Anthony Joshua will face Daniel Dubois in an all-British heavyweight strike for the IBF global heavyweight identify at Wembley Stadium on September 21, continue to exist Sky Sports activities Field Administrative center.
Oleksandr Usyk introduced on Tuesday that he had vacated the IBF belt, this means that Joshua can regain one of the vital global titles he prior to now held if he defeats Dubois, who has been upgraded from IBF period in-between identify holder to the IBF champion.
Joshua has marched again up the heavyweight ranks nearest struggling two consecutive losses to Usyk, who went directly to turn into the undisputed global champion along with his superb victory over Tyson Infuriate closing week.
The 34-year-old Joshua was once outpointed through Usyk in two fights that spanned 2021 and 2022.
He returned with a issues win over Jermaine Franklin in 2023, however upcoming adopted up with stoppage victories over Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin then that 12 months.
He’s boxed as soon as this 12 months already, eliminating Francis Ngannou in simply two rounds. Ngannou, a former UFC champion in MMA, was once an green boxer, however he had controlled to proceed the 10-round distance with Tyson Infuriate in his first skilled boxing bout.
Dubois, who prior to now held a model of the WBA identify, has additionally rebuilt effectively from a loss to Usyk.
The 26-year-old challenged Usyk for the WBO, WBA and IBF titles on the Wroclaw Stadium in Poland closing August. Dubois installed a sport try, urgent the Ukrainian first of all. Usyk needed to stand from a low gamble away, a ruling which Dubois and his crew nonetheless dispute, to halt Dubois within the 9th around.
Dubois despite the fact that went directly to grind ill Jarrell Miller in December and firstly of this week pounded Filip Hrgovic to a halt to win the IBF Intervening time strap.
Dubois: I want to turn into a king-slayer | AJ: We’re all a gather of lions
Dubois, talking at Wednesday’s press convention…
“I’m just aiming to be the best. To fight the best and beat the best. AJ has been the king for a long time, and we all know it, so on the night I need to become a king-slayer.
“That’s my objective and that’s the project handy. I’m simply able to proceed.
“I’m definitely learning more about myself with every fight, as a fighter and as a person. Coming out of the darkness, going into the light and being a man of the future.
“I’ve stepped forward all around as a fighter and an athlete. I’m in point of fact up for this and able to proceed.
I’m able to let my fists do the speaking. I’m 100m in line with cent able. I’m committing to proceed to camp, center of attention and educate like a beast. Deliver it on.”
Joshua, talking at Wednesday’s press convention…
“It’s the next man up. I’ve had Dubois on my mind for a while, and he’ll be on my mind for the next 12 weeks until I get my hand raised.
“I’m no longer foolish both, I do know the sport. We’re all within the wild. We’re a gather of lions and hunters. I’ve to stock my perceptible peeled, I will’t simply center of attention on the ones two [Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder].
“The goal is just to get through a successful training camp, and then performing on the night. The shiny stuff comes at a later date.”
