Joshua vs. Dubois Results: Live updates of the undercard and main event
MMA Fighting has Joshua vs. Dubois results live for the Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois fight card at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on Saturday afternoon.
When the main event begins around 5 p.m. ET, check out our Joshua vs. Dubois live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event.
Anthony Joshua (28-3) has reeled off four straight victories, including a devastating knockout of former UFC champion Francis Ngannou this past March.
Daniel Dubois (21-2) was recently promoted to IBF world heavyweight champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt. He defeated Filip Hrgovic via eighth-round TKO this past June to win the IBF interim title.
Check out Joshua vs. Dubois results below.
Fight Card (PPV.com)
Main Event
Daniel Dubois def. Anthony Joshua via KO (R5, 0:59) — IBF heavyweight title fight (live blog)
Undercard
Hamza Sheeraz def. Tyler Denny via TKO (R2, 2:05)
Joshua Buatsi def. Willy Hutchinson via split decision (112-113, 117-108, 115-110)
Anthony Cacace def. Josh Warrington via unanimous decision (118-110, 117-111 x2)
Josh Kelly def. Ishmael Davis via majority decision (114-114, 115-113, 115-114)
Josh Padley def. Mark Chamberlain via unanimous decision (95-93, 96-92 x2)
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Joshua Buatsi vs. Willy Hutchinson
Round 1: Steve Gray your referee for the co-main event. Both men circling and probing with left hooks. Buatsi closes the distance and pushes Hutchinson to the ropes. Hutchinson fires in a couple of good hooks. He’s looking to move and counter. Buatsi letting his hands go whenever he gets in close. Hutchinson with a good shot to the body. Short hook catches Buatsi coming in. Hutchinson the aggressor now. Nice jab from Buatsi. That strike could give Hutchinson problems, he’s having trouble getting past it now. Buatsi to the body. Busy first round for both fighters.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Buatsi.
Round 2: Buatsi pushing forward. Hutchinson wants to counter, but Buatsi quick to tie up. Right cross on the chin and Hutchinson felt that one. Hutchinson lands a good counter, but eats another hard shot. Buatsi sneaks in a couple of right hands to put Hutchinson on the defensive. He’s just crowding Hutchinson now, while also picking him apart with the jab when they separate. Hutchinson looks to get his jab going. Buatsi back to the body.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Buatsi. Overall, 20-18 Buatsi.
Round 3: Hutchinson jabs to start and lands a looping right. Buatsi on the hunt, Hutchinson choosing his spots wisely. Jab-body combo from Buatsi. Hutchinson keeping that jab in Buatsi’s face, but Buatsi still looks to pressure. Buatsi keeps landing to the body. Short uppercut by Hutchinson. More body work from Buatsi.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Hutchinson. Overall, 29-28 Buatsi.
Round 4: Cracking jab by Buatsi. Uppercut answer from Hutchinson. Lots of punching in close, both fighters have probably been guilty of holding and hitting. Short right from Buatsi out of nowhere gets Hutchinson’s attention. Hutchinson with a 1-2 as he pumps in the jab. Hutchinson to the body, then two punches up top. Right hook scores for Hutchinson. He lands an uppercut and another right as they break from a clinch. And there’s Hutchinson with another right hook. He might be frustrating Buatsi.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Hutchinson. Overall, 38-38.
Round 5: Buatsi scores with a left hook. He advances with straight punches, Hutchinson needs to get out of the corner. They trade jabs. Hutchinson hits the body as he circles away from danger. Buatsi has his jab going again. Hutchinson lands a couple of jabs, Buatsi answers with body shots. Quick combo from Hutchinson ending to the body. Buatsi walks Hutchinson to the ropes. Sloppy end to the round with Buatsi spinning and giving Hutchinson his back, then eating a left hook for his troubles.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Buatsi. Overall, 48-47 Buatsi.
Round 6: Buatsi on the offensive as Hutchinson circles around the ring. Hutchinson scoring and circling, working to get in and out, but Buatsi is expertly cutting off the ring and using his jab and body work effectively. Lots of tying up, Gray letting them work out of it. Buatsi sticking with the jab. He fires a right hand in that lands clean. Hutchinson struggling to defend and Buatsi swarms to force Hutchinson to take a knee. There’s a count. Buatsi attacks with urgency, but can’t find Hutchinson’s chin again before the bell.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-8, Buatsi. Overall, 58-55 Buatsi.
