ANTHONY JOSHUA & DANIEL DUBOIS PREPARE FOR SATURDAY FIGHT – Wembley Stadium to host IBF Heavyweight World Title
Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois gave a first glimpse of their preparations for Saturday’s IBF heavyweight world title at their public workouts at Wembley Arena. At the weekend they will throw punches in earnest a few metres over the road from the arena at Wembley Stadium.
Joshua only shadowboxed, throwing steady shots ahead of him and occasionally leaping high up into the air. He was loose and moved easily but revealed little. He worked cheerfully around amateur boxers from his original club, Finchley, who shared the ring shadow boxing with him. What Joshua did show was his state of mind before a major fight.
Calm and composed, Joshua has headlined a host of times before and is himself no stranger to Wembley Stadium. “There’s no emotion. No emotions,” he insisted. The last week ahead of the fight, for him, is just “more talking, more training most importantly and walking into the ring in front of 96,000 people ready to show my gladiatorial spirit”.
