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'There's no pressure!' - Comfortable Joseph Parker ready for Daniel Dubois title tussle
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Joseph Parker says he feels "no pressure" before his IBF heavyweight title fight with Daniel Dubois next month, as the New Zealander bids to become a two-time world champion.
The former WBO belt holder, who reigned for two years between 2016 and 2018, will face the Briton at Riyadh Season's The Last Crescendo at the Kingdom Arena, live on DAZN.
Despite meeting in a top division title fight, Parker will play second fiddle to the undisputed light-heavyweight rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol in Saudi Arabia.
But speaking ahead of his bout with Dubois, the star is keeping his focus squarely on himself, and is happy with the work he has put in as he builds towards a date with destiny.
"Life is good," he told The Stomping Ground. "We're in full camp. We're putting in great work. We're looking forward to February 22. We're ready to put on a great performance.
"We treat this fight like any other fight, which is very seriously. Daniel Dubois is the champion of the world. We take it seriously, we train hard and we put in the work.
"There's no pressure. You put pressure on yourself if you don't train hard, and you don't do things right. They're always going to talk about fights that they can have in the future.
"Daniel Dubois is focused on us though If you overlook someone, that can be your downfall. We'll see how this plays out, but I'm going for [a] two-time [world champion]."
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