Joseph Parker has expressed his frustration at potentially having to wait even longer to fight for the world heavyweight championship.

Daniel Dubois was forced to pull out of his heavyweight title defence against Joseph Parker last weekend after falling ill just days before the fight in Riyadh

Daniel Dubois' dad has revealed details of the illness that caused his son to pull out of fighting Joseph Parker just hours before their match.

Dubois has put together an impressive run of victories over the last year or so. He began his rise to the top with a last round knockout of Jarrell Miller in December 2023, then stopped Filip Hrgovic in impressive fashion after taking lots of big shots early on. Both opponents were undefeated prior to facing the Brit.

Daniel Dubois was forced to pull out of his fight with Joseph Parker earlier this month after he was struck down by a viral infection just days before the heavyweight title defence

One of the most highly-anticipated matchups in the iconic February 22 'The Last Crescendo' Riyadh Season card is the fight between Daniel Dubois and Joseph Park

In a stunning turn of events just two days out from a modern-great fight card for boxing, Daniel Dubois fell ill and is out of his big heavyweight clash against Joseph Parker. Dubois is the second fighter this week to have been cost a place on the mega-card due to illness,

Saturday's boxing card in Saudi Arabia has a new co-main event, as Joseph Parker will meet Martin Bakole instead of Daniel Dubois.

Details on Daniel Dubois’s recent illness have finally been shared, with his father discussing the heavyweight champion’s withdrawal from a fight with Joseph Parker – and his next move. Dubois was due to defend the IBF belt against Parker in Saudi Arabia last Saturday,