Daniel Dubois says he wants to fight for the undisputed championship against the winner of the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2 rematch after successfully defending his IBF heavyweight title against Joseph Parker on February 22.
Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) and Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) will co-feature on the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2 card in 65 days in Riyadh. Parker, 32, gets a title shot after recently beating Deontay Wilder and WBC interim champion Zhilei Zhang in back-to-back fights.
Dubois, 27, has power, youth and momentum in his favor with 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 Stadium in London.
Next Target: Undisputed
“I want that next and I know I deserve it because I beat AJ. I put him to sleep, and I’m that guy now. They have to fight,” said Daniel Dubois to secondsout about wanting to fight for the undisputed championship against the winner of the fight Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2.
“It’s going to be a good fight. It’s going to be a real war. He’s going to try to knock my head out, and I’m going to do the same thing,” Dubois said of his title defense against Joseph Parker on February 22 . “We’ll see. I’m ready to go, though.”
“I haven’t studied that yet. Put him in the ring with me, and we’ll see what happens,” said Dubois on how Parker measures up compared to his recent opponents in terms of talent. I didn’t take my foot off the gas. We go harder for it,” Dubois said.
February War
Parker, as he has turned into a cunning engine, and does not let his hands go with bad intentions like before his 11th knockout loss to Joe Joyce on September 24, 2022. From that loss, Parker won his match. the last five fights, but he hasn’t faced anyone like Dubois.
“I’m not telling you. We have to get a game plan (for Parker). It’s war. Let’s go. It was great to perform in front of the British public. It was a special moment. The people we brought with us, the music . He was on point. We need to keep that momentum, and it’s on with the next one. Keep proving them wrong,” said Dubois with his message to his doubters.
