Dubois vs. Parker, Take Two? The Ring Says Jan. 30 in England Is Being Explored 🇬🇧

RUMOR. Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker "is being explored for January 30th in England, sources have told The Ring," with the WBO heavyweight title on the line in "London or Manchester" (The Ring on X, x.com, Oct. 28, 1:00 PM PT).

The history. The two were "originally slated to fight in February 2025 before Dubois backed out during fight week due to illness," per The Ring. Nothing more on that from us.

The details. The Ring's full story (ringmagazine.com) says Queensberry is already working on Dubois's next fight, Parker is "one of the names in the frame," the likely venues are O2 Arena or Manchester's Co-op Live, and Jan. 30 is the working date, "although that is subject to change." Parker is ranked No. 6 by the WBO and hasn't fought since losing to Fabio Wardley a year ago.

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Catch up: Dubois-Wardley fallout (on Boxbid) and Hrgovic's "fake champion" jab (on Boxbid).

Boxer pages: Daniel Dubois (on Boxbid), Joseph Parker (on Boxbid).

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One wrinkle. On Oct. 21, Frank Warren said of Dubois, "He'll fight in February, and we're going to look and see [who he fights]" (The Ring, ringmagazine.com). That doesn't quite square with a Jan. 30 working date, one more reason the date is "subject to change."

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• Dubois vs. Parker, Jan. 30 in England: WARM (RUMOR). Sourced Ring report; nothing signed, date subject to change.

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