Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois face off in a world title bout at Wembley Stadium later this year, and heavyweight rival Joe Joyce knows who he wants to win.
Joyce lost to Joshua in his amateur days and hasn’t yet had the chance to right that wrong in the pro ranks, but he has faced and beat Dubois for the British belt.
Following two losses to Zhilei Zhang, he’s out of the world title picture for now but hopes a win over stalwart Derek Chisora this month will change that.
In an interview with Queensberry Promotions, Joyce said his former opponent’s resurgence in form following losses to him and Oleksandr Usyk is ‘great’ and that ‘he’s doing his thing’ with wins over Filip Hrgovic and Jarrell Miller.
The praise didn’t stop there, with ‘The Juggernaut’ saying Dubois could stop Joshua come September 21, a result he wants to see.
The fight will mark Dubois’ first defence of his recently upgraded IBF Heavyweight World title after Usyk vacated, a chance for him to conduct a changing of the guard or Joshua to remain at the top and become a three-time champion.
Joyce returns to action against Chisora at London’s O2 Arena on July 27.
