IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois is set to defend his title against British star Anthony Joshua in front of a crowd of 96,000 at Wembley Stadium in London tonight. Joshua, who has a record of 28 wins and 3 losses with 25 knockouts, aims to secure his third heavyweight championship. The event will be aired live on DAZN PPV at 11:00 a.m. ET.
In the preliminary matches, Josh Padley, with a record of 15 wins and no losses, achieved a significant win by defeating highly ranked lightweight Mark Chamberlain, who has 16 wins and 1 loss with 12 knockouts, in a light welterweight bout. Despite being the underdog, Padley emerged victorious with a unanimous decision from the judges, scoring 95-93, 96-92, and 96-92 after ten rounds.
The fight was evenly matched until Padley landed a powerful left hand in the eighth round, knocking Chamberlain down and changing the course of the fight. Chamberlain’s aggressive response resulted in a point deduction for pushing Padley in the ninth round.
Dubois is determined to defeat Joshua and take the title as the new heavyweight champion, considering it as a symbolic passing of the torch from the veteran Joshua, who is 34 years old, to the promising newcomer Dubois. The event is scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m. ET, with the main event ring walks expected around 5:00 p.m. ET. The undercard includes exciting matchups for boxing fans, such as the co-feature fight between middleweights Tyler Denny and Hamzah Sheeraz.
The pay-per-view Fight Card lineup features:
- Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois
- Tyler Denny vs. Hamzah Sheeraz
- Anthony Cacace vs. Josh Warrington
- Joshua Buatsi vs. Willy Hutchinson
- Mark Chamberlain vs. Josh Padely
- Josh Kelly vs. Ishmael Davis
