Daniel Dubois stopped Filip Hrgovic with cuts in Round 8 on Saturday, setting up an epic fight against the former the world champion in heavyweight Anthony Joshua at London’s Wembley Stadium on September. 21.

Dubois (21-2 20 KOs) 26-year-old Dubois, from south London was top of the table prior to the stoppage at 57 seconds of the eighth round. The ringside doctor recommended to the referee stop the fight due to cuts that had been made over both Hrgovic’s eyes. Hrgovic was stricken with a painful cut through his right eye in the second round, and was again cut in his left eye just a couple of rounds after.

Hrgovic (17-1, 14 knockouts) 31-year-old Hrgovic, from Zagreb, Croatia, had been awaiting an opportunity to fight for his IBF title for the past two years, but it’s now Dubois who will take on English competitor Joshua in September. The unclaimed IBF the world title for heavyweights could come in the balance.

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A two-time World Champion Joshua (28-3 25 KOs) 34, was at the ringside in Saudi Arabia to see the most significant victory of Dubois’s career that won his the IBF interim title.

“I was a bit cold to start with, but I heard the advice from the corner,” Dubois stated. “Once I felt the first shots, I awoke and was up and running. The seventh time I was getting closer close to him and the game was getting better. I’m happy with myself for doing this. I was in the bottom of the barrel the year before, but this year I’m at the top.

“I’ve heard Anthony Joshua is next.”

Dubois Dubois Joshua is the biggest fight to be held in this fight. It will take place in the United Kingdom this year, as the majority of the top fights currently being held by Saudi Arabia. It will also be the most important fight of Dubois his career, one that has been rebuilt after defeats by knockout to Oleksandr Usyk as well as Joe Joyce.

Hrgovic versus Dubois was the fourth bout of five in the promoter-versus-promoter contest at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. As the fight entered the final round with Deontay Wilder as well as Zhilei Zhang Frank Warren’s Queensberry was certain of winning by a score of 8-0 against Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom.

Hrgovic repeatedly landed right hands in a thrilling first round in which both boxers land powerful punches.

Dubois who was stopped by the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Usyk at the nineth time of August, failed to change his position during the second round, and was adamantly slammed with the left hand.

Hrgovic who ended the second round with a cut to his right eye, caused through a blow, was hit with many punches during an impressive fourth round. Dubois was always moving forward after the halfway stage, Hrgovic was looking weary and bloody.

The blood of the cuts on the eyes of Hrgovic’s face. He did not have the same enthusiasm like he had earlier during the match.

Dubois was able to unleash some huge right hands during a powerful seven-round fight, his rate was in danger of enveloping Hrgovic after the fight came to an end in round 8.

Sheeraz titles from the world of books shot with style

Hamzah Sheeraz clinched an opportunity to defend the middleweight title in style after a 11th-round knockout victory against Austin Williams.

Sheeraz (20-0 16 KOs) 24 year old Sheeraz who is from Ilford, Essex, in England Sheeraz has stopped his 14 previous opponents after he smashed Williams on the 10th round by an uppercut, and then forcing the stoppage by throwing a series of strikes in the first round of Round 11.

WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames (23-1, 18 knockouts) will defend his belt in a bout against Terrell Gausha on 15 June and Sheeraz is waiting to see who will win the fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

“If I’m not ready now for a world title fight, I never will be,” Sheeraz stated after his impressive performance. “I knew the pace I set for this fight. I’m not normally someone who sets a high pace, but for this one, I had to.”

“Ammo” Williams (16-1, 11 KOs) 28-year-old “Ammo” Williams, from Houston had a great beginning, but after couple of rounds Sheeraz began to get into rhythm and was landing powerful punches. In the 6th round, Williams was caught continually by stiff jabs as well as his left eye starting to swell.

Sheeraz was able to land more jabs as well as two uppercuts that were short in Round 8. He also He landed a right uppercut on Williams by a right hook to on the jaw at the end of the round round as the English fighter took over.

After the 10th round, Williams was knocked down with a powerful right hook but was able to escape from injury by a bell. On the eleventh of November, Sheeraz quickly began to take on Williams and, after striking a string of punches that were flush the Williams was stopped by referee Mark Lyson sensibly stepped in to stop the fight following just 45 seconds into the fight.