Anthony Joshua, Daniel Dubois Set To Take Place In February

The heavyweight rematch between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois could take place in February.

This is according to a recent report by The Mirror, and fans have been reacting.

As the heavyweight division gets ready for Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch vs Tyson Fury in December, it was initially thought that Dubois might wait for the winner, however, new reports have suggested that a rematch with Joshua is now on the cards.

Daniel’s promoter has already confirmed that Dubois is set for an early fight next year.

His words, “I’m not against that at all. That’s not just an open door for me; I’ll take the door off the hinges and we’ll do it.

That fight is there. If they want it, they’ve got it, have it in a heartbeat. His next fight will be in February, and we will work out who that’s going to be in the next week or two.”

Joshuas promoter added, “Rematch clauses come in many different forms. We have a fight with Riyadh Season, and one of our options is to fight Daniel Dubois again. Our contract is with them. His Excellency [Turki Alalshikh] will deal with Frank and Daniel to make that fight happen. The terms will have to be agreed upon with them.

We have already agreed to our terms and have the option to rematch with Dubois. Our meetings with His Excellency indicate he wants the rematch. AJ will always want it, and Daniel wants it too; it’s the biggest fight for him. The question now is whether we go straight into the rematch, and when it will take place. It was a heavy night at the office, and we aren’t looking to fight in 10-12 weeks; he needs his rest and time to recover.”

WOW.

Anthony Joshua, OBE (born 15 October 1989) is a British professional boxer who is a two-time unified heavyweight champion, having held the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles since December 2019 and previously between 2016 and June 2019. At regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2014 to 2016.

Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua was born on 15 October 1989 in Watford, Hertfordshire, the son of Yeta and Robert Joshua. His mother is Nigerian, while his father is of Nigerian and Irish ancestry. Joshua’s Nigerian background can be specifically traced back to the Yoruba people, amongst whom he is of aristocratic rank.

His cousin, Ben Ileyemi, is also a professional boxer. The pair made their professional debuts together in 2013. Joshua spent some of his early years in Nigeria as a boarding school student at Mayflower School in Ikenne.

Following his parents’ divorce when he was 12, he returned to the UK halfway through Year Seven to join Kings Langley Secondary School. Growing up on the Meriden Estate in Garston, Hertfordshire, he was called “Femi” by his friends and former teachers, due to his middle name, Oluwafemi. He excelled at football and athletics and broke his school’s Year Nine 100 m record with a time of 11.6 seconds.