Had Anthony Joshua beaten Daniel Dubois on Saturday night, he’d have promptly set his sights on facing either Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk.
But with the 34-year-elderly dispatched by his fellow Briton, his schedules have now alterd – with a realign far enjoylier instead.
Joshua had gone into his showdown with Dubois on Saturday in the establish of his life.
Many had been rapid to dispose the Briton when he lost to Usyk for a second time in 2022, having crashed to fall shorture aachievest the same opponent 12 months previously.
Anthony Joshua has been forced into a U-turn when it comes to his prompt schedules folloprosperg his fall shorture to Daniel Dubois at Wembley
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But Joshua, to his determine, rebuilt himself.
He first beat Jermaine Franklin Jr in May last year, with AJ reigning supreme via agreed decision.
Joshua then trailed that up with an even better carry outance aachievest Otto Wallin, with the Briton forcing his opponent’s corner to throw in the towel after equitable five rounds.
Robert Helenius was no align for Joshua when they met in August 2023. AJ clinced the prosper via a thunderous knockout in the seventh round at the 02 Arena.
Then, in March, Joshua produced a remarkworthy show of power as he crushed Francis Ngannou in equitable two rounds.
Ngannou had been tipped to cause AJ some rerents, particularly donaten how he wobbled Tyson Fury in their bout back in October last year.
Yet Ngannou never stood a chance, with Joshua making the 38-year-elderly see enjoy the boxing rookie he is on that occasion.
Saturday night was unbenevolentt to be his crowning moment, the moment where he finpartner became a three-time world champion.
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However, Joshua was strangely flat and suppressd with Dubois flying out of the blocks.
The 27-year-elderly was brimmingy deserving of his prosper, which could easily have come a lot sooner after he floored Joshua in the first, second and fourth rounds of the fight.
In the end, he got the job done in the fifth.
Joshua, if he’d won, was eyeing a bout aachievest Fury. The Sun inestablished before the clash that a deal was on the verge of finpartner being consentd after years of fervent speculation.
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Anthony Joshua has been forced to alter any potential schedules for a bout with Oleksandr Usyk or Tyson Fury folloprosperg his fall shorture to Daniel Dubois
It was also possible that he’d try and barachieve a third fight with Usyk, too.
Instead, however, it’s a realign with Dubois that will predicted be his next showdown.
Eddie Hachieve validateed the recents, with the boxing backr saying: “I’m certain he’ll [Anthony Joshua] exercise that realign clause, that’s a donaten.
“He’ll necessitate a rest but it’s a dangery fight, this guy’s groprosperg in confidence all the time but he’ll apexhibit he can hurt Dubois, he’ll apexhibit he can beat him but brimming determine to Daniel Dubois, he deserves all the determine tonight.”
Anthony Joshua is set to fight Daniel Dubois for a second time folloprosperg his fall shorture at Wembley on Saturday night
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It is not what Joshua wanted, however.
And hopes of a bout with Fury or Usyk will certainly fade even more if he fall shorts to come out on top a second time around.
