Frank Warren, promoter of IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, gives hs thoughts on Dubois' game-changin win over former two-time champion Anthony Joshua on Saturday: "British boxing put ts best foot (or fist) forward on Saturday night and delivered an amazing spectacle with the world watching on. Riyadh Season landed in London with all the bells and whistles we have come to expect from these productions since we got started last October. London landmarks and iconic locations were brought into play across fight week before we got to the real business end at Wembley Stadium in front of a record crowd. From a promotional and logistical perspective, things really couldn’t have gone much better, but what truly matters most is that the fights deliver the goods and they did.

 

"Daniel Dubois has now joined the giants of the heavyweight division having toppled one of the big guns. He forced the fight and made his own fortune, so the post-fight scrutiny shouldn’t be a post-mortem about Anthony Joshua, it should be welcoming a new force in the sport. Daniel didn’t win because AJ is some sort of fading hero who got it all wrong. It was about Daniel getting it right and when he does he is pretty much unstoppable.

 

"Praise and respect to AJ because it makes two to create a classic and even under the most immense pressure he never stopped being dangerous and was landing hurtful blows right to the end. Daniel showed incredible heart to withstand the onslaught and execute a showstopper of his own. A glorious future now beckons for Daniel, which I predicted right from the beginning when we teamed up when he was just 18 and I couldn’t be happier for him. Congratulations go to him and all his team. Don Charles must take enormous credit, along with Daniel’s father Stan, who is a crucial voice on fight nights.

 

"What happens next is typically the question on everyone’s lips following such a seismic victory, but we will take the time to assess the landscape and also take into account the outcome of the big one on December 21st between Tyson Fury and [true world heavyweight champion] Oleksandr Usyk."