Daniel Dubois vowed to turn into the “lord slayer” after it was affirmed he will confront Anthony Joshua for the IBF heavyweight belt on September 21.
The battle at Wembley was declared on Wednesday following the affirmation by current champion Oleksandr Usyk that he will empty the world title.
The Ukrainian turned into the principal heavyweight to hold the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC belts when he crushed Tyson Rage in Saudi Arabia last month however was set to be deprived of the IBF title, with the body specifying he should confront its compulsory challenger Dubois to hold it.
That has opened the entryway for the two Brits to go head to head and Dubois – who beat Filip Hrgovic to become break IBF champion before in June – said he will be hoping to depose the double cross title holder Joshua.
“That is exactly where I’m going for the gold, the best,” he said. “To battle the best and beat the best. AJ has been the lord for quite a while.
“We as a whole know he’s been the lord for quite a while. On the evening, I really want to turn into the ruler slayer. That is my objective, that is the mission I have.
“I’m prepared to allow my clench hands to communicate everything. 100% all set, train like a monster. So ready and waiting.
“Certainly I’m diving deeper into myself, as a warrior, personally. Coming out the obscurity into the light, being the man representing things to come, working on overall round as a warrior. Truly up for this, all set.”
Joshua was beaten two times by Usyk in 2021 and 2022 – the Ukrainian took out Dubois last year – yet is presently on a four-battle winning run, getting a charge out of three stoppages in his last three excursions.
It will be his fourth appearance at Wembley, however his rival will venture out as a headliner at the public arena interestingly.
“Congrats to Daniel for winning his last battle (against Hrgovic), I went to watch it live,” said Joshua.
“It was a decent battle among them. I picked Dubois to win too, I watch boxing intently and I picked him previously.
“He came through and we are here. I’ve been having Dubois at the forefront of my thoughts for some time. He’ll be at the forefront of my thoughts for the following 12 weeks until I have my hand raised.”
Joshua, 34, was found out if the age hole to the 26-year-old was at the forefront of his thoughts in front of the session.
“I feel new,” he said. “I feel far better. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke. There’s nothing else to it, that is my main bad habit, mingling. I don’t become involved with shenanigans outside boxing. I use boxing to keep me on an honest way of living.
“Youthful contenders coming up, take care of your bodies, care for your brains.”
Usyk had recently mentioned that he not be deprived of the IBF belt so he could in any case hold the title when he meets Tyson Rage in December.
“Anthony and Daniel, I realize the IBF title means a lot to you. It is my present to you on 21 September,” he said in a video posted via virtual entertainment.
