Former two-time world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua is searching for a direct title rematch with present IBF gold holder, Daniel Dubois based on his promoter and Matchroom Boxing chief, Eddie Hearn — claiming the “mojo is back” for the veteran Watford boxer.
Joshua, a former two-time heavyweight world champion, has but to e-book his return to motion since he took on London champion, Dubois again in September, struggling a hellacious knockout loss.
Dropping to the canvas on a number of events all through the bout en path to his fifth spherical loss, former world champion, Joshua was stopped early within the body by Dubois, who countered superbly on the ropes, flattening the previous with an enormous shot.
With the loss, Anthony Joshua’s spectacular four-fight profitable rise was halted, and he was despatched again to the shedding column for the primary time since back-to-back losses to former undisputed world heavyweight kingpin, Oleksandr Usyk again in 2022.
Anthony Joshua chasing Daniel Dubois rematch for return struggle
And concentrating on a direct title rematch with Dubois subsequent based on his supervisor, Hearn, Joshua is certain to have a eager eye on proceedings subsequent weekend as the previous takes on a soon-to-be common-foe within the type of Joseph Parker.
He’s simply, you realize, the mojo’s again, he’s (Anthony Joshua) again in camp, and he can be watching the Riyadh struggle, the world heavyweight championship,” Eddie Hearn informed Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “In his thoughts, he needs to struggle Daniel Dubois. Don’t neglect, he’s a fighter. You realize, you by no means get a fighter to take a look at the Dubois rematch and go, ooh, ooh, I received’t be taking that. They at all times need a revenge defeat, and it comes with a world heavyweight championship. So the (Deontay) Wilder struggle I get, it was undoubtedly not a struggle that we ever thought of after his defeat.
“The mojo is back. [Anthony Joshua] is back in camp…In his mind, he wants to fight Daniel Dubois. Don’t forget he’s a fighter. To the disappointment of many people, AJ is still the money of the heavyweight division. We can really fight whoever we want, but AJ will do what… pic.twitter.com/xjqAGkhI0S
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 12, 2025
AJ remains to be, you realize, to the frustration of many individuals, AJ remains to be the cash of the heavyweight division,” Hearn defined. “And we can really fight whoever we want, but AJ will do what he’s always done in his career, which is continue to take the biggest of challenges.”
