How Daniel defended the IBF heavyweight title.
British heavyweight boxer Daniel Dubois successfully defended the IBF world champion title, knocking outhis compatriot Anthony Joshua.
The fight took place on the night of September 22 at the Wembley Arena in London. In the first, third and fourth rounds, Dubois knocked AJ down, and in the fifth he powerfully hit his opponent in the jaw and finished the fight with a knockout.
Here is a video of the best moments of the fight, in which Dubois outclassed Joshua.
Video review of the Joshua – Dubois fight
For Dubois, this was the first defense of his world champion title in his career. Earlier, Daniel, who defeated Croatian Filip Hrgovic ahead of schedule in a fight for the interim IBF title, was promoted to a full champion of the organization after former absolute world champion Oleksandr Usyk refused this belt.
So Dubois 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.