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"I will destroy him!" - promised a confident Filip Hrgovic (17-0, 14 KOs), who will take on Daniel Dubois (20-2, 19 KOs) on June 1 on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol during a big night of boxing in Riyadh.
On June 1 in Saudi Arabia, Deontay Wilder will face Zhang Zhilei in a heavyweight bout on the undercard of Queensberry-Matchroom's "5 on 5" evening, with Artur Beterbiev facing Dmitry Bivol in the main event. Wilder is representing Eddie Hearn, while Zhang is representing Frank Warren.
Also on the night, heavyweight Filip Hrgovic will face Daniel Dubois. Hrgovich represents Eddie Hearn, Dubois represents Frank Warren.
In the bantamweight division, Willie Hutchinson will face Craig Richards. Hutchinson represents Frank Warren, Richards represents Eddie Hearn.
In the middleweight division, Hamza Shiraz will face Ammo Williams. Shiraz represents Frank Warren, Williams represents Eddie Hearn.
Ray Ford will defend his WBA world featherweight title against Nick Ball. Ford represents Eddie Hearn, while Ball represents Frank Warren.
Eddie Hearn has selected Deontay Wilder as his captain in his fight against Zhilei Zhang, while Frank Warren has selected Hamza Shiraz in his fight against Ammo Williams. Two points in this tournament will be awarded for winning early, one point for winning by judges' decision. The points for captains are doubled.
Thus, the full Matchroom-Queensberry "5 on 5" Matchroom-Queensberry "5 on 5" card on June 1 in Saudi Arabia is as follows:
Deontay Wilder vs Zhilei Zhang
Filip Hrgovic vs Daniel Dubois.
Ray Ford vs Nick Ball
Craig Richards vs Willie Hutchinson
Ammo Williams vs Hamza Shiraz
Despite the fact that the fight between Filip Hrgovic (17-0, 14 KOs) and Daniel Dubois (20-2, 19 KOs) will not ultimately have a championship belt at stake, the stakes are very high in this encounter. The sides will end up playing for the IBF heavyweight title as the mandatory challenger.
Frank Warren, one of the most influential promoters in the world of boxing, has named his top five best boxers in the world's royal weight class. According to Warren, it looks as follows:
Anthony Joshua, former world heavyweight champion, his next fight will be held against the winner of the fight Hrgovic - Dubois. This information was reported to the press by the famous British super heavyweight boxer Dereck Chisora. At the moment there are no other confirmations of this information.
Daniel Dubois's record currently stands at 17 wins, 2 loses and 0 draw.
Daniel Dubois's last fight took place against Jarrell Miller on Dec. 23, 2023, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He won by TKO in the 10 round. That fight was 4 months and 7 days ago.
Dubois's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.
Dubois was born in United Kingdom.
The Daniel Dubois is currently 26 years old. He was born on Sept. 6, 1997, so he will turn 27 in 4 months and 7 days.
Daniel Dubois made his professional debut in April 2017, so he has been a pro for 7 years.
Dubois is 6' 5" (6 Foot and 5 inch) which is 196 cm (1 meter and 96 centimeters).
Dubois fights from a orthodox, which means he favours his right hand as his power hand when fighting.
