Daniel Dubois was in no mood to celebrate his birthday, so much so that he burnt a delicious cake bearing Anthony Joshua’s face.
The IBF heavyweight champion celebrated his 27th birthday on Friday with a rigorous training session under the supervision of coach Don Charles.
Charles and the rest of DuBois’ team later began singing Stevie Wonder’s ‘Happy Birthday’ and presented ‘Triple D’ with a cake bearing the face of his upcoming opponent A.J.
But DuBois wasn’t in the mood to sing, so he punched the delicious-looking cake with his right hand while yelling “Stop the music.”
The soft-spoken but tough-tempered DuBois then thundered, “This is Business,
Charles couldn’t believe it and joked: “Bay Goodit’s your birthday.”
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The video of DuBois destroying his birthday cake spread like wildfire on social media.
One boxing fan said of X’s clip: “I’ll give it to Dubois, he’s changed his personality and has a much nicer personality now.”
Another added: “He can’t get any closer than that hahaha.”
And another said: “When DuBois retires she will have a promising acting career.”
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One commented: “He probably only landed 1 time before AJ put him in the cot.”
Another added, “He’s going to pay a lot of consequences for the disrespect he’s showing to A.J.”
“You would think after losing to (Joe) Joyce/(Oleksandr) Usyk he would be a bit more humble and respect the game more, but trying to have a deep rivalry with AJ isn’t right.”
Dubois will attempt to defend his IBF heavyweight title for the first time against Joshua at Wembley on September 21.
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And Dubois is hellbent on ushering in a new era at heavyweight by defeating former two-time unified champion A.J.
He said: “AJ has been the king for a long time and on the night I have to be the one to slay the king.
“That’s my goal, that’s my mission.
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“I’m learning more about myself as a warrior, as a person, coming out of the darkness into the light, and improving myself in every way as a warrior and an athlete.
“I’m ready for this and ready to move forward.”