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TYSON FURY and Oleksandr Usyk put their rivalries aside as they posed for an amazing selfie during Anthony Joshua’s defeat to Daniel Dubois.

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DANIEL DUBOIS VS ANTHONY JOSHUA

The historic boxing match on Saturday saw a record 96,000-strong crowd turn out at Wembley Stadium.

Famous faces including Maya Jama, Emma Bunton and Sienna Miller led a long list of glamorous names.

While fighting stars like Conor McGregor and Ricky Hatton were also in attendance at the home of English football.

The thrilling bout saw AJ put down FOUR times by Dubois, who eventually won with a fifth-round KO.

But another exciting moment had heavyweight kings Fury and Usyk reuniting at ring-side.

The Gypsy King suffered his first pro defeat at the hands of the Ukrainian earlier this year.

It saw him lose his WBC title to make Usyk the division’s top dog.

And Fury has since moaned about the manner of his points defeat.

However, there appeared to be no bad blood between the two men.

They posed for a brilliant selfie at the side of the ring, with both bruisers grinning like Cheshire cats.

Fans were certainly blown away, especially as Fury and Usyk are set for a money-spinning rematch days before Christmas in December.

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One said: “Usyk and Fury deep down really respect each other.”

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Another declared: “They have the strangest relationship.”

One noted: “Gotta love these heart-warming moments.”

Another added: “There is no rivalry, only a lot of respect.”

With Fury and Usyk having a rematch, it leaves IBF champ Dubois facing a rematch with Joshua.

But the Brit is also eyeing a fight against the winner of Fury vs Usyk 2 in an attempt to unify the four-belt division.

Dubois told talkSPORT: “I would love a rematch but either one really, whoever pays me more money.

ANTHONY JOSHUA VS Daniel Dubois.

“If that happens (the rematch) I want to go for it. I want to do even better next time.

“I know where I need to improve, I want to prove people wrong every time.”

Fury certainly seemed gutted to see Joshua lose, exclaiming ring side: “That’s cost me £150million, the silly c***.”

He later said: “It’s heavyweight boxing, s*** happens, you get knocked spark out.

“It could have been me. In the heavyweight division, it’s what happens.

“What went wrong is what always happens in heavyweight boxing. A good right hand on the end of the chin, and that was it.

“I don’t know [if Joshua will retire]. It’s up to the man and whatever he wants to do.

“If he has good ambitions to come back again, he can make his own decisions. He’s a big boy.

“I thought it was a 50-50 fight. Dubois is a lot younger. He’s 27 years old. Joshua is 35 [sic], the same age as me. Age doesn’t wait for anybody.

“You get hit with those punches [and] you don’t see many heavyweights get hit, get knocked down, get back up, and continue on.”

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Usyk also had his say on the result, adding: “I thought Joshua should have won, but who knows? It’s boxing.

“For me, it was a surprise. I was expecting that Anthony was going to win the fight.”

‘Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator’ – What Dubois and Joshua said after brutal fight

ANTHONY JOSHUA

OLEKSANdr usyk VS TYSON FURY

“As p***ed off as I am, it is what it is.

“I had a sharp, fast opponent and there were a lot of mistakes from me. Credit to my opponent and his team.

“We rolled the dice and came up short. You know I’m p***ed but I’m going to keep cool and give respect to my opponent.”

FRANK WARREN (DUBOIS’ PROMOTER)

“It was a phenomenal fight, like  Hagler v Hearns.

“A brilliant fight and everybody has seen a champion’s performance tonight.

DANIEL DUBOIS annihilated Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downes Jr.

Joshua was floored FOUR times as Dubois landed an astonishing fifth-round knockout in front of a record 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers to retain his IBF belt.

AJ, 34, never recovered after being downed in the first round of last night’s Battle of Britain showdown as a huge Dubois right-hand haymaker caught him flush on the chin.

Here’s what they said after the fight:

DANIEL DUBOIS

“Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator, a warrior to the bitter end. This is the biggest win of my career. I couldn’t let this opportunity go and now I want to go to the top level of this game.

“I’ve been on a roller-coaster ride and this is my time. I’m not gonna stop until I reach my full potential.”

