Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois had to be separated after nearly coming to blows in a tense face-off.
It was announced on Wednesday that the two Brits will fight for the IBF heavyweight world title at Wembley Stadium on September 21.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn revealed after that the 34-year-old threatened to smash a chair when the pair nearly clashed during a pre-fight interview, with the footage now released.
Joshua first said: “Honestly speaking from the bottom of my heart, aside from belts and aside from it being him, I’m just ready to fight.”
“Let’s go, let’s go. If he wants to swing go, let’s go now,” Dubois replied but his fellow Brit clapped back: “Shut up. Relax, relax.”
Dubois then asked: “Do you want to go now? Let’s go. Do you want to go now?” But Joshua was still unhappy, replying: “Relax… [Do you want] this f****** chair across your face? Don’t disrespect me.”
Dubois then said, “You can’t intimidate me” on three occasions, with ‘AJ’ continuing to tell him not to disrespect him in response.
“Who do you think you are?” ‘Dynamite’ asked before Joshua yet again said: “Daniel, don’t disrespect me…”
He then stood up from the table, with Dubois and his promoter Frank Warren doing the same before security rushed in.
“Don’t disrespect me on my life, little boy,” Joshua said in frustration as Dubois was being held back.
‘AJ’ added: “Dan, I don’t take disrespect lightly, you know? Don’t sit at the table telling me we can go now and do all of this and that, try and call me out.”
Warren then called for a cut on the filming as the tensions began to ease, although Joshua was still seen staring at Dubois.
Given there is so much at stake in this fight, it comes as no surprise that the heavyweights showed their feisty sides.
Dubois enters the fight as the IBF heavyweight world champion due to Oleksandr Usyk vacating the belt after beating Tyson Fury, with Joshua looking to become a three-time heavyweight champion.
–talksport.com
