Daniel Dubois
29 Nov
Nigeria’s brightest world heavyweight boxing prospect, Efe Ajagba, now has the chance to stake his claim to Daniel Dubois’ world title following the order by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) that he should battle Congo’s Martin Bakole for a chance to fight for the ultimate crown.
25 Oct
Dubois, the IBF heavyweight champion, knocked out Joshua at Wembley Stadium, in September. It was a crushing defeat, but a potential rematch in February has been laid out as an option for AJ.
30 Sep
The British Boxing Board of Control has hit Anthony Joshua with a suspension from the squared circle following his devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois at Wembley last Saturday, reports mirror.co.uk.
25 Sep
Daniel Dubois ‘ trainer, Don Charles, has claimed that he noticed some questionable behaviours from Anthony Joshua as he was making his way to the ring ahead of the blockbuster heavyweight showdown on Saturday night, reports mirror.co.uk.
23 Sep
British-Nigeria heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua, has vowed to fight on despite suffering a knock-out at the weekend in front of his home fans, in London.
22 Sep
Anthony Joshua has insisted he will not retire following his knockout defeat to fellow Briton Daniel Dubois in front of a British-record 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium. on Saturday night. Joshua was floored four times before eventually succumbing to a devastating right hand from Dubois in round five. Despite suffering his fourth defeat in his…
21 Sep
Daniel Dubois retained his IBF world heavyweight title with a fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua in an all-British spectacular at Wembley on Saturday. The 27-year-old dominated the opening stages of the bout, dropping the two-time former unified heavyweight champion multiple times. In a dramatic fifth round Dubois was momentarily stunned by two right hands and…
21 Sep
In an astonishing upset, Daniel Dubois delivered a career-defining performance, defeating former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in five rounds at Wembley Stadium. Retaining his IBF heavyweight world title, Dubois left the boxing world stunned as he dismantled one of the sport's most iconic figures in a high-stakes bout. READ MORE: Anthony Joshua versus…
21 Sep
Daniel Dubois’ social team has dropped a clanger ahead of Saturday clash with Anthony Joshua.‘Triple D’ is set to defend his IBF heavyweight title for the first time on Saturday night as he squares off against Joshua in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.
20 Sep
Nigerian-born UFC star Israel Adesanya has placed a $10,000 bet on Anthony Joshua ahead of his IBF heavyweight title fight against Daniel Dubois. The fight is set for September 21, 2024, at Wembley Stadium, England, with 96,000 fans expected to attend. Adesanya, sharing his wager on Instagram on Friday, posted an image of his stake,…
20 Sep
Although the general expectation is an Anthony Joshua victory over Daniel Dubois in their WBC World Heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium, tomorrow, some boxing experts rate the 27-year-old Dubois as a dangerous customer capable of knocking out the British-Nigerian fighter, reports inews.co.uk.
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The organisers of Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois are facing a second setback - just two days after Liam Smith withdrew from his undercard bout with Josh Kelly, reports manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
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