Daniel Dubois is just weeks away from making the second defence of his IBF heavyweight title when he faces Joseph Parker on February 22.
The fight, live on DAZN, sees two fighters in excellent form finally collide as they compete for the greatest prize in boxing.
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Both men are heading into this contest on the back of significant victories with the boxing community split on what the outcome will be.
At the end of 2022, this fight appeared to be unlikely for a world title as Parker was stopped by Joe Joyce and Dubois was dropped three times by Kevin Lerena before winning.
Since then, each fighter has rebuilt impressively and now they will be fighting on one of the biggest cards of the yare that also includes Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2.
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Lawrence Okolie, a fighter who will be watching closely, is eager to test himself at the highest level at heavyweight after winning world titles in two previous divisions.
Okolie knows what it takes to step into the ring with both after sparring sessions with Dubois and Parker, and he has offered his thoughts on the upcoming clash.
“I think it’s a great fight. They’re really putting Dan in there, fight after fight after fight, hard fights. I think Joseph Parker stylistically could cause him a lot of problems with his speed and experience,” said Okolie when speaking to Seconds Out .
“He’s been in there with the likes of Wilder and Zhang, two massive punchers. Dan’s got great power but it’s not something he hasn’t seen before.”
“I think Dan is on a roll right now so I do favour Dan, but I can just see how Parker could nullify and work his way to a points decision.”
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