Dubois v Joshua - title fight predictions

Daniel Dubois will take sides his IBF loop against Anthony Joshua successful an all-British heavyweight title conflict astatine London's Wembley Stadium this weekend.

A post-war grounds crowd of 96,000 will beryllium successful attendance arsenic Joshua, 34, bids to go a three-time world champion.

You tin travel unrecorded matter commentary of nan arena from 20:00 BST connected Saturday connected nan BBC Sport website and app.

Dubois, 27, won nan interim title earlier this twelvemonth and was elevated to afloat champion position erstwhile Oleksandr Usyk vacated nan IBF strap.

Fans are expecting an explosive finish. Dubois has won 21 bouts, pinch 20 stoppages, and 2 defeats. Joshua has mislaid 3 times but has 28 wins, 25 by knockout.

So will Dubois beryllium his worthy arsenic a champion pinch a crowning moment? Or will Joshua - pinch his wealthiness of acquisition - prevail successful northbound London?

BBC Sport has asked nan world of boxing for their predictions.

Heavyweight Frazer Clarke: "As heavy-handed arsenic Dubois is and arsenic bully a combatant arsenic he's becoming, I still person to spell for Joshua. That's done nary favouritism but my master sentiment that nan experiences of Joshua and nan magnitude of nan conflict is thing which is simply a batch much normal to AJ than it is to Dubois.

"I'm not saying Dubois is going to vessel it nether nan lights, but it's going to beryllium difficult. Joshua has been there, seen it and done it."

Former Joshua force Francis Ngannou: "Even though Joshua mislaid against Usyk doubly and Dubois fought Usyk and almost knocked him down and almost won, I would still springiness this to Joshua."

Heavyweight Johnny Fisher: "I've had nan privilege of sparring Dubois respective times, and retired of everyone I've sparred he's decidedly nan hardest puncher I've been successful with. He's sewage a reliable task, though. Joshua is proven and has fought connected nan biggest shape respective times.

"But I make AJ only a flimsy favourite. The tally of Dubois precocious has been fantastic. He's successful nan ascendancy and Joshua is successful a bully spot of shape too, truthful it will make for an moreover match-up."

Cruiserweight Richard Riakporhe: "I americium going for Joshua wrong nan distance, though I deliberation it will beryllium a awesome conflict while it lasts. It's going to beryllium backmost and distant and I deliberation some men will person immoderate success.

"The deciding facet will beryllium who tin return nan shots best. Both tin punch but AJ astir apt punches harder. I don't deliberation it's wise taking large shots from AJ and analysing Dubois' past fewer fights - moreover though he's travel done successful awesome manner he besides took rather a batch of damage. We saw what AJ did to Francis Ngannou erstwhile he landed those cleanable shots."

Former middleweight world champion Hannah Rankin: "I'm going pinch a precocious KO for AJ. He's astatine Wembley wherever he's had superb occurrence before, and I deliberation he feels disrespected by Dubois and will want to put connected a devastating performance. Dubois is durable and has younker connected his side, but I consciousness nan size and acquisition of AJ will play a large portion successful him yet dominating to return nan KO."

English cruiserweight champion Viddal Riley: "I judge AJ will triumph by knockout successful 5 rounds. It's going to beryllium an explosive commencement but AJ is much refined pinch his technique. He will onshore nan cleanable punches and get Dubois retired of location early."

Light-welterweight Ohara Davies: "It will spell to points and beryllium a draw. I spot a 12-round scrap and I honestly can't prime betwixt nan two."

Welterweight world champion Lauren Price: "It's a 50-50 fight. Both men tin punch difficult and person knockout power, but Dubois has been much active. Even though AJ is looking bully nether Ben Davison, he hasn't fought anyone to trial him yet. But this will beryllium nan conflict to bring nan champion retired of him. If I had to prime a winner, I'd opportunity AJ wins down to his experience."

Middleweight Tyler Denny, who will conflict connected nan undercard: "It's going to beryllium a existent fire-fight and Dubois is dangerous, but I judge Joshua will win. I don't spot it going nan distance."

Two-weight world champion Terri Harper: "I must admit, I americium a spot of a boxing casual and only ever really watch nan large fights connected TV, but I do deliberation AJ will win."

Ring announcer Kody 'Big Mo' Mommaerts: "It's a awesome fight. It will beryllium reliable for some of them but I person to springiness AJ nan separator based connected acquisition successful large fights. He's only been successful large fights for nan past fewer years and Dubois is conscionable stepping into that zone."

Former lightweight world champion Anthony Crolla: "I cannot hold for this. It's a existent fascinating fight. Dubois has travel connected truthful overmuch successful caller times, successful position of really he has boxing and mentally.

"I deliberation it could beryllium a sprout retired wherever Joshua will onshore a small excessively often early connected and it's complete wrong six. But if Dubois does not return overmuch reward successful nan first 4 rounds and he's still there, location is simply a awesome chance he could get AJ precocious on."

Super-flyweight Shannon Ryan: "Joshua will sound him retired successful information 7 and it will beryllium done successful spectacular fashion."

Middleweight Chris Eubank Jr: "Joshua is going to beryllium excessively experienced, excessively beardown and his boxing IQ will beryllium excessively precocious for Dubois. It is simply a cliche but location are levels to nan crippled and Joshua is conscionable a fewer excessively galore levels supra Dubois."

Former undisputed light-welterweight champion Josh Taylor: "I've been successful nan GB squad pinch nan 2 of them. Dubois utilized to springiness Joshua nightmares successful sparring and wounded him a mates of times.

"I've seen him springiness him Joshua nan wobbly legs. So it's a very, very absorbing fight. Me personally, I'm benignant of edging conscionable towards Joshua, but if anyone's going to beryllium capable to put him over, I deliberation Dubois tin do it because he tin earnestly punch. He's a devastating puncher."