Daniel Dubois Will Defend The IBF Title Against Joseph Parker

Daniel Dubois will board the ring against Joseph Parker to defend the IBF heavyweight title (Instagram/@dynamite_daniel_dubois).

JAKARTA Daniel Dubois will defend the IBF heavyweight world title against Joseph Parker on February 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

At first Dubois became the holder of the IBF interim title when he defeated Filip Hrgovic technical knockout (TKO) in eight rounds on June 1, 2024 in Saudi Arabia.

His status was later upgraded to full world champion when Oleksandr Usyk committed to a rematch against Tyson Fury on December 21, 2024. The duel forced Usyk to vacate the belt.

Dubois, a boxer who came from London, then confirmed his status as a real world champion after winning knockout (KO) in five rounds over Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in September 2024.

Parker is a former world champion. He just beat former WBC champion Deontay Wilder last year and then beat Zhilei Zhang to win an interim WBO title in March 2024.

The 32-year-old New Zealand boxer was recorded as holding the WBO title between 2016 and 2018 before losing him to Anthony Joshua.

The duel between Dubois and Parker is part of a series of Riyadh Season fights. On the same date the duel between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol will also be presented.

In October 2024, Beterbiev defeated Bivol with a majority decision to become the first undisputed light heavyweight champion since 2002.

This is the first defeat in Bivol's career. However, the decision drew a lot of criticism because Bivol considered worthy of winning this duel.