Daniel Dubois will be defending his IBF world title for the first time against former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in just a couple of hours today at the iconic Wembley Stadium. His father, and his siblings who are also boxers, wouldn’t miss this event for the world. But what about his lady love? Has Dubois done well to keep his love life under wraps? Or, is he actually single?
Canvassing through Dubois’ social media accounts won’t give away anything about his love life. But, Dubois has made a couple of slip-ups in the past that might lead you to believe that he just might be in a committed relationship. So, without further ado, let’s take a look at Dubois’ new romantic interest.
Meet Raissa Fox, Daniel Dubois’ girlfriend
Dubois is rumored to be dating a Brazilian beauty named Raissa Fox. Now, Dubois has not been very public about this relationship. And the details of what she does professionally aren’t known either. However, he posted pictures with her a few months ago, where he called her his “Brazilian queen”. But, the images have since been deleted. Interestingly, the two follow each other on social media. And, judging by her social media activity, Raissa is probably in London for the Dubois vs Joshua fight.
A quick look at her Instagram stories will tell you that she has been closely following the build-up ahead of the Joshua vs Dubois fight. On her Instagram story, she captioned a carousel of pictures of Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua facing off at Trafalgar Square during the weigh-ins— “I like it (translated from Portuguese)”. Furthermore, Dubois revealed in the face-off interview with Anthony Joshua back in June that he had just arrived in the UK after his “training” in Brazil. Nevertheless, before both the 27-year-old fighter and Raissa publicly confess their love for each other, their relationship is still rumored at this point. Why has he kept things so private you may ask? It has to do with his conservative upbringing.
About Daniel Dubois’ early life and family
Daniel Dubois grew up in a strict Christian household. He is one of 11 children. His father is Dave Dubois. ‘Triple D’, and his six younger siblings, grew up under the guidance of their father who was a strict disciplinarian. From a very early age, Dave put Daniel through rigorous workouts and bought a small punching bag to teach him boxing. “When Daniel was young, we used to do off-the-wall training. Aged 10 he could do push-ups for hours at a time,” the British boxer’s father stated in a media interview.
By the age of nine, Dubois was taken to an amateur boxing club, Repton, by his father, where he began training for competitions. Daniel started participating in amateur competitions, having an impressive record of 69-6, and thereafter turned professional at nineteen.
Daniel Dubois will be going into one of the toughest challenges of his life in his upcoming bout against Anthony Joshua, who will be hungry to become the heavyweight champion for the third time. Furthermore, AJ is coming into the showdown against Dubois on the back of three straight knockout wins. Safe to say, that AJ is in red-hot form.
