Anthony Joshua’s upcoming “British Civil War” boxing match will be a fight with “dynamite barrel” Daniel Dubois, instead of… waiting for Fury vs Usyk 2.
The “unprecedented in history” boxing event Matchroom vs Queensberry 5v5, which ended in the early morning of June 2, also revealed the identity of the opponent for former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Before the event, the media simultaneously reported that the winner of the “heavyweight” fight between Daniel Dubois and Filip Hrgovic would fight Anthony Joshua next. And as a result, Dubois’s “dynamite barrel” resonated.
The 26-year-old boxer from London, England, Daniel Dubois “stamped” the face of undefeated Filip Hrgovic with hammer-like punches, causing the Croatian boxer to suffer many deep lacerations, bleed a lot and eventually be injured. Loss by technical knockout in round 8.
This is the first defeat in Hrgovic’s professional boxing career. On the contrary, “dynamite” Dubois had his 21st impressive victory (20 knockout wins) after 23 fights, and this was also his 2nd consecutive knockout victory after Dubois punched out Jarrell Miller also in Saudi Arabia last. December last year.
Defeating Hrgovic, Dubois also won the IBF’s interim heavyweight belt and the No. 1 position on this organization’s rankings, which means he has the right to challenge the belt holder as the absolute champion. Usyk
However, when Usyk is still “unfairly favored” by the IBF, allowing him to keep the heavyweight title to rematch Tyson Fury on December 21, Daniel Dubois will have the opportunity to prove the talent of the puncher expected to dominate. reign in the heavyweight division in the future with a showdown with his compatriot, two-time world heavyweight champion boxer Anthony Joshua.
In other words, from the position of “upperclassman” Anthony Joshua has many options to fight here when watching the Machroom vs Queensberry 5v5 event last weekend. Deontay Wilder, a once worthy opponent who has been negotiating in the ring for more than… 7 years, is also one of the targets to watch.
However, with Wilder being knocked out by Zhang Zhilei, marking his 4th loss out of 5 fights since 2020, it can clearly be affirmed that “America’s knockout machine” Wilder has expired at his age. 38 is odd. Thus, nothing is more appropriate than betting Daniel Dubois for Anthony Joshua, instead of letting the 34-year-old boxer continue… waiting forever to fight Tyson Fury or Usyk.
According to the Mail, the “English civil war boxing match” Joshua vs Dubois will be scheduled for the second half of September. And the venue for the match could not be any more suitable than the legendary Wembley Stadium.
It is known that “boss” Turki Alalshikh will soon meet and negotiate with London mayor Sadiq Khan about organizing the Joshua vs Dubois match. The goal will be to turn this match into a fight that attracts a record number of spectators to Wembley Stadium to watch a boxing match. Previously, the record was set at 94,000 spectators when Tyson Fury fought Dillian Whyte for the WBC heavyweight title in 2022.
It was also a match between two British boxers, but not exactly “100% British standard” because Dillian Whyte was born in Jamaica and only moved to the foggy country with his family in 2000 when he was 12 years old.
Obviously, if Joshua-Dubois fights next September, it will not only be an “English civil war” but also a typical match for two generations. With Joshua, the two-time boxing world champion is looking for old glory after winning his last 4 matches. Dubois is starting to enter the maturity of his career and needs to win a “Big Shot” match to take his name to the next level, before aiming for prestigious belts.
In August last year, “dynamite” Daniel Dubois fought with Usyk and had a body-shot to the abdomen that caused Usyk to fall to his knees in round 5. Unfortunately, the referee counted that as an illegal attack (below the waist). ) and then Dubois was pressured by his senior Usyk and lost by knockout in round 9.
But since those 2 losses have been 2 impressive victories against Jarrell Miller and especially Filip Hrgovic and now more than ever, Dubois is ready for a fight with another icon, Anthony Joshua…
