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title: "Daniel Dubois Sparring Partner Predicts Anthony Joshua Fight: “He’s Dangerous”"
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# Daniel Dubois Sparring Partner Predicts Anthony Joshua Fight: “He’s Dangerous”

Newly crowned IBF heavyweight world champion Daniel Dubois has been tasked with an extremely difficult first defence of the belt, as he prepares for a domestic dust-up with two-time champion Anthony Joshua. Ahead of what can only be described as a world champion acid test for Dubois, one of his former sparring partners has offered his opinion on how the all-British affair will go.

Dubois challenged Oleksandr Usyk for the unified heavyweight titles around 12 months ago but came up short despite having success of his own, taking a knee and accepting a knockout defeat for the second time during his career – resulting in a heap of backlash.

However, those who doubted the heart of ‘Triple D’ were soon silenced, as the Greenwich-born knockout-artist bounced back with two career-best stoppage wins of his own against Jarrell Miller and then Filip Hrgovic.

That [upset victory over Hrgovic](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/daniel-dubois-stops-filip-hrgovic/) saw Dubois claim the IBF interim title, which was later upgraded to the full world championship. Now, the 26-year-old faces a tantalising clash against a resurgent Joshua in what will be a third world title fight between two Britons in as many years, although many are favouring the form of the experienced challenger – who has secured three consecutive wins inside the distance for the first time since 2017.

In an interview with [Boxing Social](https://wp.boxing-social.com/), Guido Vianello explained why he believes Joshua may simply have too much for his former sparring partner.

*“I sparred with Daniel in the training camp before my Efe \[Ajagba\] fight, he is a very strong and dangerous boxer, but we were very close in every session. This made me feel stronger in my mind because if I can box with Dubois, one of the strongest guys in the heavyweight division, I can do everything. So, I was very happy to spar with him, he is very dangerous.*

*“Joshua is back and he is back in the best shape \[of his career\] I think. I know Francis Ngannou too and we are good friends, Ngannou is very dangerous in the ring.*

*“We could see this when he fought Tyson Fury, we saw a tough Francis Ngannou. Then, with Joshua, everything was better for him \[Joshua\]. He was fought 12 rounds many times, Joshua knows what to do in the ring and versus Francis, Joshua was perfect.*

*“I saw Joshua \[against Francis Ngannou\] and I said that he looks very different, he looks much better than in the past. With Dubois it is a very close fight and I think that Joshua, with his experience, maybe he can win.”*

Dubois-Joshua will take place at Wembley Stadium on September 21st, topping a bill that features a plethora of British talent in what will be Saudi kingpin Turki Al-Alshikh’s first foray into the United Kingdom. As for Vianello, he [meets the notoriously hard-hitting Arslanbek Makhmudov on away soil this Saturday in Canada](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13195954/arslanbek-makhmudov-the-lion-aims-to-roar-again-against-old-world-series-of-boxing-foe-guido-vianello), in the highlight of the Mbilli-Derevyanchenko undercard.

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