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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Donald McRae

Anthony Joshua willing to risk it all in world title battle with Daniel Dubois

Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois pose in front of Tower Bridge in London
Anthony Joshua (left) will fight the IBF belt holder, Daniel Dubois, in a bid to become a three-time world champion. Photograph: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

Anthony Joshua has suggested he is “willing to die” in the ring when he fights Daniel Dubois for the IBF world heavyweight title on Saturday night at Wembley. As a former two-time world heavyweight champion, who has suffered three defeats in an immensely lucrative but uneven career that began nearly 11 years ago, Joshua is well versed in fight talk.

He normally shies away from making dramatic statements about the gravity of boxing but, with five days left before he steps back into the ring for his 32nd bout, Joshua acknowledged the dangers in facing a heavyweight who punches as hard as Dubois.

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