Daniel Dubois goes for his NINTH belt when he fights Japan’s Kyotaro Fujimoto four days before Christmas
DANIEL DUBOIS will challenge for his NINTH belt in just his 14th pro bout when he fights Japan's Kyotaro Fujimoto four days before Christmas.
Heavy-hitting Triple D has already has snatched the British and Commonwealth heavyweight belts in recent fights against Nathan Gorman and then Ebenezer Tetteh.
But he will now compete for the WBC Silver title at the Copper Box Arena on December 21 against 21-1 Fujimoto.
Dubois has held the WBC Youth, Southern Area, English, WBO European, Global, and International titles.
The Brit banger said: "I wanted to defend my British Title but no one would step up to fight me.
“I want to be fighting world champions within the next 12 months and when the opportunity to fight for the WBC Silver title was made available, a belt that Dillian Whyte held until his last fight, I jumped at it.
“I'll also be defending my WBO International title I won in my last fight.
"Fujimoto has a good rating and is a great stepping stone on my path to the top.
"He will have his own ambitions and I know he was rumoured before to be considered for a fight with Anthony Joshua.
"But I will be knocking that ambition out of him on December 21 when I knock him out."
KNOCKING ON THE DOOR
Dubois is ranked in the top 15 by the WBC and IBF and even slots in at six with the WBO.
And promoter Frank Warren explained that by beating Fujimoto, who is ranked 12th with the WBA, will give Dubois the opportunity to be knocking on the door of all four world title organisations.
Warren said: "Daniel cannot afford to underestimate Fujimoto and I am sure he won't.
“Fujimoto is ranked highly by the WBA who, incidentally, are the only governing body not to include Daniel in their top 15.
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"So hopefully this is another box he will be able to tick with an impressive performance on December 21.
“A win here will see Daniel ranked by all the major organisations.”
In his last fight, Dubois pummelled Tetteh in the very first round as he handed the Ghanaian his first ever defeat.
