Daniel Dubois wins and Zhilei Zhang beats Deontay Wilder as Queensberry beat Matchroom in team event

Britain's Daniel Dubois won the interim IBF heavyweight title with a brilliant eighth-round stoppage of Filip Hrgovic to set up a potential bout with Anthony Joshua in September.

The 26-year-old is the mandatory challenger for Oleksandr Usyk’s world title and will be upgraded to world champion status if the Ukrainian is ordered to vacate his IBF belt before a scheduled rematch with Tyson Fury in December. Queensberry fighters Willy Hutchinson, captain Hamzah Sheeraz and featherweight Nick Ball – who captured a maiden world title – contributed toThe heavyweight contest began at a frantic pace, with Dubois working well behind his jab, while Hrgovic landed several flush rights.

He appeared seconds away from victory in the seventh after landing several heavy blows, sapping Hrgovic of any energy. After a tentative opener, Zhang began to walk Wilder down with the Alabama fighter throwing little back.

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