Daniel DuBois Preparing for a return with the goal of becoming a two-time heavyweight champion of the world. Derek Chisora I believe he must be very careful during this journey.

The 28-year-old Briton rose to the IBF title with three impressive wins in a row over Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, but lost his belt to vacated Oleksandr Usyk due to suspension when they faced off at Wembley Arena.

After resting and recovering from a minor injury, Dubois moved his training staff to Tony Sims’ Essex Gym for training. A few months later he announced that he had made a U-turn and was returning to Don Charles, the man who had orchestrated the triumph of the announcement.

talking Out in secondsChisora ​​first reacted to the news that Dubois was back with Charles – a trainer he knew well personally.

“Daniel’s a special guy. He meant Don to be good for him so they could practice for longer periods of time. Remember, when he trained with Tony, he had half an hour before Tony moved on to someone else. So, it was good for Daniel to go back to Don.”

When asked about the possibility of competing against Zhang Zhilei, who is said to be the best option for Dubois’ return, Chisora ​​issued a stern warning.

“No, he’s not fighting Zhang Zhilei. Shit, Zhang Zhilei will knock him out… That’s what I said to Frank, what are we trying to do here, kill him? Give him another simple fight, let him become stronger, and then that’s it.”

The 42-year-old Zhang is a dangerous boxer who halted Joe Joyce’s progress with two stoppage wins in 2023, the second one being particularly brutal. After a close loss to Joseph Parker, he knocked out Deontay Wilder in five rounds but was stopped by Ajit Kabayel in the final fight.

Return is imminent, time is not with him, Zhang loudly called for the Battle of Du Bois. Fans will find out in the coming days and weeks whether UK takes a step that Chisora ​​feels is too much for a return to action.