Joseph Parker will be stripped of his WBO interim heavyweight title as soon as the first bell rings for his fight with Daniel Dubois next month.

Daniel Dubois has insisted he isn't overlooking Joseph Parker, despite reaffirming his desire to fight Oleksandr Usyk after their scheduled heavyweight title bout on Feb. 22.

Interim WBO Heavyweight champion Joseph Parker will be stripped of his title the moment his bout with Daniel Dubois officially begins. The New Zealander, who trains under Irish boxing legend Andy Lee and is a frequent visitor to these shores, will take on reigning IBF Heavyweight kingpin Daniel Dubois next month in a huge heavyweight clash.

Lennox Lewis famously performed well in rematches and has a view on whether Daniel Dubois can avenge his loss to Oleksandr Usyk if the two were to meet again.

Joseph Parker knows that he is "not supposed to be winning" against Daniel Dubois at Riyadh Season's The Last Crescendo,

Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs), the WBC, WBO, WBA and IBO world heavyweight champion, is not averse to fighting IBF belt holder Daniel Dubois from the UK (22-2, 21 KOs) in 2025. Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda's holding company,

Joseph Parker will be stripped of his WBO interim heavyweight title as soon as the first bell sounds for his showdown with Daniel Dubois next month