Joshua Vs. Dubois Start Time, Full Fight Card Details

While last weekend provided fight fans with a bevy of options to satisfy their combat cravings, including UFC 306 at The Sphere, Bellator London and “Canelo vs. Berlanga,” this weekend (Sat., Sept. 21, 2024) is a bit slower. But, there is no need to fret because there is a big boxing event going down later this afternoon as Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois will go toe-to-toe in an IBF Heavyweight title fight inside Wembley Arena in London, England, streaming live on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV).

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A highly-anticipated fight between Joshua versus Tyson Fury just doesn’t seem meant to be. Both men have been saying they want to throw down against each other, but instead of putting pen to paper to make the deal, they’ve gone onto fight others, including Francis Ngannou, whom both men defeated. It’s just odd that a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion waltzes into the boxing ring and faces both men in back-to-back outings, but they can’t fight each other? Please help me make it make sense. Nevertheless, Joshua will be back in action today following his crushing knockout victory over “The Predator” earlier this year (see it again here), his fourth straight win since dropping back-to-back bouts against Oleksandr Usyk, which cost him his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight titles.

Speaking of Usyk, he also has win over Dubois, knocking him out in Aug. 2023, so it makes sense that these two men square off. Since losing to Usyk, Dubois has racked up back-to-back knockout wins, including his most recent victory over Filip Hrgovic to earn him IBF’s interim Heavyweight title (see it again here). Now, he is out to secure himself a potential rematch against Usyk if he can pull off an upset win over Joshua, who has only lost to two men in his career (Usyk and Andy Ruiz). Joshua has 25 knockouts on his resume to Dubois’ 20, so this fight has the potential to end in a flash (like most Heavyweight title fights). With a win for Joshua, perhaps the highly-desired fight against Fury comes to light, assuming “Gypsy King” gets revenge on Usyk next month.

Original Card Vs. Actual Card:

Josh Kelly was set to face Liam Smith on the undercard of this event before Smith was forced out of the fight with an undisclosed illness. Stepping up to fill the void on short notice will be Ishmael Davis. Davis is 29 years old and is undefeated (13-0) with six knockouts. Interestingly enough, he is scheduled to face Uisma Lima for IBF’s Inter-Continental Super Welter title next month, but depending on the outcome of this fight, those plans could go up in smoke. Kelly is 15-1-1 and is the current WBO International Super Welterweight champion. He has won eight fights via knockout with seven coming by way of decision. His lone loss occurred three years ago via knockout. Kelly participated in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but failed to medal.

How The ‘Prelims’ Look:

Joshua Buatsi (18-0) will face off against Willy Hutchinson (18-1) in a 12-round Light Heavyweight bout (175 pounds). Buatsi has won 13 of his fights by way of knockout and fights in the Orthodox stance. The 35-year-old fights out of Croydon, London, United Kingdom. Hutchinson, meanwhile, also has 13 knockouts on his resume and fights out of Carstairs, Scotland, United Kingdom, so it will be a battle of two hometown boys.

The two men know each other very well because they are former sparring partners. For Hutchinson, it’s his chance to go all out, and he intends to do some damage.

“Buatsi’s good — he’s a good, strong fighter, but he’s on similar lines to Craig Richards,” he told Boxing Scene. “I said it about Craig Richards and I’m going to say it about Buatsi – I’m going to punch absolute holes in him.

“I really don’t [think Buatsi’s better than Richards],” he continued. “In fact, for styles, I think Richards is better. I think Richards was the more awkward fighter. Buatsi will come and engage, and I’ll knock him out.”

There is no love lost between these two men, as Buatsi recently proclaimed things took an abrupt turn while he was trying to be respectful to his opponent.

“I know him. We was meant to be friends; we sparred. We sparred together. I did [like him] until we were fighting. I wanted to shake his hand, and he tried to act the hard man when he’s supposed to be a born-again Christian. I thought, ‘Man, what you doing that for?’ I don’t know what crap was coming out of his mouth,” he said, recalling their sparring sessions where he usually got the better of.

“He’s very, very upset because I busted him when I was a little boy,” he continued. “When I was 20 years old I gave him the biggest [beating] of his life. This was in sparring. But, sparring is sparring – it means nothing. It was that long ago, I just remember beating him up – and that’s the truth.”

In a 135-pound bout, Mark Chamberlain (25) will battle Josh Padley (28). Chamberlain is perfect (16-0) with 12 knockouts, and now the former construction worker looks to make a splash in front of more than 90,000 of his countrymen. Padley is also undefeated (14-0) with four knockouts, and is eying a major win to up his stock.

Interest Level: 6.5/10

There really isn’t a ton of hype around this card, but at least it won’t cost you an arm and a leg because the price tag is a mere $19.99. In the co-main event, Tyler Denny will put his European Middleweight title on the line against Hamzah Sheeraz. Denny, 33, is coming in on a six-fight win streak and holds a 19-1 record with only one knockout win. Despite the lack of finishes on his resume, Denny is as skilled as they come. The brawling Brit says fighting at the famed Wembley Arena is a dream come true, but to say he was a winner there would be the cherry on top.

“I think we’re beyond dreams, now,” Denny recently told Express & Star. “I’d never have thought I’d be fighting at Wembley. It is a massive opportunity. But, it is all about winning. I don’t just want to say I fought at Wembley – I want to say I have won at Wembley. I would rather fight at Walsall Town Hall and win, than fight at Wembley and lose. I have to win. That is the main thing.”

For Sheeraz — who is undefeated (20-0) with an impressive 16 knockouts on his ledger — it’s his opportunity to put himself on the map … and he’s not afraid of the pressure that comes with this amazing opportunity.

“Particularly being a Riyadh Season ambassador, there’s expectations there,” Sheeraz said. “People say, ‘Is it pressure?’ I wouldn’t say it’s pressure. I like having these expectations of me because I turn up, I show up, and I get the knockout,” he told the Boxing Scene.

Sheeraz is currently riding a 14-fight knockout win steak and is determined to make it 15 in a row while collecting some hardware for his mantle.

In the third of three title fights, Anthony Cacace will defend his IBF Super Featherweight strap against Josh Harrington. Cacace — who is fighting out of Belfast, Northern Ireland — holds an impressive 22-1 record with eight knockouts. The Southpaw, 35, possess both the IBF World Super Feather and IBO World Super Feather titles and is determined to hold onto both in what he predicts will be an all-out war.

“It’s going to be an absolute war from start to finish,” he said recently. “Tune in! Top of the bill is AJ-Dubois. This card is exceptional. I’m going to win, doesn’t matter what way — knockout, points, whatever way it happens. I’m going to win!”

Harrington, meanwhile, is 31-3 and fights out of the United Kingdom, so he will have the crowd behind him. The former IBF World Featherweight champion wants to get back on the championship podium.

Enjoy the fights!

Full Joshua vs. Dubois Fight Card:

Joshua vs. Dubois DAZN PPV Main Event (6 p.m. ET):

Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois; for Dubois’ IBF heavyweight title

Joshua vs. Dubois DAZN PPV Under Card (11 a.m. ET):

160 lbs.: Tyler Denny vs. Hamzah Sheeraz; for Denny’s European middleweight title
130 lbs.: Anthony Cacace vs. Josh Warrington; for Cacace’s IBF Super Featherweight title
175 lbs.: Joshua Buatsi vs. Willy Hutchinson
135 lbs.: Mark Chamberlain vs. Josh Padely
160 lbs.: Josh Kelly vs. Ishmael Davis

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