Joshua vs Dubois: Last five foes
British heavyweights Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25KO) and Daniel Dubois (21-2, 19KO) will collide on Saturday, September 21 at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London, England.
On the same card, WBC Silver middleweight champion Hamzah Sheeraz will defend his green and gold belt against in-form European titlist Tyler Denny.
Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois will clash in one of the most anticipated fights of the year in what will be the first #RiyadhSeason event in the UK, adding a new chapter in the interesting Matchroom Boxing vs Queensberry Promotions rivalry.Also, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh recently confirmed that Liam Gallagher will appear before the expected main event.
Daniel “Dynamite” Dubois is coming off some very notable victories while Anthony Joshua comes from knocking out Cameroonian Francis Ngannou in the second round during the “Knockout Chaos” card at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Here’s a closer look at their last five fights:
Joshua: Last 5
Francis Ngannou: AJ did to Ngannou exactly what Fury should have been able to do, and that was to make short work of the novice boxer, despite his fearsome reputation in the octogan. Joshua had the Cameroonian down in the opener then again in round two then finished off the 38-year-old with a single, devastating right hand.
Otto Wallin: AJ put in an impressive performance against a decent contender, who had a credible win in his fight before against Murat Gassiev. However the Swede was quickly subdued and broken down over five rounds before deciding to retire from the one-sided beatdown.
Robert Helenius: Patient and a little overly cautious against the 6ft-6in Finnish giant, AJ pulled out an incredible one-punch, right hand, fight-ending shot in the seventh. It was his first KO in over three years and signalled that he was back to his explosive best.
Jermaine Franklin: Despite all the critics and negative reactions to AJ’s unanimous decision win over tough American Jermaine Franklin, who had a strong argument for winning his fight with Dillian Whyte five months prior; the Brit showed intelligence and problem-solving against a very credible opponent.
Oleksandr Usyk: Although he lost for a second consecutive time to his hardest opponent, Usyk, AJ was able to make the rematch a lot more competitive. He didn’t deserve the 115-113 score from rogue judge Glenn Feldman, because he was still beaten unanimously, but it was nowhere near as one-sided as their first fight in 2021.
Dubois: Last 5
Filip Hrgovic: Undoubtedly Dubois’ biggest win to date. IBF #1 Hrgovic was landing big right hands on Dubois’ chin for fun, but the Greenwich giant just ate them and kept ploughing forward. The fight swung back and forth in an entertaining heavyweight battle in Saudi. Bloodied and bruised, the Croatian somehow made it through a seventh round beating to still be standing, but the ringside doctor advised the referee to stop the contest one minute into round eight.
Jarrell Miller: Dubois really showed his mettle in this fight against a 300lbs+ opponent. After a few torrid rounds early on, taking some big shots, he rallied back despite looking well beaten up to the middle rounds. ‘Dynamite’ found his second wind, came on stronger down the stretch and eventually stopped the exhausted American with 10 seconds to go in the 10-round fight.
Oleksandr Usyk: The Ukrainian was visibly a level above young Daniel, dropping him twice to win by KO in the ninth. The Ukrainian’s tricky southpaw jab pawing outwards persistently was too troublesome for the Brit, who couldn’t handle the sheer skill of Usyk. Dubois showed some good signs, especially with his body attacks in round seven, but nowhere enough to match the champion, eventually halted by a strong jab after being staggered in at least three of the earlier rounds.
Kevin Lerena: This was a very strange fight, with Dubois dropped three times in the opener by the former cruiserweight world champion from South Africa. Despite the many concerns over Dubois’ ability and future in the sport, it became clear that the Londoner had suffered some kind of an injury to his leg, which was strapped up in the corner between rounds. He then came back strongly, found his feet, and stopped his man in round three.
Trevor Bryan: Dubois became the WBA Regular World champion by knocking out defending champion Trevor Bryan in Miami in 2022. Despite being unbeaten in 22 bouts, it was a mis-match and Dubois picked up a version of the world title with relative ease after just four rounds.