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Frank Warren has explained the personal difficulties he would face if the long-awaited fight between Daniel Dubois and Tyson Fury were to happen, saying his ties to both fighters would put him in a “very, very awkward position”. While talk of a rematch against Anthony Joshua is hot on the lips of boxing fans, Dubois also has his eyes on Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.

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Oleksandr Usyk AND Tyson Fury VS Daniel Dubois

Promoter Frank Warren has said a fight between Daniel Dubois and Tyson Fury would put him in a “very, very awkward position” but ultimately said it’s “up to them” if the pair want a title bout.
Dubois toppled Anthony Joshua in stunning fashion at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, sparking talk of three major possibilities for the IBF World Heavyweight Champion: A rematch with Joshua, a fight against Fury, or a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
But Warren said a bout between Dubois and Fury is not something he would be keen to orchestrate, due to having a foot in both fighters’ camps, but ultimately said the decision is up to them.
“I’m going to tell you straight here, I’d be in a very, very awkward position but if they wanted it and business called for it that’s up to them,” Queensberry boss Warren said.
“It’s not something I would push for. If there’s an offer made that makes a lot of sense then that’s up to them.”
Frank Warren VS Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk
Fury faces Usyk in Riyadh on December 21 in a rematch of their eventual meeting in May – where the Ukrainian won by split-decision to become the first undisputed champion of the four-belt era.
And while talk about a potential rematch with Joshua has been swirling, Dubois has also set his eyes on Fury and Usyk – saying they “are my targets now”, with the heavyweight particularly keen for a rematch with undisputed champion Usyk in order to “put the wrong right”.
Fellow promoter Eddie Hearn has called for a rematch between Dubois and Joshua – suggesting there is a rematch clause which could be triggered by the latter.
Warren added a rematch is “something to be considered”, but
ultimately said Dubois’ next fight will be decided with his best interests in mind.
“They can have it if they want it anyway,” Warren said. “I think that’s something to be considered.
“Absolutely, anything is on the table. We’ll work and see what’s the best thing for Daniel. We’re in the Daniel Dubois business, the IBF business and we’ll see what’s best.”
Joshua’s knockout defeat to Dubois in the fifth-round of their Wembley bout was the fourth loss of his career, falling to Usyk in 2021 and 2022, after being stunned by Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019.

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ANTHONY JOSHUA is one win away from a potential HALF-A-BILLION-POUND Tyson Fury two-fight mega deal.

Victory for Watford’s 34-year-old Olympic legend, over Daniel Dubois tonight at a 96,000 sell-out Wembley, will make him the hottest ticket in boxing.

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ANTHONY JOSHUA VS Daniel Dubois

And – as long as Fury isn’t violently knocked out and injured in the Oleksandr Usyk rematch on December 21 – the wheels are already in motion for FINALLY making the fight everyone in England wants to see.

Our AJ may dream of getting one back on the 37-year-old Ukraine icon who dominated him twice to snatch away his WBA, IBF and WBO belts.

And a win over 27-year-old Dubois – with bright young trainer Ben Davison – would rightly make him a confident boost about a shot of revenge

But outside of Team AJ and cheerleader Eddie Hearn – there is no clamour at all to see Joshua vs Usyk 3 – especially when the best he can do is drag it back to 2-1 against a man who would be pushing 40 with four kids indoors to worry about.

For all of AJ’s incredible success and downright decency – London 2012’s legacy, his singlehanded revolution of British boxing, and saving of hundreds of local gyms with personal donations in lockdown, when the Government left the sport to die – it is a stain on his record that he never faced a peak and and undefeated Fury or Deontay Wilder.

He has been the golden goose and the cash cow in a sport that is usually a bit of a pigsty – his status as a British sport legend is cemented for eternity.

But across the Pond in America – which will return as the boxing Mecca when Saudi get bored or achieve their goal with funding fights – he is seen as a dud.

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Deontay Wilder VS Tyson Fury AND Oleksandr Usyk

The violent knockout loss on his one and only trip to the Big Apple, left a bitter taste over there and snatching a win back over Usyk will not help his reputation outside of his diehard fans.

But if he hangs up his gloves with the Gypsy King and Wilder on his record, then people will have the right to frown when his name is mentioned among the pantheon of greats.

But two great Fury fights – each likely to do around 2m pay-per-view sales at a guess of £30-a-pop – with one likely to sell out a 100,000 seater UK stadium at an average of maybe £500 a ticket – would be a spectacle right up there with the Fight of the Century, Thrilla in Manilla and Rumble in the Jungle.

