Anthony Joshua fights Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight world title at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Here is all you want to know concerning the Sky Sports activities Field Workplace showdown.
When are the Joshua vs Dubois ringwalks?
Anthony Joshua returns to world title motion towards a British rival, one other hard-punching Londoner Daniel Dubois.
Riyadh Season: Joshua v Dubois is on Saturday September 21. The Sky Sports activities Field Workplace invoice with a stacked undercard begins at 4pm.
The principle occasion ringwalks are anticipated round 9.45pm.
The present will conclude by 11pm.
What is the AJ-Dubois working order?
Various intriguing bouts are set for Saturday’s undercard:
- Mark Chamberlain vs Josh Padley at super-lightweight at approx. 4.05pm
- Josh Kelly vs Ishmael Davis at middleweight
- Anthony Cacace vs Josh Warrington at super-featherweight
- Joshua Buatsi vs Willie Hutchinson for the vacant WBO Interim light-heavyweight title
- Tyler Denny vs Hamzah Sheeraz for the European middleweight title
- Liam Gallagher efficiency
- First bell for major occasion at approx. 10pm
How do I watch Joshua vs Dubois and the way a lot is it?
The Riyadh Season: Joshua vs Dubois occasion is priced at £19.95 for Sky clients within the UK and €24.95 for Sky clients within the Republic of Eire up till midnight on Friday September 20.
Thereafter £19.95 / €24.95 throughout all ‘self-service’ bookings (distant management/on-line) or £24.95 / €29.95 if booked by way of the cellphone (both IVR or agent) however word an extra £2 reserving price if by way of an agent will apply.
The occasion worth will revert again to £19.95 / €24.95 (ROI) from midnight Saturday September 21.
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Johnny Nelson discusses the heavyweight showdown between Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua and what Dubois must do in the course of the struggle to defeat AJ
The place is the AJ-Dubois struggle?
The all-British heavyweight world title struggle will happen at Wembley Stadium, marking Joshua’s return to the long-lasting venue for the primary time since 2018, with a document attendance of 96,000 anticipated.
For Dubois, it will likely be the primary time he has boxed at Wembley, however not his first stadium struggle. He challenged Oleksandr Usyk for the unified championship at Wroclaw Stadium in Poland.
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A have a look at a few of Daniel Dubois’ largest knockouts forward his IBF heavyweight world title struggle towards Anthony Joshua. Watch Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois reside on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace on Saturday, September 21
Who’s the champion?
Anthony Joshua is vastly extra skilled at world title degree, a veteran of 12 world championship bouts, 10 of which have been for unified titles.
However Dubois is the holder of the IBF belt going into this struggle. He gained the IBF’s Interim title in his final bout. When Usyk agreed his rematch with Fury, Usyk couldn’t defend towards the necessary IBF challenger and in order that Interim strap was upgraded to the total world championship.
What’s AJ and Dubois’ present kind?
Each have recovered from defeats to the world’s main heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk. Dubois recovered from final yr’s stoppage loss to the Ukrainian to grind down Jarrell Miller and he additionally stopped Filip Hrgovic.
These fights have been arguably at a better degree than the four-bout successful run Joshua has been on since his second loss to Usyk. However as Joshua has handled Jermaine Franklin, then Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin and former UFC champion Francis Ngannou, he is achieved so in more and more spectacular vogue.
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Daniel Dubois discusses his heated face-off with Anthony Joshua and celebrates his birthday with an enormous proper hand by means of an AJ-branded cake
The pre-fight speak: what Joshua and Dubois say
Daniel Dubois informed Sky Sports activities: “I aim to knock him out. That’s the programme. That’s the mindset, that’s the intention coming into this fight. I’m going to focus my whole life into destroying it and just being a good destroyer, a good conqueror.
“Do not wait. Go on the market. Smash him.
“Go through them. Go through whatever I have to go through… No retreat, no surrender. And go out there and perform like a warrior.”
Anthony Joshua informed Sky Sports activities: “I’m just willing to fight anyone. This is my 13th world title fight. So that must mean whoever’s at that level or whoever’s going to come to that level, I’m going to have to compete with. We’re all here to do a job. We’re all here as warriors to fight each other.
“[I’m] focusing, finishing a mission. Then after that, a championship belt comes house with me and every little thing else that comes with it.
“But no emotion. A job and a mission that needs to be completed.”
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Watch Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois reside on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace on Saturday September 21
What do their promoters say?
Frank Warren, Dubois promoter, informed Sky Sports activities Information: “AJ’s got more of the experience but there comes a time in boxing when it’s a young man’s game. I believe this young man [Dubois] is on his game at the moment and I do think he’ll come away as the victor.
“It is how who will get caught reacts to that. Whoever will get on the again foot on this struggle is just not going to win it.
“The guy who is going to win this is the guy who is going to keep pushing his opponent back, and I believe Daniel will be the guy to do that.”
Eddie Hearn, Joshua promoter, informed Sky Sports activities Information: “If you get hit by Anthony Joshua at the moment, you are going to sleep.
“If Daniel Dubois comes out aggressively like he did towards Hrgovic, you are going to get a hearth struggle. And if he makes one mistake, it is night-night for Daniel Dubois.
“In all boxing, you’re only one punch away from a disaster, particularly when you’ve got two huge punching, fast heavyweights. That’s the beauty of this match-up.”
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Eddie Hearn says the struggle between Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua is a harmful struggle for each. Hearn says Dubois is harmful however he’s developing towards the very best heavyweight on this planet in Anthony Joshua
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What boxing is developing on Sky Sports activities?
Anthony Joshua fights Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium reside on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace on September 21
Jaime Munguia vs Erik Bazinyan – Tremendous-middleweight bout (September 21)
Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois – IBF heavyweight title (September 21 on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace)
Sandy Ryan vs Mikaela Mayer – WBO welterweight title (September 28)
Takuma Inoue vs Seiya Tsutsumi – WBA bantamweight title (October 13)
Junto Nakatani vs Tasana Salapat – WBC bantamweight title (October 14)
Adam Azim vs Ohara Davies – Tremendous-lightweight bout (October 19)
Robson Conceicao vs O’Shaquie Foster – WBC super-featherweight title (November 3)
Keyshawn Davis vs Gustavo Lemos – Light-weight bout (November 9)
Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight showdown with Daniel Dubois takes place on Saturday September 21 reside on Sky Sports activities Field Workplace. E book Joshua v Dubois now!
