Daniel Dubois vows to be a 'destroyer' ahead of Anthony Joshua fight | 'I've revived my career' | Boxing news

Boxing is a cruel sport. When Daniel Dubois fell to his knees against Joe Joyce and was counted out after the first loss of his career, it looked like he had been exposed.

It seemed as if he would never be able to fulfill the expectations placed on him.

Although he had broken an eye socket, he was accused of being a “slacker” at the time.

A combative effort against unified champion Oleksandr Usyk began to change perceptions, but still ended in a stoppage loss.

However, he was able to win the IBF interim title through hesitant fights with Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic, which was later upgraded to their world title when Usyk relinquished the belt.

This means he will be fighting Anthony Joshua next weekend at Wembley Stadium. “It's been a journey. I feel like it's been a resurrection of my career,” said Dubois. Sky Sports.

The Riyadh Season: Joshua vs Dubois event will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Box Office on September 21st.

“I had to revive my career. I had to come back and face everything that I may have shied away from before. Criticism. People saying what they have to say. But I don't want to go into too much detail. I revived my career and now I'm just going to move on,” Dubois explained.

“I've revived it. It's not over yet. Every day is a struggle, I could fall right back to where I was, but I'm going to keep going and keep looking forward.”

It motivates him to put all the doubts around him to rest once and for all. A decisive victory over Joshua, the former unified world champion and former IBF belt holder, would do just that.

“I've been down and now I'm getting back up. There's a deeper meaning to this whole thing than just me and AJ in the ring. Everything is on the line. Who has the stronger will, who has truly conquered their demons and who is truly ready to move on, and I believe that's me, and I'm ready to go out there and show it,” Dubois said.

He wants to secure victory in style.

“My goal is to knock him out. That's the program. That's the mindset, that's the intention I'm going into this fight with. I'm going to focus my whole life on destroying him and just being a good destroyer, a good conqueror,” Dubois said.

“Don't wait. Get out there. Smash him.

“Go through it. Go through whatever I have to go through… No retreat, no surrender. And go out there and act like a warrior.”

Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight showdown with Daniel Dubois will take place on Saturday, September 21st live on Sky Sports Box Office. Book Joshua v Dubois now!