The world will stop to watch the build-up – let alone the fight.

Imagine the antics John Fury would get up to, what Team Fury’s Brady Bunch of brothers and pals would say to AJ and his boardroom brotherhood.

The brilliant old stories will be dragged up.

The 2010 sparring session at Finchley where rising pro Fury offered his Rolex watch to any man who could floor him and an uppercut from the reformed bad-boy bricklayer almost clocked him.

The fight was almost made twice but collapsed over money and ego.

The bizarre time they bumped into each other in Marbella and – despite all his tirades and taunting – Fury was polite to his verbals victim.

Us hacks will definitely drag up the hilarious times Fury would video call Joshua totally unannounced and wind him up.

Carl Froch will back Fury and say Joshua is useless, John Fury will offer Froch a fight.

Wladimir Klitschko will land back on the scene and support Joshua.

It would be magnificent, hilarious, historic, slapstick, tense, dark and drenched in Saudi slush funds.

And every man, woman, child and dog and duck will want to be there – the trendies who reckons Oasis were never that good – might pretend they don’t care.

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Tyson Fury is in camp and working for the first time in his career to avenge a defeat.

It came at the hands of former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk back in May when the pair were battling it out for undisputed heavyweight honours in Saudi Arabia.

Oleksandr Usyk AND Tyson Fury VS Daniel Dubois

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Despite a good showing early on, ‘The Gypsy King’ was caught in the eighth, causing a nose injury and a torrid ninth round. He went on to lose on the scorecards via split decision.

The initial fight date was postponed when Fury was badly cut in sparring – something Derek Chisora told TalkSPORT affected his preparations even for the rescheduled date.

“When Tyson fights, he fights for himself, when Usyk fights, he fights for his country. I don’t think Tyson was 100% when he walked into that ring. He had a massive cut. He didn’t want to get fined for missing the fight so he didn’t spar like he wanted to spar. He was under-prepared. I think Usyk stops him this time.”

Promoter Frank Warren refuted those claims to TalkSPORT ahead of the rematch in December.

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“It’s his opinion. He’s wrong. He trained for the fight, and for the first seven rounds of the fight, it looked at one stage like it would be the end of the fight. Then he got caught on the tip of his nose and lost his focus.”

TYSON FURY VS ANTHONY JOSHUA.VS Daniel Dubois

Fury has said he was enjoying himself too much in the fight and that he will remain switched on for the rematch in December.

One keen onlooker is Anthony Joshua who fights Daniel Dubois this weekend and hopes a win will get him a shot at an undisputed fight with whoever comes out on top of Fury and Usyk.

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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have differing opinions on the outcome of Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois.

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OLEKSANdr usyk VS TYSON FURY

Dubois defends his IBF heavyweight title against Joshua on Saturday night at Wembley Stadium.

Both boxers enter the contest in good form and have significantly shifted the narratives around them heading into fight night.

Dubois was labelled a ‘quitter’ by several members of the boxing fraternity after seeing out counts on one knee against Usyk and Joe Joyce.

However, gutsy wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic in his last two outings have gone a long way in changing people’s minds about his heart.

Similarly, Joshua was criticised for being ‘gunshy’ following his knockout loss to Andy Ruiz in 2019.

Anthony Joshua VS Filip Hrgovic

But the Watford powerhouse has proved he still has plenty of fire left in his belly with spiteful stoppage wins over Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou last time out.

The winner of the contest will punch their ticket for an undisputed fight with whoever emerges victorious between Fury and Usyk on December 21.

Both men will be ringside this weekend and cast their verdict on how Joshua vs Dubois will go down.

TYSON FURY VS ANTHONY JOSHUA AND FRANCIS NGANNOU

Usyk, who has defeated both men in the past, is backing AJ.

“My favourite is Anthony Joshua but I am very bad at predictions. But I will predict Anthony Joshua,” Usyk told Boxing King Media.

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He added to Boxing News: “I treat Daniel Dubois with respect. I wish him good luck, and let him become the champion someday – that he trains well…

“There is no way to compare [Dubois and Joshua] because they are completely different fighters.

“Different skills; different styles. Totally different boxers.

