Daniel Dubois retained the IBF heavyweight title.
On the night of September 22, at the Wembley Arena in London, a fight for the IBF heavyweight title took place, in which Briton Daniel Dubois spectacularly knocked out his compatriot Anthony Joshua.
Already at the end of the first round, Dubois knocked Joshua down with a strong blow. AJ was able to get up and continue the fight.
In the third and fourth rounds, Daniel sent his opponent to the canvas once more. Anthony found the strength to continue fighting, but the next round was his last.
In the fifth round, Joshua went on the attack, but took a direct punch to the jaw, after which he was unable to get back to his feet.
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Thus, Dubois successfully defended his world champion title for the first time in his career. Earlier, Daniel, who on the night of June 2, 2024 defeated Croatian Filip Hrgovic in a fight for the interim IBF title, was promoted to a full champion of the organization after former absolute world champion Alexander Usyk refused this belt.
So it is Dubois who remains the holder of one of the four main belts in the heavyweight division. The other three titles (WBA, WBO, WBC) belong to Usyk, who will have a rematch against Tyson Fury on December 21, 2024.
The 27-year-old Dubois now has 22 wins (21 by knockout) and two losses, which he suffered from Usyk in 2023 and his compatriot Joe Joyce in 2020.
The 34-year-old Joshua suffered the fourth defeat of his career. Before that, AJ lost to Andy Ruiz in 2019, and lost to Usyk in 2021 and 2022.