LONDON: Fans got their first glimpse of two of the biggest names in boxing four days ahead of the highly anticipated Riyadh Season Card Wembley Edition fight between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois on Monday.
Joshua and Dubois faced off for the first time at a media event held near the iconic London landmark of Tower Bridge.
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It was the first event in a week of build-up for a night of boxing at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, where the two British boxers will fight it out for the International Boxing Federation heavyweight title.
Dubois currently holds the belt, but Joshua will be looking to become a three-time world champion in the division.
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Dubois told Arab News that he was "hungry" for the fight and that he would look to beat Joshua "by any means necessary." He joked he may have to deploy a headbutt to ensure he keeps his title.
The boxer, whose nickname is "Dynamite," praised the impact of Riyadh Season and Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority on the sport of boxing.
"(It's) a better show, more cameras, it's great. It's perfect, just what the sport needs," he said.
The event will be the first Riyadh Season boxing event to be held in the UK and the second time outside Saudi Arabia following the success of the first event in Los Angeles in August.
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Also on Monday, Anthony Cacace and Josh Warrington faced off, who are set to fight for the IBF super featherweight title.
Fans also got to see Joshua Buatsi and Willie Hutchinson, who will compete for the World Boxing Organization interim light heavyweight title, face off.
They also saw Tyler Denny who fights Hamzah Sheeraz, Mark Chamberlain who takes on Josh Padley, and a face-off between Josh Kelly and Ismael Davis, who stepped in to replace Liam Smith after Smith sustained an injury.
