Dubois eyes an undisputed crown after Parker’s title defense

Daniel Dubois says he wants to fight for the undisputed championship against the winner of the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2 rematch after successfully defending his IBF heavyweight title against Joseph Parker on February 22.

Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) and Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) will be the co-stars of the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 in 65 days in Riyadh. Parker, 32, is riding the title after recently beating Deontay Wilder and interim WBC champion Zhilei Zhang in back-to-back fights.

Dubois, 27, has power, youth and momentum in his favor with recent knockout wins over Anthony Joshua and Jarrell Miller. He stopped Joshua in the fifth round on September 21 in a four-fight losing streak at London’s Wembley Stadium.

Next goal: undisputed

“I want this next and I know I deserve this because I beat AJ. I put him to sleep, and now I’m this guy. They have to fight me,” said Daniel Dubois secondsout about wanting to fight for the undisputed championship against the winner of the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2 fight.

“It’s going to be a good fight. It’s going to be a real war. He’s going to come and try to take my head out, and I’m going to do the same thing,” Dubois said of his title defense against Joseph Parker on Feb. 22. “Let’s see. I’m ready though.

“I’m not even studying this yet. Put him in the ring with me and we’ll see what happens,” Dubois said of how Parker measures up against the talent of his recent opponents. I haven’t taken my foot off the gas. We’re going to go harder for this one,” Dubois said.

February war

Parker, as he’s transformed into a slick mover, and doesn’t let his hands loose with bad intentions like he did before his 11th-round knockout loss to Joe Joyce on September 24, 2022. From that loss, Parker has won his last five fights, but hasn’t faced anyone like Dubois.

“I won’t tell you. Let’s get a game plan (for Parker). It’s war. Let’s go. It was great to do it in front of the British public. It was a special moment. The people we brought with us, the music was ready. We have to keep this momentum going, and now it’s on to the next one,” said Dubois with his message to his doubters.