Daniel Dubois is targeting a "ground-breaking" 2027 showdown with Tyson Fury after sweeping past Fabio Wardley in two rounds of their rematch on Saturday to retain the WBO heavyweight championship.
Fury is set to face Anthony Joshua in an all-British super-fight in December. If he beats Joshua, he would win the WBA 'super' title, and Dubois says he would relish a unification clash with him. "Definitely. That'll be ground-breaking. That'll be the next level for me," Dubois told Sky Sports. "I've fought everyone then really from this era. I've fought them all. Fury's the last one." He added that promoter Frank Warren would love to make the fight, and that a Fury versus Dubois bout would fill any stadium, following his two headline appearances at Wembley.
The two men have a past. They sparred briefly years ago, when Dubois was turning professional and Fury was returning to boxing after ballooning in weight. "So he was massive then," Dubois said, laughing, "but he was elusive."
Dubois fell short in his undisputed championship fight with Oleksandr Usyk, but he remains determined to climb the heavyweight division. "To win all the belts. That's the main thing now for me, collecting all the other belts," he said. "It would mean everything to have all those belts. No one can take that away from me."
Looking ahead, Dubois wants to fight again "soon, really soon," and is hoping for a bout with WBC titlist Agit Kabayel or IBF belt-holder Filip Hrgovic, whom he has beaten before. "Just anyone with a damn belt… Anyone who wants it."
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing