Joe Joyce v Daniel Dubois, signed and sealed..

The British heavyweight championship has a rich history of carefully nurtured grudge matches that go back to the turn of the century.. When the domestic heavyweight scene is at its healthiest, it’s inevitable at one time or another two emerging prospects lock horns in an attempt to step onto that next level.. In 1971 Joe Bugner received a fortunate decision over an ageing Henry Cooper, twenty years later Lennox Lewis put a halt to the rise of fellow undefeated Gary Mason before assaulting the world scene, and two years later in what remains possibly the grandest meeting of domestic heavyweights, the then WBC champion Lennox Lewis overcame early problems to knock out Frank Bruno in defence of his championship.. On April 11th at the O2 in London, the latest in a long lineage of domestic duels will take place when unbeaten heavyweights, Joe Joyce 10-0 (9 Ko’s) meets British champion Daniel Dubois 14-0 (13 Ko’s) in a mouthwatering fight of epic proportions.. Former Olympic silver medalist Joyce appears the more experienced individual, having experienced a wider range of amateur bouts including WSOB outings, and in the 3 years as a paid fighter, has impressively been fast-tracked.. Joyce beat recently deposed British title challenger Ian Lewison on his debut, picked up the commonwealth in his 4th outing and stopped a former world champion in his 8th bout.. Daniel turned pro in relative obscurity, picking up area titles at the time Joyce was grabbing Commonwealth honours, and racking up W’s over less threatening opposition on a more regular basis.. in October 2018 Daniel however took his first step into the map, taking on former world title challenger Kevin Johnson, being extended to points for the first time.. Dubois returned with another win over a world title challenger in Razvan Cojanu 5 months later.. The finest performance to date for the 22 year old was his 2019 stoppage of the undefeated Nathan Gorman to pick up the coveted British title.. This Victory apart, Daniel has more recently barely broke sweat in overwhelming foreign imports with inflated records, hardly the recipe to prepare him for a task of this enormity.. The 34 year old Joyce is coming off his single points victory, when he outworked yet struggled to contain the lively Bryant Jennings last July.. The fight is at a perfect time with both men putting a whole lot on the line.. A loss for Joyce would seriously set him back if you consider his age, where as a loss to Dubois could be the making of him at such a young age.. An interesting battle with a whole lot at stake.. Frank Warren’s Queensbury Promotions in association with Sam Jones and S-Jam Boxing have scored a home run in securing this match..