Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois

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Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois
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Date21 September 2024
Venue Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom
Title(s) on the line IBF heavyweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Daniel Dubois Anthony Joshua
Nickname Dynamite AJ
Hometown London, England Watford, England
Pre-fight record 21–2 (20 KO) 28–3 (25 KO)
Age 27 years 34 years, 11 months
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 6 ft 6 in (2.00m)
Weight 248.6 lb (113 kg)252+1⁄2 lb (115 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition IBF
Heavyweight Champion
TBRB
No. 5 Ranked Heavyweight
The Ring
No. 6 Ranked Heavyweight		 IBF/WBO
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
The Ring/TBRB
No. 2 Ranked Heavyweight
Former two-time unified heavyweight champion
Result
Dubois wins by knockout in round 5

Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois was a heavyweight professional boxing match contested between two-time former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois. [1] [2]

Contents

The bout took place on 21 September 2024 at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom. Dubois defeated Joshua via knockout in the 5th round. [3] [4]

Background

On 26 June 2024 Dubois was elevated to full IBF champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt. [5] It was announced that he would be making his first defence of the title against former two-time unified champion Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in London on 21 September. Both fighters were coming off two comeback victories after losing to unified champion Oleksandr Usyk, and the winner was expected to fight the winner of Usyk's rematch with Tyson Fury.

Fight details

Dubois retained his title by defeating Joshua by KO in the fifth round after a dominant performance. The result was considered a major upset, as Dubois was the pre-betting underdog going into fight. [6] Dubois immediately started aggressively,and knocked Joshua to the canvas at the end of the first round with a huge overhand right to Joshua's chin. Joshua was able to beat the count, but seemed to be on unsteady legs as the bell signalled the end of the first round. During the second and third rounds, Dubois sustained continuous pressure and regularly hit Joshua with clean power punches, before knocking Joshua down again at the end of the third round with a barrage of punches. The fourth round saw Joshua hit the canvas twice more, although one of those occasions was ruled a slip. After being instructed to 'roll the dice' by his corner in between rounds, Joshua started the fifth round more positively. He landed a hard right hand which forced Dubois to retreat into the corner, and Joshua attempted to land multiple follow-up punches. However, Dubois countered Joshua's attempted right uppercut with a short right hand which sent Joshua to the canvas once more. The fight was called off after 59 seconds of the fifth round, with Dubois retaining his IBF heavyweight title via fifth round knockout. [7] [8] Over the five rounds, Dubois landed 79 of his 196 punches thrown with a connect rate of 40% and Joshua landed only 32 of his 117 punches thrown with a connect rate of 27%. [9]

Aftermath

The result was considered a major upset, as Dubois was the pre-betting underdog going into fight. [10] [11]

Fight card

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeScorecardsNotes
Main Card [12]
Heavyweight Daniel Dubois (c)def. Anthony Joshua KO5 (12)0:59
Middleweight Hamzah Sheeraz def.Tyler DennyKO2 (12)2:05
Light Heavyweight Joshua Buatsi def. Willy Hutchinson SD12 (12)(112–113, 117–108, 115–110)
Super Featherweight Anthony Cacace def. Josh Warrington UD12 (12)(118–110, 117–111, 117–111)
Light Middleweight Josh Kelly def.Ishmael DavisMD12 (12)(114–114, 115–113, 115–114)
Lightweight Josh Padley def.Mark ChamberlainUD10 (10)(95–93, 96–92, 96–92)

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References

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  12. ↑ Brookhouse, Brent (22 September 2024). "Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois fight results, highlights: 'Dynamite' scores brutal knockout for upset win". CBS Sports . Retrieved 22 September 2024.
Preceded by Daniel Dubois' bouts
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Preceded by Anthony Joshua's bouts
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