit’s first world title tilt came against Usyk in August of 2023 after the Ukrainian had taken three of the four major belts from Joshua and defended them in a rematch.

Daniel Dubois tried to impose himself on the southpaw champion but was largely unsuccessful save for a moment in the fifth round when he would drop Usyk. It was immediately ruled a low blow and Usyk was given ample time to recover before getting back into his rhythm and scoring his first stoppage in three fights. Dubois was put down in both the eighth and ninth before failing to stand for the referee’s count.

While Usyk went on to become undisputed champion with a win over Tyson Fury, Dubois bounced back with wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic, fighting himself into a position to hold the interim IBF belt and subsequently the full title when Usyk vacated it.

‘Anthony Joshua wants to become world champion again’ Eddie Hearn outlines….

By Admin February 19, 2025

‘Anthony Joshua wants to become world champion again’ Eddie Hearn outlines Anthony Joshua plans as Tyson Fury bids farewell

Eddie Hearn has made it clear that Anthony Joshua still has his sights set on becoming world champion again, just a few months removed from his devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois. The two Britons battled in September in Wembley Stadium, and Joshua could find himself facing Dubois again if he faces the winner between him and Joseph Parker.

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has said that Anthony Joshua wants to become a world champion again, as a potential blockbuster bout with Tyson Fury looms.

Joshua last fought in September and suffered a devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois.

Dubois faces Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia on Saturday – live on TNT Sports Box Office – and should a fight with Fury not materialize, Joshua will have his eyes on the winner.

“AJ wants to become world heavyweight champion again,” Hearn said.

“So the winner of Dubois and Parker is a real possibility. But AJ is gonna fight again, he wants to get back in the ring. He wants to compete.

“But of course, the goal as always is to become world heavyweight champion. If Tyson Fury is out of the game, the focus will be on the Dubois-Parker winner.”

Anthony Joshua made it clear that he still has his sights set on a fight with Fury, but the latter recently announced his retirement from boxing following back-to-back defeats to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.

The 36-year-old put an end to an iconic career as one of the best heavyweights of his generation. Although Hearn is aware that ‘The Gypsy King’ has u-turned on retirements previously, and could be lured back into the game. Even then, he is unsure if his heart would be in it.

“Maybe it’s a play,” he said. “But maybe more likely, he’s had enough.

“This is the kind of sport where if you get the fight punched out of you, or you don’t have the heart for it anymore, it’s a very dangerous game. I think the last thing you want to do is go into a fight with Anthony Joshua if you don’t fancy it anymore.

“If genuine, I wish him all the best. What a fantastic career. Made a bucket load of money, world heavyweight champion, one of the top fighters of our generation. Gut feeling? He’ll be back, but maybe that’s the optimist in me.

“These guys are winners. Defeat hurts, and it should hurt. I know AJ, I would only say in the last few weeks he’s got back on his feet and got the bit between his teeth. Fury will still be hurting from those back-to-back defeats.”

‘GREATEST CARD IN HISTORY’

Saturday’s card, which is headlined by the rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, has been called “the greatest card in the history of this sport” by Hearn.

Dubois v Parker serves as the appetiser for the undisputed light heavyweight clash, and preceding those two fights are numerous high-quality bouts, including Shakur Stevenson v Floyd Schofield, Carlos Adames v Hamzah Sheeraz, and Vergil Ortiz Jr v Israil Madrimov.

“I spend a lot of my time saying, ‘This is the card of the year.’ This ain’t the card of the year, it’s not even the card of the decade. This is the greatest card we’ve seen in the history of this sport.

“You’ve got the undisputed rematch, which is more than enough on its own. And then you have the world heavyweight championship, Dubois-Parker, which I think is a 50-50 fight.”

Expanding on the 50-50 fight, Hearn believes that Parker has the tools to beat Dubois if he can withstand his firepower over the length of the fight.

“I think Parker has got a great style to beat Daniel Dubois. He’s got a great engine, good chin, good movement. He needs to take the fight deep and late.

