Nigerian-born UFC star, Israel Adesanya, has staked $10,000 on two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, to claim IBF Heavyweight title against Daniel Dubois
The title fight is scheduled for September 21, 2024, at the Wembley Stadium, England.
On Friday, Adesanya shared a picture of the stake dated September 17, 2024, on his official Instagram handle, with the inscriptions, “Dubois, Daniel – Joshua, Anthony”.
Adesanya’s bet showed that he picked Joshua as the winner, to win between the 10th and 12th rounds, with an estimated payout of $50,000.
Meanwhile, Dubois had boldly declared his intention to defeat Joshua.
The 26-year-old Briton, who brands himself as “a good destroyer,” told SkyNews that, “I aim to knock him out. That’s the programme. That’s the mindset; that’s the intention coming into this fight,” Dubois told Sky Sports.
“I’m going to focus my whole life on destroying him and just being a good destroyer, a good conqueror. Don’t wait. Go out there. Smash him.”
The highly anticipated all-British clash will see 96,000 fans create an electric atmosphere at the venue familiar to Joshua but a new territory for Dubois.
