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.

Daniel Dubois was forced to pull out of his heavyweight title defence showdown against Joseph Parker, with the Brit's dad Stan now revealing the reason why

Martin Bakole has been up close and personal with Joseph Parker and has since assessed his chances against Daniel Dubois.

Daniel Dubois will not be fighting Joseph Parker this weekend in what would be a huge disappointment for boxing fans.

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Despite Parker beating Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang in his previous two fights, Johnny Nelson did highlight that a younger Dubois is a different challenge altogether and believes that this could have a huge influence on the result in the Saudi Arabian capital.

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,