Ukrainian boxer appreciated the chances of the Briton and New Zealand in the upcoming title match.
WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO overwhelming weight champion Alexander Usyk shared his forecast for battle between the winner of the IBF Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker .
The Ukrainian boxer boxer believes that the British and New Zealander have almost equal chances to win. And yet, Alexander gives a very insignificant preference to Dubois.
“My team made a forecast: 52 percent – for Dubois, 48 percent – for Joseph Parker,” Usyk said in an interview with Sky Sports.
The Dubois-Parker fight will be held on February 22 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). Earlier, Usyk said that the winner of this fight will become his next opponent. The Ukrainian intends to again become the absolute world champion in Hevivet.
For Dubois, a fight with Parker will be the second protection of the IBF title, which in the summer of 2024 refused Usyk. In September last year, Daniel knocked out of his compatriot Anthony Joshua.
before this, Dubois in June 2024 won Croatian Khrgovich in a duel for a temporary title IBF. Later, Daniel was raised to a full-fledged champion of the organization after Usik abandoned this belt, and therefore lost the status of the “Absolute”. The British nicknamed “dynamite” has two defeats in his liability-from Joe Joyce in 2020 and from the Usyk, which knocked out in August 2023.
in the track record 33 -To Parker 35 victories (23 -knockout) and three defeats -from Joshua (2018), Dillian White (2018) and Joe Joyce (2022). Joseph owned WBO heavyweight title, which he won in 2016 in a battle with Andy Ruis, until he lost Joshua in a unification match.