Heavyweight Daniel Dubois says he’s “prepared’ to do the enterprise in opposition to favourite Filip Hrgovic on Saturday evening in Riyadh.
Dubois (20-2, 19 KOs) is coming off a giant win over Jarrell ‘Large Child’ Miller final December in a combat the place the 26-year-old proved a lot of his doubters fallacious together with his tenth spherical knockout in Riyadh.
This Saturday, it’s anticipated to be quite a bit more durable combat for Dubois in opposition to the 31-year-old Hrgovic (17-0, 14 KOs) as a result of he has the newbie pedigree and energy to win and maybe fairly simply.
Usyk Loss Fueling Dubois’ Fireplace
Many individuals doubt Dubois as a result of he folded in opposition to IBF/WBC/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk final August after coming near stopping him within the fifth. Usyk got here again to drop Dubois within the ninth and cease him in that spherical.
If Dubois does win this combat on Saturday, he’s going to get life-changing cash in a combat in opposition to Anthony Joshua. These two could be assembly with probably the IBF title being up for grabs.
Hrgovic vs. Dubois will probably be proven life on DAZN PPV on the Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dubois has received 5 out of his final six fights and regarded good, other than the best way he collapsed in opposition to Usyk.
Dubois’ Confidence and Preparation
“He’s been on the stage for a really very long time. He’s a really younger man. I assumed he confirmed up within the final occasion in opposition to Jarrell Miller. He confirmed up when it comes to who’s the daddy on the press convention. It was actually sensible,” mentioned boxing analyst Gareth A. Davies to Queensberry, speaking about Daniel Dubois.
“Extra of that and higher. I’m prepared for this,” mentioned Dubois about intending to indicate energy, coronary heart, and grit on Saturday evening in opposition to Filip Hrgovic. “I’m prepared to speak with my fists, get in there, and do the enterprise. Massively. Queensberry, we’re going to do it. I’m up for it. I’m prepared.”
“Daniel Dubois, he punched a large couch in Jarrell Miller for eleven or twelve rounds, and he actually needed to work so arduous. In that sixth or seventh spherical, when he was implored by his father and by Frank in opposition to Jarrell Miller, he delivered.
“Jarrell Miller made Daniel Dubois look medium-sized in there, didn’t he? 23 stone of Jarrell Miller. I believe he has to pressure Hrgovic to actually combat him. I believe there’s quite a bit in Hrgovic. I believe he has one other gear or two, and I believe if Hrgovic can take it into the later rounds, I fear a bit bit for Daniel.
“If he wins the combat, we get him in opposition to Anthony Joshua. That’s enormous.
“The primary punch he hit Mark De Mori with, he did the rooster dance, didn’t he,” mentioned Gareth about Hrgovic in his first spherical knockout win over De Mori final December.