“To be fair, I don’t think [Dubois can reach Joshua’s level]. I am sorry for saying this, but this is the truth and I’m telling it.”

Fury, on the other hand, is placing his faith in Queensberry stablemate Dubois.

Fury’s manager Spencer Brown revealed his client’s prediction on the TNT Sports Open Workout show: “Tyson I think fancies Dubois, yeah I’m sure he fancies Dubois.

“Well, last time I spoke to him he did. He fancies Dubois.”

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After a blockbuster first bout, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will be back in the ring on December 21 to settle their rivalry. But there are some lingering doubts about whether ‘The Gypsy King’ will enter the squared circle and exchange blows with the unified heavyweight straps on the line. It’s not a question of motivation or the zeal to put on a display for the fans, but about money now.

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TYSON FURY VS ANTHONY JOSHUA.VS Daniel Dubois

Usyk, 37, and Fury, 36, clashed in May earlier this year to become the first undisputed heavyweight this century. After a close encounter, the Ukrainian fighter stood tall and took all the marbles to his home, setting up a rematch for December. But there have been doubts in the Usyk camp about Fury, at 34-1-1, honoring his rematch commitments and the contractual clause.

The camp has referenced on multiple occasions how the British fighter rescheduled their fight three times. They also considered how he failed to give Wladimir Klitschko his rematch on two different occasions, pulling out because of medical reasons.

Usyk, at 22-0, admitted his apprehensions when he sat down in a conversation with ‘Ready To Fight’. However, according to him, things would be different because of their contractual obligations, which impose financial sanctions in case of a withdrawal. The Simferopol native said, “No way, because the ball’s in our court now. He has a contract, and so do I until Dec 31st. We have to hold this fight up to and including [that date]. If he pulls out Dec 21st, he will lose all of his money and dividends and won’t be a man of his word anymore.”

Interestingly, a match with the winner of Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois is in the pipeline for the winner of Usyk vs. Fury for the next year. But Usyk only has the motivation to fight only two boxers now.

Wladimir Klitschko VS OLEKSANDR USKY AND TYSON FURY

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Retirement plans? Oleksandr Usyk hints at future after Tyson Fury rematch

‘The Cat’ revealed his plans with Seconds Out and admitted his interest in a trilogy fight with ‘AJ’. After that, he wanted to hang his gloves and give the younger generation a chance to take over. He declared, “Well, this is a rematch with Fury and possibly a third match with Joshua… Apart from Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, I have no desire to box with anyone.”

A trilogy match with Joshua, 34, would only make sense if the British fighter triumphs over Dubois, clinches the IBF title, and then tries to unify the heavyweight titles. Otherwise, taking a fight with Dubois also won’t affect Usyk’s image, as there is unfinished business between the two.

What do you make of these comments by Oleksandr Usyk about Tyson Fury? Do you believe the latter will pull out of the rematch? Let us know in the comments below.

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The huge rematch between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk is fast approaching.

Few would disagree that these two are the best heavyweights on the planet right now. Ukrainian Usyk is yet to lose a fight in the division and was also unbeaten down at cruiserweight where he cleared up and became undisputed champion back in 2018

TYSON FURY vs Wladimir Klitschko

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He pulled off the same feat in the heavyweight ranks in May when he inflicted a first-ever defeat on Fury. The Brit is now in working hard to try and avenge that loss, having said he was having so much fun in the first fight he took his eye off the ball.

Former world champion Wladimir Klitschko was dethroned by Fury back in 2015 and has now had his say on the rematch which will be for the WBA, WBC and WBO titles in December out in Saudi Arabia.

Speaking to rtfight.com, he said he thinks it will be a different fight to the last one, which was nip and tuck over 12 rounds.

“We can’t look into the future — only my brother can do that. But I’m confident that the next fight between Fury and Usyk will either be short because Oleksandr will knock Tyson out, or it will be extremely challenging for both athletes — even tougher than the first bout.”

Klitschko then reflected on the first fight.

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TYSON FURY VS ANTHONY JOSHUA.VS Daniel Dubois

“We saw that up until the ninth round, the fight was very tough. But I’m proud of Oleksandr. He achieved everything at cruiserweight, and when he moved up to heavyweight, I had questions about how he would handle it, and so did he. It’s a completely different environment there — the size, the weight.”

Finally, he had high praise for his countryman Usyk.

