Anthony Joshua stays “the biggest star in the heavyweight division,” in line with his promoter Eddie Hearn, regardless of his devastating loss to Daniel Dubois in September.
With Dubois preventing subsequent in February, Joshua is more and more unlikely to be prepared for a right away rematch.
However Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn believes AJ will not be wanting choices, even after his crushing fifth-round knockout loss to Dubois at Wembley Stadium.
No matter that final result, Hearn instructed Sky Sports activities: “As frustrating as it is to certain people in boxing, AJ is arguably still the biggest star in the heavyweight division, having just lost.
“That is the truth of the scenario. He’ll be high quality. He can stroll into any combat.”
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Joshua would nonetheless like one other combat together with his most up-to-date conqueror sooner or later.
“Personally he wants to fight Daniel Dubois,” Hearn stated. “Maybe we fight him in the summer, or maybe we see what happens on December 21 [when Tyson Fury rematches Oleksandr Usyk].”
Whereas Dubois now holds the IBF heavyweight title, Fury will problem Usyk for the WBC, WBO and WBA belts.
Hearn is satisfied {that a} bout with Joshua’s long-time rival Fury shall be an possibility for AJ.
“I think Fury, win or lose, will want to fight AJ next and that’s something we’ve got to decide,” Hearn stated.
Frank Warren, who co-promotes Fury, although has instructed Sky Sports activities: “He’s got to establish some credibility, AJ, that’s for sure.
“We had waited to give AJ his opportunity because he said he wanted the rematch but that’s not transpired, that’s not working out so we are where we are,” Warren defined.
“I felt very strongly when we made the fight it was the perfect fight for Daniel and that’s how it turned out to be. He’ll feel even better going into a second fight after such a one-sided fight as it was.
“I am unable to see subsequent time being any totally different to be fairly sincere, how I see the combat. I feel he is obtained his quantity.
“I don’t know what [Joshua’s] options are. At the end of the day they’ll decide that between them, him and his team, but the objective for any heavyweight is to fight for the world title.”
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