Daniel Dubois believes he and Moses Itauma must learn a lesson from Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua – if they are to fight, they need to do it sooner rather than later. Fury and Joshua have been British heavyweight rivals for almost a decade but missed the chance to fight each other at the peak of their careers, though they will now finally box in December. A major rivalry for the next generation of British heavyweight boxers could develop between Dubois and Moses Itauma.
Dubois is a two-time world champion and still only 29 years old. Itauma is just 21 and already a world title challenger. Dubois thinks Itauma will return to world title contention.
He had the whole industry behind him. They won't let him give up I don't think," Dubois told Sky Sports. "It was a great fight between him and Hrgovic, so there's no shame in that really.
Hgrovic just showed him that there's always someone out there that's stronger willed than you. More determination and he's got kids to feed." Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Dubois can see Itauma becoming a future opponent for him. "Let's see what happens," the WBO champion said.
"I'm the one experienced in these situations now. So let's see." For him there is a lesson to draw from the Fury-AJ example - don't wait too long. "I want to fight him [Itauma] sooner," Dubois said.
"Moses, anyone that can give me a challenge. All the toughest fighters out there I want to face. I'll break them down now.
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