Joshua vs. Dubois Prediction on September 21, 2024

Match info

On Saturday, September 21, the Wembley Arena in London, England, UK, will host the IBF (International Boxing Federation) title fight between two Britons – Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois. The main event’s ring walks are expected to start at approximately 10 p.m. local time, depending on how long the preliminary bouts last. The card is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. local time or so.

The winner of Joshua vs. Dubois will have the right to fight for the title of an undisputed champion. The former boxer is bidding to become the heavyweight world champion for the third time. The fight will take place in the heavyweight category. According to boxing & MMA betting sites, Joshua is the favorite.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Joshua

After his second defeat by Oleksandr Usyk, the Briton fought four times and won each time before the completion of all rounds. Joshua is getting better before our eyes, and his words about his intention to become champion again are no longer taken lightly.

If he reclaims the IBF world title, he can move closer to a possible undisputed shot after being pulled down from the top step by Andy Ruiz in 2019, and then by Usyk two years later. After the defeats by Usyk, the rebuild has been spectacular and progressively more convincing for Joshua. It began with wins against Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius, followed by the horrific destruction of Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou.

For the first time since defeating Dillian Whyte in 2015, the 34-year-old will be competing against another Brit, with Dubois the opponent. There could be as many as 96,000 spectators in attendance, and the fight is expected to be intense.

The current form of Dubois

Dubois is the current IBF champion, and he got this title without a fight. When Usyk gave up one of the belts he had successfully defended against Tyson Fury in May to become the undisputed champion, Dubois was promoted to the champion in June. Instead of fighting Fury again, the Ukrainian chose to hand up the title as a “gift” to the two British boxers since the IBF was insistent that he face his required challenger, and that was Dubois.

Dubois also suffered (a questionable) loss to Usyk last year, but he recovered to win the interim belt fairly, winning an early victory in a tough and spectacular fight with Filip Hrgović, who had been undefeated until then. Before that, Dubois defeated Jarrell Miller.

The 27-year-old will now defend the title for the first time against Joshua, with the victor facing either Usyk or Fury for the ultimate heavyweight title in 2025.

Match analytics

The fight is going to be extremely interesting because both of Usyk’s “victims” are extremely motivated. Joshua is considered the favorite, and we’ll not argue with this – not only does he have a heavy punch and classic boxing technique at the highest level, but he’s also more experienced and has been through several scrapes and, it seems, these scrapes didn’t break him. But his fight with Dubois, of course, won’t be easy. We don’t know what shape Dubois will be in because he’s progressing, and no one will be too surprised if he knocks out his opponent.

We predict that the first half of the bout will be as tough and spectacular as possible, and then Joshua will slowly start to take his own, due to class, discipline, and experience. The key to Dubois’ success lies somewhere in the exchanges of blows, but the problem is that he doesn’t have enough health to fight for long, and some gaps in the defense seem to hint that the fight won’t last until the completion of all rounds – will likely last under 7.5 rounds.

Tip: Fight Period – Total – U 7.5, with odds of +100 on BetOnline.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. Victory Dubois, Daniel