The Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois undercard has been revealed for the September twenty first present at Wembley Stadium in London.
There are some wonderful fights to help the primary occasion heavyweight conflict, however sadly, the cardboard is lacking a stable meat-and-potato combat that might persuade fence-sitters to order the occasion on PPV.
For a lot of followers, it’s sufficient that they’ll see Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) take his first really harmful opponent in a few years, courting again to his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr. in December 2019.
The Fights: A Breakdown
- Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois: Joshua challenges Dubois for his IBF heavyweight crown. The winner probably fights the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk II winner.
- Anthony Cacace vs Josh Warrington: IBF tremendous featherweight champion Cacace makes his first protection in opposition to former IBF 126-lb champion Warrington.
- Joshua Buatsi vs Willy Hutchinson: Gentle heavyweight contenders battle it out for the WBO interim 175-lb title.
- Tyler Denny vs Hamzah Sheeraz: EBU middleweight champion Denny defends in opposition to the unbeaten enormous puncher Sheeraz.
- Josh Kelly vs Liam Smith: Kelly faces the 35-year-old former WBO 154-lb champion Smith.
- Mark Chamberlain vs Josh Padley: Extremely ranked Chamberlain fights unbeaten Padley in a combat that has knockout written throughout it.
Fan Disappointment
General, followers on social media are usually not happy with the fights, grumbling in regards to the absence of Naoya Inoue, Nick Ball, Chris Eubank Jr., and Fabio Wardley.
An interesting combat would have been for Hamzah Sheeraz to maneuver as much as 168 to tackle Christian Mbilli, Diego Pacheco, or Caleb Plant. Sheeraz’s match in opposition to the light-hitting EBU 160-lb champion Tyler Denny is an unfair combat as a result of distinction in energy and dimension between the 2.
Hamzah has crushing energy in each arms and the scale of a brilliant middleweight going up in opposition to a light-weight hitter.
If there had been some fighters from the USA on the cardboard, it will have been extra interesting to non-British followers, making it fascinating and worthwhile to buy on pay-per-view.
Joshua’s Popularity within the U.S.
Many U.S. followers view Joshua as a pampered, weak-chinned hype man, a man who was manufactured with cautious match-making after profitable a controversial gold medal within the 2012 London Olympics along with his “win” over Italy’s Roberto Cammarelle.
Given Joshua’s lack of giant reputation within the U.S, it will have been smart for the organizers of the September twenty first card to incorporate among the American abilities like Bruce Carrington, Jaron Ennis, or Shakur Stevenson.