British Antoine Joshua underestimated his compatriot Daniel Dubois that it would now be interesting to see in confrontation with the Cameroonian Francis Ngannou the 2023 World Championship bronze medalist and 2024 European champion told . Vsevolod Shumkov .
On Saturday in London, Dubois knocked out fellow countryman Anthony Joshua in the fifth round to defend the IBF heavyweight belt, having been knocked down several times. Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou boxed with Tyson Fury and Joshua, losing to both.
“I don’t hide the fact that I supported Dubois and thought he could punch well and win by knockout. And that’s what happened. I think it’s too early to talk about Joshua’s retirement now. He simply underestimated Dubois and paid the price for it. Anthony will definitely come back. And Daniel Dubois still has a long way to go to become a new heavyweight star. Now it seems to me that it would be interesting to see him in the ring against Francis Ngannou,” Shumkov told .
Dubois’ record is 22 wins and two losses. Joshua has 28 wins and four losses. Joshua previously held the WBA, IBF and WBO belts.
On September 28 in Baku, at the tournament “Night of IBA Champions”, Shumkov will fight for the IBA title in the weight category up to 57 kg against the 2019 World and Asian champion Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov from Uzbekistan. Tournaments of the series “Night of IBA Champions” are broadcast live on and Match! Fighter”.
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