The rivalry between Queensberry Promotions and Matchroom Boxing continues months after their landmark 5v5 event as Daniel Dubois will defend his IBF heavyweight title against two-time unified champion Anthony Joshua next month, and Queensberry boss Frank Warren believes the fight will benefit from the extra layer of "spice" that exists between his stable of fighters and that of Matchroom's Eddie Hearn.
Dubois was one of five Queensberry winners during the 5v5 event that was swept by Warren's outfit, with the 26-year-old claiming the IBF interim title with an impressive victory over Filip Hrgovic. Dubois was elevated to full IBF champion shortly thereafter, and his first defence now comes against a longtime Matchroom star in Joshua.
For Warren, the Sept. 21 bout represents the pinnacle of the respective organisations, and he expects Joshua to come with everything he has in order to make Dubois' title reign a short one.
"He's trying take out our guy," Warren said in an interview posted on Queensberry's YouTube channel. "That's boxing, that's where we are and that's what adds that bit of spice to it."
The all-British affair will take place at Wembley Stadium and, according to Warren, features "the two biggest punchers in the heavyweight division." The Queensberry boss hopes the added pressure of the occasion will raise the magnitude even higher.
"This is a great fight on every level," he said. "There's so much at stake for everybody and that's what we all love and that's what we all thrive on. All of us thrive on that because of the competition and it will be exciting, there's no doubt about that."
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