Anthony Joshua has 'chink in the armour' that Daniel Dubois can exploit in heavyweight world title showdown

Barry McGuigan would expect Anthony Joshua to come through a potential world title fight with Daniel Dubois, but says there is a "chink" in the heavyweight star's armour that the latter could exploit.

Former two-time unified world champion Joshua is primed to land another shot at a title later this year, having established himself as the International Boxing Federation's (IBF) number one ranked challenger. Oleksandr Usyk - who has two wins over AJ - currently holds the IBF strap. but is set to have it taken off him having agreed to rematch Tyson Fury following their undisputed heavyweight title clash last month.

And with fellow Brit Dubois scoring an impressive stoppage victory against previously undefeated Filip Hrgovic in Saudi Arabia last weekend to claim the interim IBF title, the stage is set for a huge domestic world championship dust-up with Joshua, which would only be the third time two boxers from the UK have competed for a heavyweight world title this century.

Former featherweight world champion turned promoter McGuigan gives Joshua the edge in the match-up, but does believe Dubois could hurt the 2012 gold medallist where he is most "vulnerable." Speaking to boxing outlet Seconds Out, he said: "Now he (Dubois) is in line for a shot at Anthony Joshua. And if he gets through to Joshua’s chin then its game on. Joshua is the more complete fighter, marginally quicker. And he has rebuilt impressively since he lost for the second time to Usyk.

"There is, however, still a chink in his armour first exposed by Andy Ruiz that makes him vulnerable to the kind of power packed by Dubois. Most would still take Joshua to win. But nothing is a given if Dubois can back up his Hrgovic victory with another mature performance.

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