Andy Lee, coach of interim WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker, spoke about his closest opponent in the person of IBF title holder Daniel Dubois, recalling the Briton’s fight against Alexander Usyk.
The New Zealand boxer's mentor believes that his ward is able to cope with his opponent.
" In that battle, Daniel fell from Jeb. The fight ended with a jab. What was he thinking at that moment One might conclude that when a guy is under pressure, he goes back to his roots..
On the other hand, in the last battles, he proved that many were wrong with him. So we go to battle with the best heavyweight in the world, which is in excellent shape. After the victory, we will pick up all the laurels for ourselves, ”Dazn Boxing quotes the words of the coach.
The Dubois-Parker fight will take place on February 22 in the Saudi capital of Riyadh..
Earlier, the Dubois promoter made a forecast for the battle with Parker.