Round 7: Good punch by Hutchinson to start, he’s still in this. Buatsi landing combinations to the body. He wants that finish. Hutchinson is feeling these body shots. Credit to Hutchinson, he’s firing back and not playing it safe… but maybe he should. Or not, big series of punches for Hutchinson! Unfortunately, he was leading with his head and loses a point for a collision. Huge swing in the action there. Buatsi with a jab then an uppercut to the body. Left hook by Hutchinson scores. There’s a good right hand by Hutchinson. He’s taking this round. Hutchinson is headhunting. Buatsi trusting the body work and it’s paid off. Fun round!
MMA Fighting scores the round 9-9. Overall, 67-64 Buatsi.
Round 8: Buatsi leading with the jab. They trade body shots. Hutchinson’s chin is high, like he’s daring Buatsi to take a swing at it. More big body shots by Buatsi. Left hook lands for Hutchinson. Buatsi’s bully tactics are keeping Hutchinson from opening up. Buatsi clubs Hutchinson’s body and then hits a hard right that seemed to stun Hutchinson. Hutchinson punches his way out of trouble. Everything Buatsi throws is getting a reaction from Hutchinson. The lights in the arena dimmed for some reason and we had a pause in the action. On the reset, Hutchinson hits Buatsi with a left hook. Buatsi pushes him back to the corner as the bell rings.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Buatsi. Overall, 77-73 Buatsi.
Round 9: Buatsi jabbing and firing to the body, he is all over Hutchinson in the first 30 seconds of this round. Hutchinson wakes up and just starts throwing haymakers. Now it’s Buatsi backed to the corner for the first time. Finally, they take a breath. Hutchinson just winging sloppy punches up high. Buatsi to the body over and over again. He’s scoring with Hutchinson on the ropes. Hutchinson is fading, one body shot too many and he takes a knee again. He answers the count and will have time to recover with the round coming to an end.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-8 Buatsi. Overall, 87-81 Buatsi.
Round 10: Buatsi walks into a straight right from Hutchinson, who remains a threat. Step in left by Hutchinson. He’s setting the tone in the tenth. Buatsi jabs the body, follows with a left hook, and there’s a flurry. Unfortunately for Buatsi, he trips as he’s punching and almost goes headfirst through the ropes. Funny moment. Buatsi back to the jab and body work to settle things down, but Hutchinson doesn’t want to settle down.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Hutchinson. Overall, 96-91 Buatsi.
Round 11: Hutchinson swinging big and missing big. Buatsi just driving hands into his body. He’s marching forward with confidence now. Tricky movement from Hutchinson and he lands a right. Two good punches land for Hutchinson and here he comes again. It’s like they’re taking turns flurrying. Left hook by Buatsi. Hutchinson with a jab right down the middle. Counter jab from Buatsi. Buatsi poking away at Hutchinson’s stomach. They trade punches at the close of the round.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Buatsi. Overall, 106-100 Buatsi.
Round 12: Hutchinson nearly trips over his feet throwing a hook. Undeterred, he comes forward punching, but Buatsi is scoring with counters. Hutchinson just lunging in with heavy punches. Buatsi lands two to the body. They’re both running on empty right now. Hutchinson leaving it all out there with big, looping punches. Buatsi back to the body. Scraping right by Hutchinson, he’s fighting like he knows he needs a knockout.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Hutchinson. Overall, 115-109 Buatsi.
Official result: Joshua Buatsi def. Willy Hutchinson via split decision (112-113, 117-108, 115-110)
Tyler Denny vs. Hamza Sheeraz
Round 1: Sheeraz just towering over Denny. Sheeraz with a quick 1-2, the left hand putting Denny down on a knee. First knockdown barely 20 seconds into the fight. Sheeraz swarming, his reach advantage is ridiculous. Fast hands, too. Denny tries to punch his way in, but Sheeraz keeps his defense tonight. Body shot by Sheeraz. Straight punches from Sheeraz, Denny utilizing a lot of head movement to stay in there.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-8, Sheeraz. Overall, 10-8 Sheeraz.
Round 2: Denny sneaks in a right hand. That got Sheeraz’s attention. Sheeraz back to his jab, that’s working. Denny with a jab of his own. Counter jab scores for Sheeraz. Denny having trouble getting out of the way now. Punches in bunches from Sheeraz. He backs Denny to the corner and fires away, Denny to a knee. He’s not looking good as he stands up, but wants to continue. No! Referee Mark Bates waves it off and this one is over.
Official result: Hamza Sheeraz def. Tyler Denny via TKO at 2:05 of Round 2