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{{Main|Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois}}
On 26 June 2024, IBF [[Interim championship|interim]] heavyweight champion [[Daniel Dubois]] was elevated to full IBF champion after the title was vacated by their mutual former opponent, [[Oleksandr Usyk]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=Anthony Joshua challenges Daniel Dubois for heavyweight title in London |url=https://www.fightmag.com/anthony-joshua-challenges-daniel-dubois-for-heavyweight-title-in-london/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=27 June 2024}}</ref> On the same day, it was announced that Joshua would be challenging Dubois for the title on 21 September 2024 at [[Wembley Stadium]] in London, in what would be Joshua's thirteenth world title fight. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony Joshua to fight Daniel Dubois for IBF world heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium on September 21 |url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13157747/anthony-joshua-to-fight-daniel-dubois-for-ibf-world-heavyweight-title-at-wembley-stadium-on-september-21 |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref> Joshua lost the fight by knockout in the fifth round, being dropped in the first, third, fourth and fifth rounds.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois full fight video highlights |url=https://www.fightmag.com/anthony-joshua-vs-daniel-dubois-full-fight-video-highlights/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=21 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hiergesell |first1=Dan |title=Highlights! Dubois Scores Unreal Faceplant KO, Upsets Joshua |url=https://www.mmamania.com/2024/9/21/24250714/full-fight-video-highlights-joshua-vs-dubois-results-dazn-ppv-london-england |work=MMAmania.com |date=21 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
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Dubois, despite being the reigning IBF champion, walked to the ring first "very composed, almost seemingly too relaxed". This was contrasted by the challengerwhilst Joshua who entered the ring second, whoand "seemed tight during his ring walk", according to Joseph Santoliquito of ''The Ring''.<ref name=":10" /> Joshua lost the fight by knockout in the fifth round, being dropped in the first, third, fourth and fifth rounds. The result was considered a major upset, as Dubois was the pre-betting underdog going into fight.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois full fight video highlights |url=https://www.fightmag.com/anthony-joshua-vs-daniel-dubois-full-fight-video-highlights/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=21 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hiergesell |first1=Dan |title=Highlights! Dubois Scores Unreal Faceplant KO, Upsets Joshua |url=https://www.mmamania.com/2024/9/21/24250714/full-fight-video-highlights-joshua-vs-dubois-results-dazn-ppv-london-england |work=MMAmania.com |date=21 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Dubois immediately started boxing aggressively, and knocked Joshua to the canvas at the end of the first round with a huge overhand right which landed onto Joshua's chin. Joshua was able to beat the count, but seemed to be on unsteady legs as the bell signalled the end of the first round. Momentum seemed to be in Dubois' favour, and he knocked Joshua down for the second time in round 3 with a left to the chin: Joshua's gloves had touched the canvas, but the referee allowed Dubois to continue unloading punches which eventually did trigger an official knockdown. The fourth round saw Joshua hit the canvas twice more, although one of those occasions was ruled a slip. In the fifth round, Joshua seemed to find a way back into the fight when he landed a right hand which seemed to force Dubois back into thea corner. However, Dubois caught Joshua on the chin with a counter right hand as Joshua was attempting to land a right uppercut of his own, which sent Joshua sprawling to the canvas again, and this time unable to beat the count. The fight was called off after 59 seconds of the fifth round, with Dubois retaining his IBF heavyweight title via fifth round knockout.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Santoliquito |first=Joseph |date=2024-09-21 |title=Daniel Dubois pulls off the shocker and stops Anthony Joshua to retain IBF title |url=https://www.ringtv.com/713222-daniel-dubois-pulls-off-the-shocker-and-stops-anthony-joshua-to-retain-ibf-title1/ |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=The Ring}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-22 |title=Anthony Joshua’s nightmare loss to Daniel Dubois leaves him with pivotal question |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/anthony-joshua-daniel-dubois-result-fight-rematch-b2616934.html |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>▼
The fighters weighed in the day before their fight at in front of [[Nelson's Column]] at [[Trafalgar Square]], in London. Joshua weighed in almost 4 lbs heavier than Dubois, at 252.5 lbs, compared to Dubois' weight of 248.6 lbs. This was a marginally heavier weight for Joshua compared to his previous fight against Francis Ngannou 6 months previously, while Dubois' weight was a new career-heaviest for him, at 3 lbs heavier than his previous record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AJ weighs in four pounds heavier than rival ahead of titanic IBF world heavyweight title fight at Wembley |url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13218401/anthony-joshua-vs-daniel-dubois-aj-weighs-in-four-pounds-heavier-than-rival-ahead-of-titanic-ibf-world-heavyweight-title-fight-at-wembley |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=[[Sky Sports]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-20 |title=Joshua vs Dubois: AJ heavier than champion for world title fight at Wembley |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/cnvdqj6prllo |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
▲Dubois, despite being the reigning IBF champion, walked to the ring first "very composed, almost seemingly too relaxed". This was contrasted by the challenger Joshua who entered the ring second, who "seemed tight during his ring walk." Dubois immediately started boxing aggressively, and knocked Joshua to the canvas at the end of the first round with a huge overhand right which landed on Joshua's chin. Joshua was able to beat the count, but seemed to be on unsteady legs as the bell signalled the end of the first round. Momentum seemed to be in Dubois' favour, and knocked Joshua down for the second time in round 3 with a left to the chin: Joshua's gloves had touched the canvas, but the referee allowed Dubois to continue unloading punches which eventually did trigger an official knockdown. The fourth round saw Joshua hit the canvas twice more, although one of those occasions was ruled a slip. In the fifth round, Joshua seemed to find a way back into the fight when he landed a right hand which seemed to force Dubois back into the corner. However, Dubois caught Joshua on the chin with a counter right hand as Joshua was attempting to land a right uppercut of his own, which sent Joshua sprawling to the canvas again, and this time unable to beat the count. The fight was called off after 59 seconds of the fifth round, with Dubois retaining his IBF heavyweight title via fifth round knockout.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santoliquito |first=Joseph |date=2024-09-21 |title=Daniel Dubois pulls off the shocker and stops Anthony Joshua to retain IBF title |url=https://www.ringtv.com/713222-daniel-dubois-pulls-off-the-shocker-and-stops-anthony-joshua-to-retain-ibf-title1/ |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=The Ring}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-22 |title=Anthony Joshua’s nightmare loss to Daniel Dubois leaves him with pivotal question |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/anthony-joshua-daniel-dubois-result-fight-rematch-b2616934.html |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>
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