One of the biggest heavyweight fights of the year so far is set for London, England this week as Anthony Joshua looks to become a three-time world heavyweight champion when he takes on Daniel Dubois in an all-British title fight at Wembley Stadium.
Joshua is coming off the back of a big stoppage win over Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia back in March, while Dubois returns to the ring for the first time since a controversial defeat to Tyson Fury in October.
We'll take a look at the matchup and provide you with our best free boxing betting picks to see if we can earn you some extra cash while you enjoy the action.
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Daniel Dubois vs Anthony Joshua information
- Saturday, 22nd September 2024
- Wembley Stadium, London, England
- Heavyweight
- 12 x 3 minute rounds
- IBF Heavyweight Championship
- Ring walks: 17:00 ET onwards
Daniel Dubois vs Anthony Joshua odds
- Daniel Dubois - (+325)
- Anthony Joshua - (-450)
Dubois comes into this fight as the reigning IBF heavyweight champion, with a professional record of 21-2 with 20 wins by knockout in his career.
Since suffering his first career defeat to Joe Joyce back in 2020, "Dynamite" has won six of his last seven fights and all of them by knockout. He won four in a row to get back on track, stopping all of Bogdan Dinu, Joe Cusumano, Trevor Bryan and Kevin Lerena to set up a big fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
With four heavyweight titles on the line Dubois hurt Usyk but ultimately fell short as he was stopped in the ninth round in Poland by the Ukrainian, who has since gone on to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
Usyk was forced to vacate the IBF title and after getting back to winning ways by knocking out Jarrell Miller, Dubois won the vacant interim IBF belt when he stopped Filip Hrgovic back in June, before being upgraded to champion.
He is a big underdog in this bout however at a price of +325, meaning you will earn $325 for every $100 you bet if he is successful.
Joshua comes into this fight as a two-time world heavyweight champion, with a professional record of 28-3 including 25 wins by knockout.
He won his first world title back in 2016 with a knockout win over Charles Martin claim the IBF strap, before eventually clashing with long-time champion Wladimir Klitschko and earning a late knockout win to win the WBC and IBO belts. He then defeated Joseph Parker to win the WBO title, before a win over Alexander Povetkin moved him to 22-0.
He then suffered a stunning defeat against Andy Ruiz Jr in his next fight to lose all the belts, but won them back immediately in his next bout with a unanimous decision win. He defended them with a knockout win over Kubrat Pulev in his next fight.
But then he came up against Oleksandr Usyk and was out-boxed in back-to-back bouts as he fell to consecutive defeats and lost his titles. Since then though he has claimed three consecutive wins, with a unanimous decision win over Jermaine Franklin before knocking out Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou most recently.
"AJ" comes into this fight as a big favorite at odds of -450, meaning you must stake $450 to earn a $100 profit.
Daniel Dubois vs Anthony Joshua preview
This is going to be a highly intriguing scrap between two British boxers who have the traditional fundamentals at the front of their mind whenever they fight.
Both guys will look to assert their jab early and force their opponent to go backward, so as to claim control of the center of the ring and set the tempo of the fight. But it won't be easy, and it could lead to some big exchanges early on.
Dubois and Joshua are very powerful punchers, as shown in their records, but Joshua has shown a lot more restraint in his career and is a more patient boxer when he needs to be to set up his shots.
He will need to use that experience of having been on the big stage several times before to his advantage, and look to drain Dubois. On the other hand, Dubois will be pushing forward and trying to get the fight done earlier rather than later knowing he has only ever seen the scorecards once before in his career.
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Boxing picks: Joshua to get it done
A lot will depend on how the early rounds in this fight go.
If Joshua is able to get control of things immediately then he may be content to stay out of danger and just box his way to victory, similarly to the way he dominated Andy Ruiz in their rematch to become a two-time heavyweight champion.
But if he is given a bit more trouble then he will look to turn up the pressure and find a killer shot on the counter, using his four-inch reach to his advantage. Realistically both guys hit too hard to predict that this fight goes the distance.
Between them they have 45 knockout wins in 49 professional victories, and both of Dubois' defeats have come via stoppage. He also tends to check out of fights he's losing convincingly, and that opens up the finish. Back Joshua to make a big statement that he is still the man and become a three-time champion.
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