Comments Thread For: Who will Daniel Dubois fight next?

[JakeTheBoxer]

I want Kabayel against Usyk. I think he is the mandatory, and that is a bankable, easy to sell fight.

I hope Wardley takes the better part of the year off and fully heals. I personally would love the rematch with DuBois in a vacuum, but the reality is Wardley may not be physically fit for it. DuBois against Itauma makes sense, but man that does not feel like a wise match to make for DuBois.

Dubois has no word to say. If Warren wants him to fight Itauma, it will happen.

[fifth_root]

Daniel is in the big game of boxing, credit to him. But, like every champion or top fighter, he can choose some not very risky fights in between the big ones, especially when Usyk, holding all the other titles, can wank around with a kickboxer.

WBO Heavyweight ranking by April 2026 (May is not available yet)

CHAMPION	Fabio Wardley
1	Moses Itauma (Int-Cont)
2	Filip Hrgovic (WBO International)
3	Daniel Dubois
4	Anthony Joshua
5	Zhilei Zhang
6	Jared Anderson
7	Deontay Wilder
8	Bakhodir Jalolov
9	Richard Torrez, Jr
10	Viktor Vykhryst (WBO Europe)
11	Nelson Hysa (WBO Global)
12	Richard Riakporhe
13	Solomon Dacres
14	Gustavo Trujillo (Latino)
15	Brandon Moore

After Saturday evening, I don't know where Fabio will be placed - Dubois gets the champion title, Itauma and Hrgovic keep their places, so Wardley goes 3rd at least, maybe lower. Referring to my text above, Dubois can choose anyone. Still, the least probable choices are the ones he already beat, I think: Hrgovic, "The Sausage", who will not accept anyway, and maybe Wardley, because of the rematch clause he can activate. It will be a decision to respect, but Itauma makes most sense according to rankings. I am fine to see Dubois against Zhang, Jalolov, Wilder, Riakporhe, but whoever he chooses, even if not in the WBO rankings, it's his right.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Dubois will not have a privilege to make a choice. Warren will choose.

[fifth_root]

Dubois will not have a privilege to make a choice. Warren will choose.

In a way, it is so. But a boxer should always have the right to agree or disagree with his manager. But many boxers are in the wrong position where it isn't them dictating the manager, but the opposite.

[NihonJim]

In a way, it is so. But a boxer should always have the right to agree or disagree with his manager. But many boxers are in the wrong position where it isn't them dictating the manager, but the opposite.

I don't think Dubois has enough sentience to care who he fights, Warren just points at the opponent and tells him to hulk smash

[FinitoxDinamita]

Havent been paying attention to Boxing but I saw this new guy named Itauma, whose a southpaw, that has potential. But he needs to be tested.

Dubois probably wants the big fights only but if he can
fight Itauma somehow, that’ll be great.