In 2024, Daniel Dubois won the IBF World heavyweight title. The 27-year-old boxer knocked out Anthony Joshua in the fifth round.
In Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 card, Daniel Dubois is defending his IBF title against former heavyweight champion Joseph Parker this Saturday.
In Aug 2025, Oleksandr Usyk beat Daniel Dubois in the unified heavyweight title fight. Since then, Dubois has seen a major rise with victories over Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgović and Anthony Joshua.
In Sep 2022, Joe Joyce beat Joseph Parker in a very close fight. But the defeat made Parker better as he beat Deontay Wilder in 2023 and Zhilei Zhang in 2024.
As per boxing experts, both fighters are in the form of their lives. However, the defending champion Dubois feels that the best is yet to come from him.
In this week’s interview with Sky Sports Dubois said: “The BEST of me is yet to come”.
Dubois wants to beat Parker and then go for a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, who is the number one fighter in the heavyweight division.
Many experts feel that Dubois is overlooking Parker, while others think that it would be an easy knockout win for the British boxer.
Both fighters have one thing in common they have lost to Joe Joyce once each. However, both have overcome Joyce’s defeats and now being at one of the biggest fights of the present times.
The fight is taking place as the chef-support to Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 card this Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
