DANIEL DUBOIS is the shy new king of British boxing - a title his father knew was always made for him. The Londoner has been on a unique journey to the top since he first started boxing aged seven, culminating in his brutal knock-out win over Anthony Joshua . 6 Daniel Dubois has had an interesting journey to the top Credit: Reuters 6 He is the new king of British boxing after KO'ing Anthony Joshua Credit: Getty 6 The Dubois' are a boxing family led by prophet-like father Dave Credit: Getty The win has cemented Dubois as IBF world champion and dispelled accusations he is a "quitter" after his defeats to Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk .
Those two setbacks are now just part of Dubois' story to the top, but the moment he KO'd Joshua in the fifth round with a devastating right hook was one he has been training for since he was five-years-old. His father Dave would put him through rigorous workouts that left his knuckles scarred from an hours-long daily routine of press-ups on clenched fists. But Dubois insists he “genuinely enjoyed” the training regime, and was happy to live the life of an athlete after his dad “told his grandmother and his mother he was going to be a world champion when he was in the womb.
” READ MORE IN BOXING LIGHTS OUT Watch heartstopping moment AJ is KO'd by Dubois as he struggles to stand up Dubois, 27, was even warned against using a phone and was home-schooled along with his siblings, many of whom are fighters as well including world champion sister C.