“Usyk will go down in history as one of the most unique athletes in boxing.”

Whoever wins this fight could well go into another undisputed fight with the winner of Anthony Joshua versus Daniel Dubois.

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A blockbuster heavyweight fight between great rivals Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury can still happen ‘no matter what’; Joshua fights Daniel Dubois first with Fury to rematch Oleksandr Usyk in December; Watch Joshua vs Dubois on September 21 live on Sky Sports Box Office

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Fabio Wardley VS Anthony Joshua AND Daniel Dubois

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have circled one another through much of their professional careers.

They have each won multiple world championships, belts which both of them have now lost and will fight to reclaim.

Joshua boxes Britain’s Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium on September 21, live on Sky Sports Box Office, while Tyson Fury will try to win back the WBO, WBA and WBC belts in his December rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.

But eventually the paths of Fury and Joshua, two great heavyweight rivals, could still intersect, even if they don’t necessarily win their next fights.

“I always felt that AJ and Tyson would fight at some point. At some point. Win, lose or whatever,” Todd DuBoef, president of Fury’s US promoters Top Rank, told Sky Sports.

“It’s like Batman and Robin. They go together. I just feel like at some point they’re going to fight regardless of what their body of work is, regardless of how they come out of fights.

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Oleksandr Usyk AND Tyson Fury VS Daniel Dubois

“I think they both have great fanbases, they both come from a wonderful country with history.

“We’ve had this wonderful heavyweight renaissance, the UK being the epicentre of it, so I’ve always felt like they’ll fight at some point.”

That is just his instinct. Fury and Joshua themselves are focused on their immediate challenges against Usyk and Dubois respectively.

But it also comes from his reading of boxing history. Fights between fierce rivals, who have similar statures in the sport, can be a long time in the making. But they tend to get made in the end.

“I think there’s a lot of bragging rights and they’ve had a rivalry for 15 years or whatever it is and I don’t think it ever goes away,” DuBoef said of Fury and Joshua.

“Mayweather-Pacquiao eventually happened. There were rivalries for 10 years and eventually they happened. I just think it makes sense at one point.

“You see history, you see how things happen,” he continued. “I think timing is everything.

“At some point I think they lock it up and they get in the ring together. It makes all the sense in the world.

“I can see it happening no matter what.”

Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight showdown with Daniel Dubois takes place on Saturday September 21 live on Sky Sports Box Office. Book Joshua v Dubois now!

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Anthony Joshua is hitting as hard as ‘a car crashing at 100mph’ ahead of his fight with Daniel Dubois later this month. That’s according to former super-middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders, who recently watched ‘AJ’ in training.

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Oleksandr Usyk AND Tyson Fury VS Daniel Dubois

Saunders knows plenty about elite heavyweights, having worked alongside his pal Tyson Fury on multiple occasions, and he predicts that Dubois could be in for a tough night at Wembley Stadium on the 21st of September.

Since dropping a pair of decision losses to Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua has put together a four-fight win streak that has seen him defeat the likes of Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin and Francis NGannou. All those wins have come under the guidance of Saunders’ former trainer Ben Davison and Billy Joe couldn’t hide how impressed he was with the Watford-born heavyweight while speaking to Box Nation.

Billy Joe Saunders on Anthony Joshua’s ‘Scary, Scary Power’

Ex-world champion claims there is ‘no way’ that the fight with Dubois goes the distance

“I watched AJ recently up close training in the Ben Davison camp, I pop in there now and then just to have a look,” said Saunders. “Watching AJ, it seems to me that he has a new lease of life. He seems like he’s reborn again, he’s believing.

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TYSON FURY VS ANTHONY JOSHUA AND FRANCIS NGANNOU

“He’s going to be a very, very dangerous opponent for anybody in the heavyweight division, in my opinion. Up close, watching him throw a right hand it was scary, scary power it’s like a car doing 100mph into a wall. He’s hitting the pads with so much force.”

Saunders sees no possible way that the Wembley Stadium showdown goes the distance and suggested that an error-prone Dubois may struggle to keep up with his more seasoned opponent.

