IBF interim heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois’ promoter, Frank Warren, hopes Anthony Joshua will select to face his fighter on September twenty first at Wembley Stadium.
Joshua’s Camp Stays Tight-Lipped
Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, haven’t mentioned whether or not they’ll take the struggle with Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) after watching him defeat fellow Matchroom fighter Filip Hrgovic by an eighth-round TKO final Saturday night time in Riyadh.
Hearn says he needs to attend and see if Dubois’ IBF interim title can be upgraded to the total one earlier than he decides whether or not to probably pursue that choice for Joshua’s subsequent struggle on September twenty first.
The opposite two fighters that Joshua may probably struggle in September are Zhilei Zhang or Joseph Parker. Zhang is coming off a fifth-round knockout win over Deontay Wilder final Saturday night time.
There could be extra curiosity from British boxing followers in seeing Joshua struggle Zhang than Parker, who he has already overwhelmed and fights in a extremely defensive model now.
“I feel field workplace is that struggle. These two guys are two Brits. If we will make this in September, it makes it a no brainer, doesn’t it?” mentioned promoter Frank Warren to Secondsout, speaking a couple of struggle that he’s desirous to see happen on September twenty first between IBF interim heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium.
“They’re two huge huge punchers. All people is aware of who they’re, however I can’t decide what AJ needs to do. That’s as much as him. That is skilled boxing. We’ll let the followers resolve. Ask them who they really feel he ought to struggle,” mentioned Warren.
Did Dubois Frighten Away Joshua?
Dubois might have scared away Joshua and Hearn along with his efficiency as a result of he seemed formidable, particularly with the best way he wore down and stopped the beforehand unbeaten Hrgovic.
The photographs that Dubois walked by to win that struggle would have seemingly knocked Joshua out many instances over, and but Daniel walked by them like they had been nothing. That’s youth and toughness at play. Joshua is about to show 35, and he’s by no means had a great chin.
“It’s probably the most thrilling struggle between two huge huge punchers. The child [Dubois] has come by after a whole lot of criticism from fellow professionals, and he’s executed the enterprise in his final two fights and in his struggle in opposition to Kevin Lerena. He’s gone and did what he’s needed to do,” mentioned Warren.
“He [Dubois] deserves a shot. He’s the [IBF] interim champion, however we’ll see what occurs,” mentioned Warren.
