Daniel Dubois postponed fight after getting | Boxing News

Filip Hrgovic as soon as claimed that he pressured Daniel Dubois to postpone one of his fights after he ‘destroyed’ him in sparring. The 32-year-old Croatian did not point out which fight he had beforehand pushed ‘DDD’ out of; nonetheless, in dialog with IFL TV, he claimed: “You mention Daniel Dubois. I sparred with him years ago in London.

“I destroyed him. He postponed the fight after sparring session with me. You can ask the people. There have been a lot of people within the fitness center.” Hrgovic then turned his attention to Dubois’ promoter, Frank Warren, adding: “I simply need to say Frank Warren was speaking a lot of s*** about my fight with [Zhilei] Zhang.

“He talks a lot of s***. So, what can he say now? I destroyed Daniel Dubois in sparring and now his fighter [Joe Joyce] got beat by the fighter who I beat so what he wants to say now? I want to ask him one question, why is he only producing hype jobs?”

While Hrgovic’s claims stay unverified, Dubois seemingly had his revenge on his fellow heavyweight beneath the watchful eye of fight followers worldwide. ‘DDD’ went toe-to-toe with ‘El Animal’ at Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena final June for the interim IBF world championship.

With a flawless file of 17-0 heading into the bout, Hrgovic left Saudi Arabia each empty-handed and with the primary loss of his skilled profession, courtesy of Dubois securing an eighth-round TKO over his long-time rival. Dubois had opened up cuts on the face of Hrgovic during the bout, main referee John Latham to call for advice from the ringside physician – who in the end suggested him to wave the bout off. The Croatian heavyweight has not fought since that brutal loss.

Dubois, alternatively, unified his interim title simply three months later when he knocked out Anthony Joshua within the fourth spherical of their Wembley tremendous fight earlier than setting his sights on Oleksandr Usyk for a shot of undisputed heavyweight greatness. Dubois stormed the ring within the wake of the Ukrainian’s second consecutive win over Tyson Fury in December to demand one other crack at Usyk, after falling short to the 38-year-old in 2023.

However, he should defend his IBF strap for the primary time towards Joseph Parker on Saturday night time ought to he want to set the stage for a rematch with Usyk. With an general file of 22-2, the 27-year-old heads into the ring on a three-fight successful streak and can hope so as to add a twenty second profession knockout to his resume when he faces Parker in Saudi Arabia.

Parker, 35-3, in the meantime, will hope so as to add Dubois to a long listing of names who he has defeated over time, together with the likes of Deontay Wilder, Derek Chisora, Andy Ruiz Jr, and Junior Fa. Speaking about his hopes forward of the bout, the 33-year-old mentioned: “I want to be champion of the world, I want to be the unified champion of the world and avenge the losses I’ve had.

“Then I need to retire a blissful man and spend time with my children. I’m more assured within the work I’m doing and I take pleasure in it more. I really like coaching, I really like camp and I really like the crew I’ve. I’ve discovered the precise components that works for me and that is why I take pleasure in boxing now. It’s a grind, however it’s a grind I take pleasure in each day.”