Promoter Frank Warren was as soon as once more a visitor on Discuss Sport, and at the moment, the Queensbury boss teased us all with what he says will probably be a “nice struggle for Daniel.” As in Daniel Dubois, who is about to comply with up on his September crushing of Anthony Joshua with a struggle in February.
And Warren stated at the moment that although a deal is shut he can not formally announce something till each males have signed the struggle contract. However Warren did say that Dubois will probably be in with a formidable challenger, in a struggle that will probably be a “very massive one for him.”
“We’re engaged on a deal and getting it over the road. We’re shut, and I’m positive we are going to do this,” Warren stated. “However till the contracts are signed, we will’t say something. Daniel’s subsequent struggle will probably be a really massive one for him. He’s now captured everybody’s creativeness, and everybody needs to see him struggle once more. Daniel’s subsequent opponent will probably be towards somebody of a Joseph Parker standing. Will probably be somebody coming in as a profitable fighter at Daniel’s degree and kind. Will probably be an excellent struggle for Daniel. Joe Parker’s identify is on the checklist, and that’s the degree of kind and high quality we’re taking a look at.”
So, who may or not it’s within the reverse nook in February? Might it truly be former WBO heavyweight champ Parker, with Warren merely unable to verify till all of the paperwork is finished? Different names which were talked about embody Fabio Wardley (Warren has stated it received’t be Fabio subsequent, however this one might be a giant, massive struggle down the highway) and Martin Bakole (Warren stated right here that if Bakole will get previous Agit Kabayel, who Bakole has been ordered to struggle by the IBF, he will probably be “within the combine” for afterward).
So, this leaves us questioning simply who it might be in February. Have YOU any ideas? One man it won’t be is AJ, who’s now anticipated to return to motion in the summertime.
Warren warned that Joshua faces an extended highway again to title competition.
“Folks overlook Daniel’s struggle with AJ was his necessary struggle to defend his belt. Having completed that and received, he’s now allowed up till April to struggle who he needs,” Warren stated. “So we will take who we would like in a February struggle. The IBF is sort of strict on necessary challengers, and now there will probably be different names forward of Joshua on the high of their checklist. So AJ is out of the image as a compulsory challenger. He will probably be out of the image for an extended whereas.”