“I think Dubois has got a really good chin, but you’ve got to break him down. We saw that very briefly against AJ, just signs that you might be able to keep chipping away, but you’ve got to stay in the fight and to do that you’ve got to hold up to the firepower of Daniel Dubois.”

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“Being Honest”Daniel Dubois Finally Delivers His Verdict On Anthony Joshua’s….

By Admin February 16, 2025

“Being Honest”Daniel Dubois Finally Delivers His Verdict On Anthony Joshua’s Power

Anthony Joshua was largely out-gunned by Daniel Dubois last September at Wembley Stadium, but managed to almost turn the tide towards the end.

Dubois, who had been elevated to IBF Champion, entered the ring an underdog. Despite that, he hurt ‘AJ’ significantly in the first round with a shot that would shape the entire contest

Joshua showed incredible heart to stick around, being dropped a total of four times before the eventual fifth round ending. Before the final shot put him down and rendered him unable to make the referee’s count, he had his best success of the fight.

A right hand put Dubois on the back-foot and got the crowd on their feet. ‘AJ’ would land two more before ‘rolling the dice’ by throwing an uppercut only to be caught on the way in

Speaking to the Ring Magazine, Dubois said the shot in question was like ‘a bomb going off

“That’s A Bad Night For You” Carl Froch Warns Anthony Joshua To Avoid The One…

By Admin February 15, 2025

“That’s A Bad Night For You” Carl Froch Warns Anthony Joshua To Avoid The One Fight He Wants Next: “That’s A Bad Night For You”

Anthony Joshua is currently plotting one final crack at the top of heavyweight division

A good run of form for the 35-year-old Brit was ended dramatically by new IBF World Champion Daniel Dubois back in September last year.

Following Tyson Fury’s second loss to Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua’s team made it clear that they were targetting a long-awaited grudge match with ‘The Gypsy King.’ Fury’s retirement last month put paid to that, and promoter Eddie Hearn recently told Ariel Helwani that a rematch with ‘DDD’ is the target.

“The mojo’s back. He’s back in camp. He will be watching the Riyadh fight, the world heavyweight championship. Look, in his mind he wants to fight Daniel Dubois. Don’t forget, he’s a fighter. You’d never get a fighter look at the Dubois rematch and go ‘oh I won’t be taking that.’ They always want to avenge defeat. And it comes with the world heavyweight championship.”

Dubois puts his belt on the line against Joseph Parker later this month.

Speaking on Froch on Fighting about Fury’s retirement and where it leaves Joshua, ‘The Cobra’ warned ‘AJ’ off taking a second fight with his hard-hitting countryman due to the beating he took first time out.

“What next for Anthony Joshua? Cause he’s been beating the drum for the fight with Tyson Fury for a couple of weeks now … Martin Bakole? Maybe. Forget about it, I don’t think that’s gonna happen.

The Winner Is ‘Made’ Usyk Finally Predicts Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker And…

By Admin February 14, 2025

The Winner Is ‘Made’ Usyk Finally Predicts Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker And Says Fight Against The Winner Is ‘Made’

Oleksandr Usyk is waiting on the result of Daniel Dubois versus Joseph Parker as keenly as anyone.

Oleksandr Usyk fought twice in 2024, with the first contest in May crowning him the first man to become undisputed heavyweight champion in over two decades. The 12-round battle with Brit Tyson Fury was a close one that he edged on points, only to do the same in December in the rematch, though this time for the unified titles after dropping the IBF belt

He has vowed to continue fighting on this year and has confirmed that he is keen to take on the winner of the fight between two most in-form men in the division.

Parker is a former WBO champion who has beaten both Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder in his last two contests. Dubois is also on a good run that has seen him stop Jarrell Miller, Fillip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua in his last three outings, picking up the vacant IBF strap on the way.

