Boxing scoring system explained ahead of Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois bout - and it isn't how most people think

Anthony Josuha and Daniel Dubois take to the ring tonight as they fight it out for the IBF world heavyweight title.

Joshua, a two-time former champion, has racked up four consecutive victories and will be aiming to clinch a decisive win over his British adversary at Wembley Stadium. The odds are high that the match could conclude in a stoppage, given that 25 of AJ's 28 wins have been knockouts, while Dubois boasts 20 knockouts from his 21 victories. If the bout lasts the full 12 rounds, the verdict will rest in the hands of three ringside judges. Their scores out of ten for each fighter per round are added up to determine the winner.

A unanimous decision is reached if all three officials concur on the victor, whereas a split decision victory is granted if only two judges score the fight in favour of a particular boxer.

The subjective nature of scoring by judges has led to numerous contentious decisions over the years. To shed light on this, former British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) judge Ian John-Lewis explained the process from a judge's viewpoint on The Sports Agents podcast, reports the Express. He disclosed that fighters are scored separately out of 10 in each round. He further revealed that judges do not retain the scorecard for a round once it's over, meaning they don't reach a conclusion by observing the entire fight.

He explained: "What a lot of people don't understand is that it's basically twelve fights. Each round is scored and you hand your card in, so you don't know how you scored it after that.

"You're not thinking about the previous round. Lots of people think we keep our cards but no, you hand your card in and you don't know the result until the end when you look at the overall scorecard and see