Tyson Fury has provided his prediction for Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois’ blockbuster fight on Saturday night.
The two British boxers will go toe-to-toe for the IBF heavyweight title at Wembley stadium in front of a record 96,000 fans as part of Riyadh Season.
A victory could position Joshua for a shot at the undisputed heavyweight crown, setting up a potential blockbuster clash against the winner of the highly anticipated Usyk versus Fury rematch in December.
The Gypsy King will be in attendance for the fight at Wembley and offered his prediction for the bout when speaking to Sky Sports.
Fury said: ‘I think it’s a great match-up and I think someone’s going to get knocked out. And we’ll find out in about four hours’.
Tyson Fury has provided his prediction for Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois’ title fight
Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois will go head-to-head at Wembley stadium on Saturday
The former WBC heavyweight champion – who suffered a split decision to Usyk back in May – was also asked about his preparations for the bout at the end of the year.
‘I’ve not started training yet,’ he admitted. ‘I train every day, like for my own body, but I’ve not started training camp. I won’t start training camp until about six weeks out and we’re thirteen weeks out from today’.
Similarly to Fury, his rival Usyk was also asked for his prediction on Joshua and Dubois’ bout earlier in the week and unlike the Gypsy King, he offered a definitive answer.
Usyk insisted he’s confident in Joshua’s ability to overcome Dubois, noting the significant difference in their levels of experience and s𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁.
He said : ‘Of course Anthony Joshua beats Daniel Dubois. I am bad at predictions but I know this. Listen, it’s Olympic champion vs UK champion. Anthony is a different level to Daniel Dubois.’
Ahead of fight night, Mail Sport spoke exclusively with Joshua, who insisted he has not thought about a potential rematch against Usyk as he welcomed being free of distractions ahead of his fight against Dubois.
When asked about a rematch with Usyk, Joshua told Mail Sport: ‘I’m actually not thinking about that at the moment.
Joshua will be fighting ‘Dynamite’ Daniel Dubois for the IBF title in front of a record crowd
Oleksandr Usyk also offered his prediction for the fight and backed Joshua to get the victory
‘Daniel Dubois is a big enough challenge as it is. Not thinking about Usyk, I am 100 per cent focused on the job at hand. I haven’t had many distractions this time around and I am able to focus solely on Daniel Dubois. It’s been a blessing.
‘The number one way to measure success is getting through a training camp. That’s tough in and of itself. Getting through with no injuries and being healthy because you do a lot of combat training and it’s tough.
‘Getting through a training camp is a blessing. Success is getting good sleep. It’s an underrated thing. Honesty they are the two things I think about and they are the two things I am happy with when I get them.’