Daniel Dubois was forced to pull out of his fight against Joseph Parker due to illness. Dubois was set to take on Parker in the co-main event of the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol 2 card on February 22.

Daniel Dubois was set to defend his IBF heavyweight title against Joseph Parker on Saturday, on the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol rematch card in Saudi Arabia. Disaster struck on Thursday, after it was announced that Dubois was suffering from illness, which forced the champion out of the fight against Parker.

World heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois withdrew on Thursday from his scheduled title defence against Joseph Parker on Saturday after falling ill. Dubois, 27, who holds the IBF title, underwent a medical examination in Saudi Arabia and missed a scheduled press conference,

Oleksandr Usyk seemingly does not care what happens between Joseph Parker and Martin Bakole this weekend, as he eyes a rematch with Daniel Dubois. Dubois was due to defend the IBF heavyweight title against Parker on Saturday,