Anthony Joshua will take on Daniel Dubois tonight in a 12 round bout at the Wembley Stadium for the IBF world heavyweight boxing title.
Here is everything to know about the fight
The plot
Anthony Joshua Challenges Daniel Dubois for the IBF strap. The title was vacated by
Oleksandr Usyk in June just five weeks after he became the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in nearly 25 years by defeating Tyson Fury in a split decision.
This vacation allowed Dubois to step up from Interim IBF world champion which he won by defeating Filip Hrgovic, to become the IBF World Heavyweight champion and will have his first defence of the title against Anthony Joshua tonight.
The winner is in line to face the winner of the Usyk Vs Fury rematch for the another undisputed bout.
Record Spectators
The 96, 000 capacity of the Wembley Stadium has been sold out for this fight, a record post-war British boxing crowd smashing the previous record of boxing attendance of 94,000 at the venue as Tyson Fury Vs Dillian Whyte in April 2022 attracted 94,000 spectators.
Brief About The Two Boxers
Joshua, who was born in Watford on the outskirts of London, by Nigeria parents. He won the gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics.
Joshua is a two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, having held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) titles twice from 2016 to 2021.
A win for him tonight will make him a three time world champion joining the likes of Muhammed Ali, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko in that exclusive class.
The 34-year-old’s professional record is 28 wins from 31 bouts, including 25 knock outs.
Daniel Dubois was born in Greenwich, London, and became a professional boxer at 19.
Dubois was home-schooled by his parents, who put a heavy emphasis on boxing.
He defeated Filip Hrgovic to become interim IBF champions.
The 27-year-old has won 21 of his 23 pro bouts including 20 knock outs.
Both boxers were defeated by Alexander Usyk and may have the chance to face the undefeated Ukrainian in the nearest future depending on the outcome of rematch between Usyk and Tyson Fury which is billed for December 2024.
The Fight Purse
Anthony Joshua has a guarantee purse of 7.9 million dollars for the bout which could rise to 33 million dollars depending on the income from pay per view of the bout
Dubois will take home a guaranteed $4.6m, which could rise up to $13.3m.
Time of the bout
The bout is the last bout of the day which is expected to start by 11:30 pm Nigerian time depending on the duration of the undercards.
Who won the weigh -In ?
Anthony Joshua weighed in heaviest for Saturday’s world-title challenge against Daniel Dubois
Joshua tipped the scales at 18st during an elaborate weigh-in at Trafalgar Square, with Dubois at a career-heavy 17st 10lb.
Quotes from the two Boxers
Anthony Joshua : “I’m in supreme condition, both physically and also mentally. So, yeah, it’s good to be back. And I’ve been watching some of the old fights as well, just adding some fuel to the fire, reminding myself what I can do, what I’m capable of.”
Daniel Dubois: “I need to retain it and hold onto it,”
“It’s a great thing to have, but now I need to legitimise myself by winning this fight. So now I’m ready to go to war. I’m ready for a fight. It’s a resurrection story of my career.”
