Daniel Dubois retains IBF heavyweight title- beats Anthony Joshua
Daniel Dubois on Saturday handed over a 5-round knockout defeat to Anthony Joshua to retain his IBF heavyweight championship title at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
Dubois let it be known from the jump that he wasn’t to be taken lightly. He came out aggressively in the first round, putting a jab in Joshua’s face and following up with pressure.
Joshua appeared intimidated all through the bout leaving Dubois to control the pace of the fight which resulted to his hitting the canvas on several occasions.
Dubois came into the bout as the champion, but he was also playing the role of underdog. Joshua is a two-time world champion who was on a four-fight win streak after back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
“I need to retain it and hold on to it. I need to legitimize myself by winning this fight,” Dubois told James Regan of ESPN. “It’s a resurrection story of my career. I just want the biggest challenges and make a name for myself and create history.
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