World heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois withdrew on Thursday from his scheduled title defense against Joseph Parker on Saturday after falling ill.

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

Why isn’t Daniel Dubois fighting Joseph Parker and will they reschedule? - Parker will now box Martin Bakole on Saturday, after Dubois withdrew from his planned title defence

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.

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

Daniel Dubois has been forced out of his heavyweight co-main event against Joseph Parker after falling ill, which has forced a late replacement opponent to step up on just 48 hours’ notice.

In a significant upheaval to the highly anticipated Last Crescendo boxing event, IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois has withdrawn from his title defense against Joseph Parker due to illness.

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.