Before all that, the Brit had a title tilt against Usyk in 2023. A shot of his had the Ukrainian down, but it was ruled a low blow and Usyk rallied to eventually stop Dubois in the 9th round.

Speaking to talkSPORT Boxing, Usyk revealed his analysis on the fight, edging towards the champion and his former opponent, Dubois.

Anthony Joshua delivered his verdict, ‘I Have Fought Daniel Dubois &…

By Admin February 13, 2025

Anthony Joshua delivered his verdict, ‘I Have Fought Daniel Dubois & Joseph Parker – Here’s Who Wins Fight’

Anthony Joshua has delivered his verdict on what he thinks the outcome of Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker will be later this month. Joshua, a two-time heavyweight champion, has shared the ring with both men who are due to meet in a title bout on the 22nd of February

AJ beat Parker in 2018, delivering the New Zealander the first loss of his professional career, losing his WBO title in the process. Dubois and Joshua then squared off last September, with Dynamite knocking AJ down four times before he eventually knocked him out for good in the fifth round.

However, it’s not Dubois that Joshua is tipping for victory.

In a post on Turki Alalshikh’s X account, Joshua backed Parker to prevail later this month, as the 33-year-old bids to become a two-time world heavyweight champion.

Parker has seen a resurgence under new trainer Andy Lee in the past 18 months with wins over Simon Kean, Deontay Wilder, and Zhilei Zhang. Much like Parker, however, Dubois himself has been on a great run of late. Dynamite has won all three of his fights since a controversial loss to Oleksandr Usyk in August 2023, with wins against Joshua, Filip Hrgovic, and Jarrell Miller.

As well as Joshua, former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury also believes Parker will stand victorious against Dubois, but that should come as no surprise given that they are close friends.

Joe Joyce Discusses Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker

The Juggernaut has beaten both fighters

Joe Joyce is the only boxer to have beaten both Parker and Dubois, and while speaking about the upcoming fight himself, he told Fight Hub TV: “Parker is very tricky, he’s hungry, he’s still young, and he’s getting stronger as well. He looks strong, he’s had a great camp, he’s tricky. Dubois hits hard and they both have good momentum. It’s a tough fight for both and may the best man win.”

When pressed for a prediction, he said: “Thinking about it, I was going to say methods of victory. Parker is more likely to go points. Dubois is more likely to finish by knockout.”

The winner of the bout will put themselves in a good position for a unification match-up against Usyk. Dubois has already confronted the Ukrainian in the ring after his victory over Tyson Fury in December 2024. The 27-year-old Brit grabbed a microphone and said: “I want my revenge, Usyk.”

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“He’s Terrified” Eddie Hearn ‘Making Up Excuses’ To Keep Anthony Joshua Away…

By Admin February 11, 2025

“He’s Terrified” Eddie Hearn ‘Making Up Excuses’ To Keep Anthony Joshua Away From One Heavyweight: “He’s Terrified”

Promoter Eddie Hearn has been accused of protecting his man Anthony Joshua from one dangerous fight.

It’s fair to say that Joshua is now nearing the end of his career. The Brit is in his mid 30s and has had plenty of hard bouts and great success along the way

‘Anthony Joshua’ became world champion for the first time in 2016 when he knocked out Charles Martin inside two rounds, then unifying with wins over Joseph Parker and Wladimir Klitschko. The first setback came with an upset loss to Andy Ruiz Jr in June 2019, but was corrected with a rematch victory in December of the same year.

Joshua was again derailed in 2021 and 2022 when he lost back-to-back fights with Ukrainian slickster Oleksandr Usyk. Following four wins to get himself back in title contention, he was then stopped by Daniel Dubois inside five rounds in September in a failed attempt to become three-time world champion.

It recently emerged that Joshua was rumoured to be in talks with Martin Bakole about a huge fight in Africa. However, in a new post on X, Bakole’s trainer Billy Nelson accuses Hearn – who has guided the ‘AJ’s career since he turned over from the Olympics – of making up excuses so it doesn’t happen.

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