Frank believes AJ is under a lot of pressure
Head of the promotion company Queensberry Promotions Frank Warren before the IBF heavyweight title holder’s fight Daniel Dubois (21-2, 20 KO) with the former world champion Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25 KO) said that “AJ” is under a lot of pressure.
“This is how careers end. If he [Джошуа] loses the fight convincingly, it will be difficult for him to come back, of course, if he wants to continue. But he can also lose in a close fight and by split decision. Anything can happen in boxing.”
“There’s a lot of pressure on AJ right now. He’s the bookies’ favourite, the fans’ favourite and obviously the bigger name in the fight, especially in the UK. It’s all down to Joshua.”
The British derby Dubois vs. Joshua will take place on September 21. The arena for the event will be London’s Wembley Stadium. There, Dubois will defend his IBF heavyweight title, which he received after Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk gave up his belt.
The fight will be the headliner of a big night of boxing. The undercard will feature fights such as Tyler Denny vs. Hamza Shiraz, Anthony Cacace vs. Josh Warrington, Liam Smith vs. Josh Kelly, Joshua Buatsi vs. Willie Hutchinson and Mark Chamberlain vs. Josh Pudley.
Dubois finished the fight with Filip Hrgovic in the eighth round. The fight took place as part of the “5 on 5” event in Riyadh. The British heavyweight won the title of “interim” IBF champion in the fight with the Croatian.
Joshua won his last fight against former UFC world champion Francis Ngannou. After the fight, Eddie Hearn called Anthony the number 1 heavyweight boxer in the world. Joshua himself spoke about his desire to hold his next fight in June, but he was offered to postpone the fight until September.
Source: Sportarena
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