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SEEK & DESTROY

HAS British heavyweight boxing ever been so strong? Between them Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury hold all four of the major heavyweight titles. Dillian Whyte remains a contender. Joe Joyce, who was unfortunate to come away from the last Olympics with just the silver medal, has quickly stepped up in class as a professional.

If and when the Tokyo Olympics come round, Frazer Clarke will be in the reckoning for a podium finish. But Daniel Dubois might just be one the biggest threats rising in the division.

Until he blitzed Nathan Gorman to win the British heavyweight title last year, Dubois had questions to answer. But his temperament, his technique and his power, so far, all appear to be world class. He scythed through Gorman, though followed that win up with two all-too straight-forward victories over lower level opposition in Kyotaro Fujimoto and Ebenezer Tetteh. He had however intended to take another step up on August 29. He was meant to fight Erik Pfeifer, in what should have been a significant test. Pfeifer is an unbeaten pro, a two-time amateur World medallist and a two-time Olympian (who was

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