Daniel Dubois says he wants to fight for the undisputed championship against the winner of the rematch between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk 2 after successfully defending his IBF heavyweight title against Joseph Parker on February 22.
Dubois (22-2, 21 KO) and Parker (35-3, 23 KO) will be the co-feature on the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 in 65 days in Riyadh. Parker, 32, is getting a title shot after recently defeating Deontay Wilder and interim WBC champion Chili Zhang in back-to-back bouts.
Dubois, 27, has strength, youth and momentum on his side following recent knockout wins over Anthony Joshua and Jarrell Miller. He stopped Joshua in the fifth round on September 21 in a four-knockout performance at Wembley Arena in London.
Next goal: Undisputed
“I want it then and I know I deserve it because I beat AJ. I put him to sleep, and I'm that guy now. They fought me,” Daniel Dubois said. second About the desire to fight for the undisputed championship against the winner of the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2 fight.
“It's going to be a good fight. It's going to be a real war. He's going to come in and try to take my head off, and I'll do the same thing,” Dubois said of his title defense against Joseph Parker on February 22. “Let's see. I'm ready to go, though.
“I'm not looking at that yet. “Put him in the ring with me, and we'll see what happens,” Dubois said of how Parker will measure up against the talent of his new opponents. “I haven't taken my foot off the gas. We're going to do our best on this,” Dubois said.
February war
Parker, turning himself into a crafty engine, doesn't let his hands get away with bad intentions like he used to do before his 11th round knockout loss to Joe Joyce on September 24, 2022. Since that loss, Parker has won his title. His last five fights, but he's never faced anyone like Dubois.
“I won't tell you. We'll have a game plan (for Parker). It's war. Let's go. It was great to do it in front of a British audience. That was a special moment. The people we brought with us, the music. He was on point. We need to keep This momentum continues, and is now continuing into the next one, Dubois said with his message to the doubters: “Keep proving them wrong.”
