Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois is now on the job at Wembley Stadium in September

THE fight for the British world title could be in September, at Wembley Stadium.
Anthony Joshua is about to return to the home of English football with another card supported by Turki Alalshikh and Riyadh Season. But last night’s most exciting event was the Queensberry-Matchroom 5 vs. 5 in Riyadh – where Frank Warren’s outfit won 10-0 – changed the plans for Joshua’s next fight.
During the DAZN broadcast, Alalshikh told broadcaster Ade Oladipo that his choice for Joshua’s next opponent was Deontay Wilder but later that night the American lost for the second time in a row, this time to Zhilei Zhang whose popularity put paid to any hope of a Joshua-Wilder fight. and the horn. to stop the fifth round.
Dubois enjoyed a career-best win over Hrgovic on June 1
Another option for Joshua was a win over Filip Hrgovic and Daniel Dubois, a penalty shootout before Wilder vs. Zhang. Dubois worked hard and stopped the Croat who was stopped in the eighth round for medical reasons due to cuts above both eyes. The victory earned Dubois the interim IBF title.
Debate News spoke to Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, after last night’s action at the Kingdom Arena and asked if Dubois would go after ‘AJ’.
“I think so, yes, I mean we will go to His Majesty now. If the world title is on the line, which I think it could be, it’s a big fight.
“Daniel did very well tonight. I know His Majesty wanted to look at the Wilder fight, obviously it’s gone, so we’ll have to see what happens next. “I believe there is a press conference coming up in a few weeks to make an announcement with His Highness regarding the main card at Wembley,” said Hearn.
Dubois now has to wait to find out what happens regarding his position as interim belt holder. Undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk has asked the governing body to allow the IBF belt to be on the line – along with three other titles – for his rematch with Tyson Fury on December 21. The IBF says it has not set a deadline but if they strip Usyk, Dubois he will be promoted to full champion or fight for the IBF heavyweight title in his next fight.
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