Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois: Israel Adesanya makes a prediction and bets a huge amount

• British boxers Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois fight for the IBF heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium.
• The two will fight for the title after undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk gave up one of his belts
• Nigerian UFC fighter Israel Adesanya has made a bold prediction about the outcome and wagered a huge amount of money

UFC fighter Israel Adesanya has made a bold prediction and placed a lot of money on the heavyweight title fight between British boxers Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois.

Joshua and Dubois will fight for the IBF heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, September 21, 2024, as both aim to become champions again.

The fight was not initially for the title, but according to The Telegraph, undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk vacated his IBF title in July, just weeks after his victory over Tyson Fury.

Usyk gave up the championship because the time frame set for him to defend his title could not be met due to his rematch against the Gypsy King in Saudi Arabia in December.

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Adesanya bets on Joshua vs Dubois

UFC fighter Israel Adesanya has shown interest in the fight and publicly announced on his Instagram page that he has placed a $10,000 bet on his prediction of the fight.

Adesanya hoped for the victory of his compatriot Joshua between the 10th and 12th rounds.

He shared a photo of himself and Joshua and a screenshot of his mission as his captain calls upon a Yoruba deity, Ògún, the god of iron, to settle the dispute in battle.

The two athletes are of Nigerian descent and come from the Yoruba tribe in the southwestern United States, although they grew up abroad and made a name for themselves there.

Adesanya was recently in Nigeria, days after losing his middleweight title fight at UFC 305 to South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis.

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Fans welcome Adesanya to Nigeria

Legit.ng also reported that fans welcomed Adesanya at Lagos International Airport with drums and music after the fighter arrived in his home country.

Although he spent most of his time in Lagos, he visited various places, including his hometown of Esa-Oke, a town in Osun State in southwestern Nigeria.

Source: Legit.ng