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]
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| Date | 21 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | IBF heavyweight title | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dubois wins by knockout in round 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
editOn 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
editDubois 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
editThe result was considered a major upset, as Dubois was the pre-betting underdog going into fight.[10][11]
Fight card
edit| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Scorecards | Notes | ||
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| Main Card[12] | ||||||||
| Heavyweight | Daniel Dubois (c) | def. | Anthony Joshua | KO | 5 (12) | 0:59 | ||
| Middleweight | Hamzah Sheeraz | def. | Tyler Denny | KO | 2 (12) | 2:05 | ||
| Light Heavyweight | Joshua Buatsi | def. | Willy Hutchinson | SD | 12 (12) | (112–113, 117–108, 115–110) | ||
| Super Featherweight | Anthony Cacace | def. | Josh Warrington | UD | 12 (12) | (118–110, 117–111, 117–111) | ||
| Light Middleweight | Josh Kelly | def. | Ishmael Davis | MD | 12 (12) | (114–114, 115–113, 115–114) | ||
| Lightweight | Josh Padley | def. | Mark Chamberlain | UD | 10 (10) | (95–93, 96–92, 96–92) | ||
References
edit- ^ Sajad, Kal (21 September 2024). "Joshua future in doubt after mauling by dominant Dubois". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois LIVE: Updates, results, stream, undercard and highlights from Wembley Stadium". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Results and analysis: Daniel Dubois KOs Anthony Joshua". espn.com. ESPN. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Jack Rathborn, Michael Jones, Will Castle (22 September 2024). "Joshua vs Dubois LIVE: Fight result and reaction after stunning knockout at Wembley". The Independent. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ IBF (26 June 2024). "IBF Heavyweight title status". IBF. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (21 September 2024). "Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois full fight video highlights". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ Santoliquito, Joseph (2024-09-21). "Daniel Dubois pulls off the shocker and stops Anthony Joshua to retain IBF title". The Ring. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Anthony Joshua's nightmare loss to Daniel Dubois leaves him with pivotal question". The Independent. 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ Compubox (2024-09-21). "CompuBox punch stats: Anthony Joshua-Daniel Dubois". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ "Anthony Joshua to fight Daniel Dubois for IBF world heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium on September 21". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (21 September 2024). "Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois full fight video highlights". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ 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.