Joshua on threshold of breaking Fury record

Anthony Joshua is poised to surpass Tyson Fury’s longstanding British boxing attendance record with his highly anticipated world title bout against Daniel Dubois.

On September 21, Joshua is set to face Daniel Dubois at the iconic Wembley Stadium, vying for the coveted IBF title, with anticipations running high among promoters that the event will draw a staggering crowd of over 100,000 enthusiastic fans.

In April 2023, Tyson Fury established a new British boxing attendance record, drawing a massive crowd of 94,000 to Wembley Stadium for his thrilling knockout victory over Dillian Whyte.

The promoter Frank Warren predicts that the upcoming showdown between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois will shatter this record, expressing his confidence on talkSPORT that the event will attract an even larger audience.

“Oh, it’s massive. I mean, we will be applying to increase the capacity like we did last time when Tyson Fury fought against Dillian Whyte. And I think we’ve got it, I think we will probably break that record. So, it’s really looking good,” he said.

Joshua, 34, is no stranger to huge sell-out stadium shows, having drawn over 90,000 fans at Wembley in 2017 when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko. He has also attracted 75,000 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium and another 62,000 at Tottenham’s football ground.

However, his last two bouts took place in Saudi Arabia, where he secured knockout wins over Otto Wallin and ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou.

Warren acknowledged the challenge Joshua posed but remained optimistic about Dubois’ chances.

“A lot of people are making Joshua a favourite, and they’re saying AJ is a big puncher and so forth and I hope he comes out and comes to fight because if he lets those big punches go I know that will leave him exposed. If Daniel clips him, it will knock him out. I think Daniel is the bigger puncher,” Warren said.

“I genuinely think that Daniel can win this, he’s a young man, he’s fought better opposition in his last three fights than AJ has. And by the way, AJ has looked good in his last few fights but not against as good opposition as what Daniel has been in with.”

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