Daniel Dubois was forced to pull out of his fight against Joseph Parker due to illness. Dubois was set to take on Parker in the co-main event of the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2 card on February 22.

Dubois was due to defend the IBF heavyweight title against Parker on Saturday, but the champion was pulled from the fight on two days’ notice due to illness. That led Bakole to step in, as the “most-avoided” heavyweight fights Parker in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Daniel Dubois was set to defend his IBF heavyweight title against Joseph Parker on Saturday, on the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol rematch card in Saudi Arabia. Disaster struck on Thursday, after it was announced that Dubois was suffering from illness, which forced the champion out of the fight against Parker.

Unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk has brushed off persistent call outs from Daniel Dubois and said he has no plans in place for his next fight.

Oleksandr Usyk had a frosty reaction to Daniel Dubois' claims of being 'cheated' as he knocked the Briton out back in 2023, offering a street fight

DANIEL DUBOIS can put himself in line for a shot at revenge and the undisputed heavyweight title with victory over Joseph Parker. Dubois defends his IBF belt against Parker on Saturday in Saudi

Whilst Dubois is adamant that a fight against Usyk is next, the Ukrainian’s promoter Alex Krassyuk disagrees, as he told Pro Boxing Fans that he believes the Brit will lose his title fight against Joseph Parker this weekend, thus giving the New Zealander the next crack at Usyk.

Heavyweight Daniel Dubois' world title defence against Joseph Parker on Saturday is in doubt with reports that the champion is ill.