Daniel Dubois Is No Problem Being Considered Underdog In Anthony Joshua's Duel Against Anthony Joshua

Daniel Dubois was not afraid to be considered an underdog against Anthony Joshua (Instagram/@dynamite_daniel_dubois).

JAKARTA - Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois will duel at Wembley Stadium, England, on September 21, 2024, local time.

Dubois currently controls the interim IBF heavyweight belt. He had to win over Anthony Joshua to legitimize the full world title.

However, favoriteism actually leads to Joshua. Many predict 34-year-old boxers will win duels and win the IBF belt from Dubois.

The underdog position that embedded in Dubois did not make the boxer afraid. He was even motivated to prove himself.

"I'm the underdog. Because of that, I have to prove myself and win the fight to make me a legitimate champion. I'm excited to go forward. It's everything. A great opportunity."

"Winning in any way necessary. However, I'm eyeing a convincing victory, that's what I want."

"Very confident, very confident, happy, and ready to act. I'm just excited to move forward," said Dubois at The Sun.

Daniel Dubois admitted that he had trained hard to prepare for his fight against Anthony Joshua.

"Every day I try hard to achieve it without missing a single thing. Just working, working, working, and winning is for sure," he said.

Don Charles expressed the same belief. He even emphasized that his students had good progress before boarding the ring next month.

"He looked fine. He looked fine and felt fine. He enjoyed his boxing."

"He adjusted every blow he had in his arsenal. I have a very happy camp and a very happy fighter."

"He is the current heavyweight world champion of IBF. Every disappointment is also a blessing, the journey we have planned for us, that's how it is. We are here."

"All of this, whether it's disappointment against Usyk, the fight against Miller, the fight against Hrgovic, took us to where we are today."

"What happened, happened. Even though it was disappointing at first, it was a happy ending that we were here," Charles said.

Meanwhile, Daniel Dubois failed in his bid to win the undisputed world title against Oleksandr Usyk. Ukrainian boxers stopped Dubois in nine rounds last year.

The London boxer then got up to beat Jarrell Miller and then won the interim IBF belt with his win over Filip Hrgovic.