Fury promises to knock out Joshua in big fight

Tyson Fury has said he will knock out British-Nigerian Anthony Joshua when they fight in Cardiff on December 11. This comes after Fury watched Daniel Dubois beat Fabio Wardley in London on Saturday.

Dubois kept his WBO heavyweight title when Wardley’s team stopped the fight in the second round. Fury shared a video on Instagram to congratulate Dubois.

“That was a very exciting heavyweight fight there between Dubois and Wardley. Fair play to both guys. Well done to Daniel for retaining his belt with a good knockout. That’s how you get them out of there, big Dan,” Fury said.

Fury added, “That is exactly what is going to happen to AJ on December 11, sparked out. Get up.”

Dubois knocked down Wardley with a strong right hand just 20 seconds into the first round. A series of punches in round two forced the referee to stop the fight. This was Dubois’ first defence of the title. Wardley had won the belt from him in May after an 11-round match where Dubois got up from the canvas twice.

The 29-year-old Dubois said he was ready for a tough fight. “I was just prepared for a war. Whatever he did wasn’t going to affect me: his punches or anything. I wouldn’t feel them, and I was just going to go right through him.

“I was in the zone. I was so on it, and I wasn’t going to be denied. I refuse to lose.”

After the fight, Dubois asked his promoter, Frank Warren, “Who’s next?” Warren, who also promotes Fury, said he hopes to arrange a unification fight next year. His roster includes IBF champion Filip Hrgovic and new WBC champion Agit Kabayel.

“All those names are there to do a unification fight next year, and that’s what we’re working on,” Warren said.

When asked if Dubois could fight the winner of Fury against Joshua, he replied, “Well, that remains to be seen, but what can you do with these fights? You can only keep making the best fights.”

The fight in Cardiff will take place at the Principality Stadium and will be live on Netflix. The WBA world title is on the line. If Fury wins, he will be a three-time world champion. He also wants to settle the score for his two losses to Oleksandr Usyk.