Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois will fight at Wembley Stadium on September 21 in the biggest British heavyweight fight. Dubois enters as the full IBF champion after his interim status was improved.
Early predictions suggest an audience of over 90,000 will pack into the venue to witness the show as Matchroom and Queensberry reunite to bring together two of the industry’s leading operators.
Dubois, 26, has recovered from two bouts with Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk, respectively, to best Filip Hrgovic, cementing his place in the heavyweight division.
Joshua, 34, also lost to Usyk (twice) and suffered a shocking loss in 2019 to Andy Ruiz, who later returned to Saudi Arabia. Now, the Riyadh Season street show lives on at Wembley.
London, UK: Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois launch a press conference ahead of their IBF World Heavyweight fight on September 21 at Wembley Stadium.
26 June 2024. Photo by Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing.
Although Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) has won various versions of the junior world title in the ring, beating Joshua would put a big name on his record.
London, UK: Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois launch a press conference ahead of their IBF World Heavyweight fight on September 21 at Wembley Stadium.
26 June 2024. Photo by Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing.
A victory for Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) would put him in a position to fight the winner of Usyk-Fury 2, which will take place later this year, earning the former co-champion another day at the top and finally becoming undisputed. the ruler.
Dubois will enter the contest as the full-time holder of the IBF title, making his first defense after Oleksandr Usyk officially vacated the belt yesterday.
The IBF was already putting pressure on Usyk to defend against the forced Filip Hrgovic, who was defeated by Dubois on the June 1 card in Riyadh, where five boxers from Matchroom and Queensberry compete.
Usyk confirmed without a doubt that he has been chosen as the best fighter in the world by defeating Tyson Fury on May 18. Stripping him of the IBF belt does not change anything, especially since he has already beaten Daniel Dubois, who holds the belt. of his old belt.
At this afternoon’s press conference, the undercard was also announced, with Liam Smith taking on Josh Kelly and recent IBF super-featherweight title winner Anthony Cacace defending his belt against former champion Josh Warrington.
Middleweight Tyler Denny, who recently won the European title against Felix Cash, will face Hamzah Sheeraz, who was last seen stopping Austin Williams in Saudi Arabia.
Two other Saudi success stories return to action as Willy Hutchinson takes on Joshua Buatsi and Mark Chamberlain takes on Josh Padley.
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