Anthony Joshua fights Daniel Dubois for the IBF world heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Here’s everything you need to know about Sky Sports Box Office settlement.
When is the fight between Joshua and Dubois?
Anthony Joshua returns to the world championship against a British rival, another hard-hitting Londoner Daniel Dubois.
Riyadh Season: Joshua v Dubois is Saturday, September 21 Sky Sports Box Office counting with a stacked undercard starts at 4 p.m.
Ringwalks for the main event are expected around 9.45pm.
Where is the AJ-Dubois fight?
The all-British world heavyweight title fight will take place at Wembley Stadium, marking Joshua’s return to the iconic venue for the first time since 2018.
For Dubois, it will be his first time boxing at Wembley, but not his first stadium fight. He challenged Oleksandr Usyk for the unified championship at the Wroclaw Stadium in Poland.
How do I watch Joshua vs Dubois and how much does it cost?
The Riyadh Season: Joshua vs Dubois event costs £19.95 for Sky customers in the UK and €24.95 for Sky customers in Ireland until midnight on Friday 20 September.
Thereafter £19.95 / €24.95 for all ‘self service’ bookings (remote/online) or £24.95 / €29.95 if booked by phone (either IVR or agent) but note an additional booking fee of £ 2 if via an agent will be applied.
The event price will return to £19.95 / €24.95 (ROI) from midnight on Saturday 21st September.
Who is the champion?
Anthony Joshua is much more experienced at world title level, a veteran of 12 world championship bouts, 10 of which were for unified titles.
But Dubois is the holder of the IBF belt going into this fight. He won the IBF interim title in his last fight. When Usyk agreed to his rematch with Fury, Usyk was unable to defend against the IBF mandatory challenger and so that interim strap was upgraded to the full world championship.
What is the current form of AJ and Dubois?
Both have recovered from defeats to the world’s leading heavyweight, Oleksandr Usyk. Dubois bounced back from last year’s stoppage loss to the Ukrainian to grind out Jarrell Miller and he also stopped Filip Hrgovic.
Those fights were arguably at a higher level than the winning streak Joshua has been on since his second loss to Usyk. But as Joshua has handled Jermaine Franklin, then Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin and former UFC champion Francis Ngannou, he has done so in increasingly impressive fashion.
Who is on the AJ-Dubois undercard?
A number of exciting matches are set for the Wembley Stadium undercard:
Mark Chamberlain vs Josh Padley at lightweight
Liam Smith against Josh Kelly in middle weight
Joshua Buatsi vs Willie Hutchinson for the WBO Interim light-heavyweight title
Anthony Cacace vs Josh Warrington for the IBF super featherweight title
Tyler Denny vs Hamzah Sheeraz for the European middleweight title
Pre-fight talk: what Joshua and Dubois say
Daniel Dubois narrated Sky Sports: “I’m aiming to knock him out. That’s the program. That’s the mindset, that’s the intent coming into this fight. I’m going to focus my whole life on destroying it and just being a good destroyer, a good conqueror.
“Don’t wait. Get out there. Smash him.
“Go through them. Go through whatever I have to go through… No retreat, no surrender. And go out there and act like a warrior.”
Anthony Joshua told Sky Sports: “I’m just willing to fight anybody. This is my 13th world title fight. So that has to mean whoever is at that level or whoever is going to get to that level, I have to compete with. We are all here to do a job We are all here as warriors to fight each other.
“[I’m] focus, complete a mission. Then after that, a championship belt comes home with me and everything else that goes with it.
“But no emotions. A job and a mission that must be completed.”
What do their promoters say?
Frank Warren, Dubois’ promoter, said Sky Sports News: “AJ has more of the experience but there comes a time in boxing when it’s a young man’s game. I believe in this young man [Dubois] is on his game at the moment and I think he will come away victorious.
“That’s how whoever gets caught reacts to it. Whoever gets on the back foot in this fight is not going to win it.
“The guy that’s going to win this is the guy that’s going to keep pushing his opponent back, and I think Daniel is going to be the guy to do that.”
Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, said Sky Sports News: “If you get hit by Anthony Joshua at the moment, you’re going to sleep.
“If Daniel Dubois comes out aggressive like he did against Hrgovic, you’re going to have a firefight. And if he makes a mistake, it’s Daniel Dubois’ night.
“In all boxing, you’re one punch away from disaster, especially when you’ve got two huge, fast heavyweights. That’s the beauty of this fight.”
Is Liam Gallagher performing at AJ-Dubois?
Yes! Oasis’ monumental reunion tour has been announced but at this event you can at least get a preview and see Liam Gallagher, who will be performing live just before the main event.
What boxing is on Sky Sports?
Jaime Munguia vs Erik Bazinyan – Super Middleweight bout (September 21)
Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois – IBF Heavyweight Title (September 21 at Sky Sports Box Office)
Sandy Ryan vs Mikaela Mayer – WBO Welterweight Title (September 28)
Takuma Inoue vs Seiya Tsutsumi – WBA Bantamweight Title (October 13)
Junto Nakatani vs Tasana Salapat – WBC Bantamweight Title (October 14)
Adam Azim vs Ohara Davies – Super Light Match (October 19)
Robson Conceicao vs O’Shaquie Foster – WBC Super Featherweight Title (November 3)
Keyshawn Davis vs. Gustavo Lemos – Lightweight Match (November 9)
Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight showdown with Daniel Dubois takes place on Saturday, September 21 live on Sky Sports Box Office. Book Joshua v Dubois now!
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