Daniel Dubois got a big win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday at Wembley Stadium. The new IBF world heavyweight champion stopped Joshua in the fifth round in front of more than 96,000 fans.
Dubois, known as "DDD," knocked Joshua down several times during the fight. This was Dubois' first defense of the IBF title he got after beating Filip Hrgovic.
Joshua's team wants a rematch right away. But Dubois has other options too. He might fight the winner of Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk in December for all the heavyweight titles. Or he could defend his belt against other challengers.
Martin Bakole, who recently knocked out Jared Anderson, says he should be next in line. Bakole's trainer, Billy Nelson, made some big claims about his fighter and Dubois.
Nelson said:
"Martin Bakole is levels above Daniel Dubois. Levels. He's proved it already to him in sparring when he made him quit, broke his nose. He's done it all with him, and that was only when he was 60% and second gear."
Nelson also thinks Dubois' team won't take the fight unless they have to:
"He'll annihilate Daniel, Daniel knows it. Daniel knows it. If they think I'm talking s**t then make the fight and we'll prove it gladly. They won't make the fight. And you know, you can't blame them. Frank Warren's team will never, unless Martin becomes the mandatory challenger, fight Daniel Dubois."
Bakole is ranked number one by the WBO and fifth by the IBF. We'll have to wait and see what Dubois decides to do next after his big win over Joshua.