Anthony Joshua & Daniel Dubois’ pro boxing records (as of 06/09/24)
Anthony Joshua Daniel Dubois
Fights 31 23
Wins 28 21
Losses 3 2

 

“Someone’s getting knocked out, it definitely ain’t going the distance, someone’s definitely getting knocked out. With all due respect to Dubois, who is a dangerous guy, he makes mistakes and he is not a difficult fighter to work out. What he does have – he’s very strong and he can punch and he’s physically a problem. But he makes a lot of mistakes.”

Joshua knows that there is no room for slip ups as he challenges Dubois. Defeat would almost certainly end all hope of a crack at redemption against Usyk or of the long-awaited all-British showdown with Tyson Fury.

Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury

Saunders believes that ‘AJ’ recognises the importance of a dominant victory and has predicted that he will get the job done and move on to some career-defining bouts next year.

“I think the momentum from an AJ win in style would take him into a massive 2025 which funnily enough could be the defining moment of his career.” Anything other than a Joshua win will likely leave him with a lot of thinking to do about his future. However, if he is successful in eye-catching fashion, then the heavyweight division will – once again – be one of the most exciting weight classes in all of boxing.

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Daniel Dubois has a message for Oleksandr Usyk if the unified heavyweight king is seriously considering an eventual drop back down to cruiserweight: We have unfinished business first.

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It’s been a year since Dubois was stopped by the Ukrainian in the ninth round of their world title showdown in Wroclaw in controversial circumstances, but the 26-year-old has since rebounded with TKOs of his own against Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic.

OLEKSANdr usyk VS ANTHONY JOSHUA

A blockbuster clash with Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium on September 21, live on Sky Sports Box Office, is rapidly approaching too, where the winner would likely be on course to face whoever comes out on top in Usyk’s December rematch with Tyson Fury.

Usyk had previously floated the idea of dropping back down a division to reclaim undisputed status at the 14-stone limit, but Dubois is determined to make amends against the 2012 Olympics gold medallist after he faces Joshua.

“I need to go in there and right that wrong,” Dubois told Sky Sports.

“There is definitely unfinished business with me and Usyk, and that’s part of my rise. I was in a dark place before and I’m coming into the light, so I need to get that back.

“He was at cruiserweight before and I’m sure he could come back up, but let’s see how the future plays out.”

Added into the mix is the fact Dubois now holds the IBF belt which Usyk relinquished in June, ending his reign as the first undisputed heavyweight champion for a quarter of a century after barely a month.

That saw Dubois upgraded to the sanctioning body’s world champion, having earned interim status with his eighth-round stoppage of Hrgovic in Saudi Arabia at the start of June.

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Lennox Lewis VS Tyson Fury

The vagaries of boxing politics are of little concern to the Greenwich fighter, but it did mean that at the time of his clash with former unified world champion Joshua being announced, he was still not in possession of the actual belt.

“We’re waiting – where is it?!” Dubois said with a laugh. “But hopefully I’ll get it.

“But you know what? That’s how Lennox Lewis became champion, and it’s happened before in the past in boxing history.

“Just to get your name up there as world champion is a great feeling.

“I wish I had it on the night, the IBF world title belt, but it’s all good.”

The victory over Hrgovic was something of a statement win for Dubois as well, particularly given the criticism he received over the manner of his defeat to Usyk.

The encouragement from ringside of his father as well as trainer Don Charles helped spur him on that night in Riyadh and he is taking one big lesson from that contest into his fight against Joshua.

OLEKSANdr usyk VS ANTHONY JOSHUA

“It was to just keep digging deep,” Dubois said. “Like my dad was saying from outside the ring, ‘don’t wait, don’t wait!’.

“Once I start throwing at them, they have to defend. The best form of defence is attack, so I learnt from that fight to attack and attack and keep going.

“It’s massive [having dad ringside]. You just need that, to kick you up the backside and get on with it!

“I started off a bit shaky, but I got into it once the rhythm went. I felt the vibe and I had the right people in my corner, so it was great.”

Now back boxing on home turf in London as a defending world champion, Dubois is under no illusions about what is at stake.

He knows victory over Joshua would open up the possibility of adding more world title belts to his collection, and maybe even the chance to put right what he felt went wrong against Usyk.

“It puts me at the top of the tree now [if I beat Joshua],” Dubois said. “It does make me the king, for sure.”

Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight showdown with Daniel Dubois takes place on Saturday September 21 live on Sky Sports Box Office. Book Joshua v Dubois now!

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