Joshua vs Dubois

Who won Joshua vs Dubois?

Daniel Dubois beat Anthony Joshua by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, September 21st, 2024, at Wembley Stadium, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the IBF heavyweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Hamzah Sheeraz was victorious over Tyler Denny, Joshua Buatsi beat Willy Hutchinson for the WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight belt, Anthony Cacace defeated Josh Warrington, Josh Kelly was victorious over Ishmael Davis, and Mark Chamberlain lost to Josh Padley.

Joshua vs Dubois stats

Back in September 2024, Daniel Dubois stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Anthony Joshua made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Daniel Dubois was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Joshua had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dubois. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dubois was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 6 months later than Joshua, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 72 fewer professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Joshua's 167.

Anthony Joshua was ranked number 1 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Joshua vs Dubois form

Daniel Dubois had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Filip Hrgovic on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Jarrell Miller on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on August 26, 2023, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.

Before that, he had beaten Kevin Lerena on December 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Trevor Bryan on June 11, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Casino Miami Jai Alai, Florida, United States.

Joshua had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Francis Ngannou on March 8, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Otto Wallin on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Robert Helenius on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Jermaine Franklin on April 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

He had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on August 20, 2022, by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Joshua had been fighting more than Daniel Dubois.

Going into this contest, Daniel Dubois had last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while Anthony Joshua's last outing had been 6 months and 13 days ago.

Dubois' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Joshua's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Joshua vs Dubois start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:45 PM BST at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:45 PM EST or 1:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Joshua vs Dubois?

The DAZN PPV show began at 11:00 AM EST / 8:00 AM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 4:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Joshua vs Dubois?

Daniel Dubois was a 4/9 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Anthony Joshua made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.