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Daniel Dubois certainly shook up the Heavyweight division with last night’s upset fifth round KO win over former two-time heavyweight ruler Anthony Joshua. Dubois, the reigning IBF heavyweight champ, might just be the biggest, most dangerous puncher in the division right now. But where does…

Might we have now seen the last of two former heavyweight champions, both big punchers and both big, big attractions over the last decade or so, this being Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder? Both men – who could have, should have met one another in…

Anthony Joshua says he made a mistake of brawling with IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois in the fifth round last Saturday night. (Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) feels that he should have been more “sniper-esque” by focusing on pinpoint shots rather than…

Anthony Cacace is interested in moving up to 135 to challenge lightweight world champions Vasily Lomachenko and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis after successfully defending his IBO super featherweight title against Josh Warrington last Saturday night at Wembley Stadium in London. It’s an easy decision for the…

Daniel Dubois ruined the plans for Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury mega-fight by knocking out AJ in the fifth round last Saturday night at Wembley Stadium. Promoter Eddie Hearn immediately spoke about Joshua likely exercising the rematch clause to fight Dubois in 2025. He knows…

Earlier today in Mandaluyong in the Philippines, WBC 105-pound champ Melvin Jerusalem, making the first defense of his belt, dominated an unbeaten challenger in the form of the significantly taller Luis Castillo of Mexico. The local hero, all 5’2” of him, won via commanding scores…

Four pro defeats, two of them by KO. This is what now litters Anthony Joshua’s ring resume. And, in light of the nasty way he was A, knocked down multiple times by Daniel Dubois, and B, ultimately deposited on his face, his senses obliterated, some…

Fresh off his stunning KO win over former two-time heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua, reigning IBF boss Daniel Dubois called out one man – Oleksandr Usyk. Dubois, who was stopped by Usyk in August of last year, said he wants to “right that wrong.” Usyk, of…

Wow. That’s still the emotion, the reaction, some hours after seeing what went down at Wembley last night – namely former two-time heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua, and very possibly his career as anything approaching an elite fighter. Daniel Dubois, a considerable underdog, albeit one…