Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua will clash in a heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, September 21, as part of the exciting Riyadh Season.
Dubois was recently upgraded to IBF world champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt and he'll make his first defence against Joshua.
The card, at a record breaking, sold-out Wembley also sees the likes of Tyler Denny, Anthony Cacace, Josh Warrington and Josh Kelly fight, while Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher will perform.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of AJ v Dubois.
When is the Joshua vs. Dubois fight?
The fight takes place on Saturday, September 21, as Dubois defends his newly inherited belt against two-time world champion Joshua. The fight card begins at 4 p.m UK time, with the main event ringwalk expected around 11 p.m.
- Date: Saturday, September 21
- Start time: 4 p.m. UK / 11 a.m. ET
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 11 p.m. UK / 6 p.m. ET
Where is the Joshua vs. Dubois fight?
The English capital, London, hosts AJ against Dubois at a sold-out Wembley Stadium. The home of the England football team, and regular host of NFL London matches, will boast a record-attendance for a boxing contest at the stadium of 96,000.
It will be the first time defending champion Dubois has fought under the famous arch, while AJ returns for a fourth time to Wembley, where he is undefeated.
How can I watch AJ-Dubois fight and what does it cost?
DAZN pay-per-view has The Riyadh Season: Joshua vs Dubois event live and in full in over 200 countries for £19.99. Click here for more information and to buy. This also includes a seven-day free trial of the DAZN platform.
Who is on the Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois fight card?
- Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois; For Dubois' IBF heavyweight title
- Tyler Denny vs. Hamzah Sheeraz; For Denny's European middleweight title
- Anthony Cacace vs. Josh Warrington; Super featherweight
- Joshua Buatsi vs. Willy Hutchinson; Light heavyweight
- Mark Chamberlain vs. Josh Padely; Super lightweight
- Josh Kelly vs. Ishmael Davis; Middleweight
AJ-Dubios fight week schedule
- Grand Arrivals: Tuesday, September 17. Start time: 5:30 p.m. UK / 12:30 p.m. ET
- Open Workouts and three card fight: Wednesday, September 18. Start time: 5 p.m. UK / 12 p.m. ET
- Press Conference: Thursday, September 19. Start time: 5:30 p.m. UK / 12:30 p.m. ET
- Weigh-in: Friday, September 20. Start time: 6 p.m. UK / 1 p.m. ET
- Fight Night: Saturday, September 21. Start time: 4 p.m. UK / 11 a.m. ET
The Grand Arrivials, open workouts, press conference and weigh-in will be broadcast on DAZN and the DAZN Boxing YouTube channel.
How did Joshua and Dubois land this fight?
Thirty-one fights into his career, Joshua has made the journey from Olympic Games wonderkid to heavyweight champion of the world twice before.
Defeat to Oleksandr Usyk by unanimous decision in 2021 however handed him a second career loss, and his third came in a rematch in 2022.
That could have spelled the end of Joshua's tenure at the top of the division, but he has fought his way back into contention over the past two years with four further victories.
Wins over Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou have rebuilt his reputation, and positioned him once again as a challenger for Dubois and his title.
Younger by almost eight years, Dubois might not possess the pedigree that his opponent does, but has earned his reputation as one of the top heavyweights in the business.
His wins over Trevor Bryan and Kevin Lerena in 2022 saw him earn and then defend the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title.
He too lost to the unified champion Usyk, but wins against Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic restored him to mandatory challenger status, and now IBF champion after Usyk relinquished the belt for a Tyson Fury rematch.
AJ vs. Dubois - the key numbers and stats
The key numbers behind this weekend's huge battle at Wembley.
31: The number of professional bouts Joshua has fought, with a 28-3 record to his name.
22: The longest win streak for either boxer, achieved by Joshua from his professional debut through victory over Alexander Povetkin in 2018.
5: The number of first-round knockouts Dubois has delivered across his 23-fight professional career.
3: The amount of times Joshua has fought at Wembley Stadium - once on the undercard and twice as a headliner.
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- AJ has clocked up 162 rounds across his career and gone the distance on five occasions, compared to once for Dubois.
- Dubois boasts a 95.24 percent KO rate. That is an uptick on the 89.29 percent figure that Joshua enjoys. You have to go back to 2018 to find the only time he didn't win by KO, with a points victory over Kevin Johnson.
- Joshua records an average of 37.7 punches thrown per round, with a connection rate of 31 percent too.
Read more: What the stats say about heavyweight bout
What are the fighters saying?
“I’ve got to take it from him, turn him into an old man in the ring, and go out there and rip it from him,” IBF world champion Daniel Dubois said when speaking with DAZN.
“I don’t think he’s the same guy. People are easily swayed in this game. He fought an MMA guy and he fought Wallin. His last opponent, that was his second professional fight.
"I've got to make him quit, break him down. That's my mindset going into this. Making him quit, breaking him. I believe I can."
Challenger Anthony Joshua discussing Dubois with DAZN: "Saturday is massive, I can't wait to feel that energy when I am waiting to get out into the ring.
"If I put fear on one side and confidence on the other and draw a line in the middle, which side am I going to go down. It is confidence, I believe in myself and that is the mentality I believe is right.
"With this being a Riyadh Season fight it is a blessing to be involved in it and having it at Wembley. They've made it massive. This is a new age for boxing, a new golden era for boxing."
Who are pundits predicting will win?
Former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellow told DAZN: "All I can see is Joshua early. The first four rounds. I know Daniel carries a big threat, but Joshua is a level or two above those guys and this fight is on another level to anything Daniel has encountered before."
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis said: "I think Anthony Joshua's experience does give him the edge. He's been through bigger fights. Oleksandr Usyk twice. The only thing is, Daniel Dubois was the only one, out of the two of them to put Oleksandr Usyk down on the floor."
George Groves, former super-middleweight world champion stated: "In the past, we have seen Joshua unravel a little bit. Is Dubois going to be too slick, too fresh, and be able to finish him? I'm not sure, I don't know, I'd pick Joshua to win this fight. But I'm not convinced. I'll go Joshua."
Dorian Darch, who has fought both men, believes: “I think it’s got to be early to middle Joshua knockout. Because I don’t know if you watched Dubois’ last fight to Hrgovic, in all fairness, he took the shots, but you can’t take them shots against AJ."
What about the promoters?
Joshua's promoter, Matchroom's Eddie Hearn, told DAZN: "When he fully gets the game plan and when it’s fully drilled we think he’s unbeatable. And that’s how we feel at the moment. We feel that everything we are seeing in the training camp is exactly what’s going to happen on September 21.
"With all due respect to Dubois, he makes mistakes and he’s not a difficult fighter to work out. He’s very strong, can punch and he’s physically a problem. When you analyse a fighter like that it’s not hard for the minds of Ben Davison and Lee Wylie to figure out the game plan."
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Queensberry's Frank Warren, Dubois promoter said:
"Joshua has more experience, but there comes a time in boxing where it is a young man's game and I believe this young man is on his game and will come away as the victor.
"I doubt it will be a draw because I don't think it will go the distance, whoever goes on the back foot in this fight is not going to win it, the guy winning it is the one who pushes the other back and I believe Daniel is the guy to do that."
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