Anthony Joshua is poised to face winner of Tyson Fury’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.

The two heavyweights will square off once again in Saudi Arabia later this year with the Gypsy King aiming to gain revenge on the man who unified the division with a thrilling win. AJ’s next assignment is likely to be in September at Wembley against Daniel Dubois – who secured a statement win over Filip Hrgovic at the weekend.

Whoever comes out on top in the all-British encounter is likely to get a shot at the man who wins the Fury-Usyk rematch, according to Eddie Hearn.

The Matchroom supremo has confirmed that, even if Fury gains revenge to leave the score between him and Usyk at 1-1, there is unlikely to be a trilogy fight between the pair.

He told The Sun: “I expect the winner of the December fight to fight Anthony Joshua, if he wins in September. There’s no decision yet made on the opponent, there’s three or four in the mix. But yeah, that’s the absolute plan. The first priority is to regain the world heavyweight title and obviously undisputed’s always been the dream. So I think we’re two fights away from becoming undisputed. But, we’ve got to win them.”

Joshua has never fought Fury and has twice been beaten by Usyk, which set him up for his historic unification attempt in Saudi Arabia. The Watford-born fighter was last in the ring back in March, seeing off Francis Ngannou.

He’s won his last four bouts since back-to-back losses to the Ukrainian and Joshua accepts that he has to overcome several obstacles to get back to the top.

The 34-year-old said: “I’ve got to pick them off one by one. It’s not going to be easy, but that’s my mentality. So come one, come all…He [Dubois] has been in tougher fights, so he becomes hardened. He has worked his way up the ladder, we’ll see what happens in the near future. Wembley, O2, York Hall – wherever they put me, I’m happy to fight. Any venue, I’ll turn up and do my job.”

Dubois meanwhile has come out all guns blazing as he eyes the sport’s biggest prize. He has lost twice in his career – with one of those coming against Usyk – but he’s confident he can see off AJ.

He said: “That’s what I’ve been hearing [that Joshua could be next], so let’s see. [Being world champion] is a dream. From challenging for the world title to getting the chance to win the damn thing outright, that’s what I want. I’ll demolish Joshua. I’ll get even better from here.”

Anthony Joshua returns to Wembley Stadium in September and there are three frontrunners to fill the opposite corner.

The Olympic Gold Medalist come two-time world heavyweight champion has been enjoying a resurgence in his career under the guidance of Ben Davison, bouncing back from two losses to Oleksandr Usyk to go on a run of four wins.

Joshua is positioned well with the sanctioning bodies and has made it clear his current goal in the sport is to become world champ once more.

The simplest route to that looks to be the IBF. Usyk, who now holds all four belts after an incredible victory over Tyson Fury, could be forced to vacate that particular title since a rematch with the Brit will stop him facing his overdue mandatory.

Joshua then was closely linked to face 26-year-old Daniel Dubois, who won the IBF Interim Title from Filip Hrgovic this past weekend.

Speaking to Seconds Out, promoter Eddie Hearn said Dubois was the likely opponent on the condition that the vacant belt was on the line.

Joseph Parker has been angling for a rematch with ‘AJ’ after losing on points back in 2018.Zhilei Zhang is also looking to avenge a loss, his back in the amateur days at the 2012 Olympics.

With both men having recently defeated Deontay Wilder, each has a good case for the Joshua fight, although Parker likely stand ahead given he has also beaten Zhilei Zhang.

Anthony Joshua could face the winner of the Filip Hrgovic and Daniel Dubois fight for the IBF world title at Wembley Stadium on September 21 should it get stripped off Oleksandr Usyk, PUNCH reports.

Usyk outpointed Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia on May 18 to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years, but it was expected that the Ukrainian would soon have the IBF belt taken from him.

The IBF title was expected to be on the line on Saturday, June 1, 2024, when mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic fought Daniel Dubois in Riyadh, but the IBF decided to create an interim belt for that fight.

As a result, Usyk will keep the official title for the time being, as well as his undisputed status, though it is unclear whether the 37-year-old will be stripped before his rematch with Fury. That bout will take place in Riyadh on December 21.

However, if Usyk is stripped before then, Hrgovic or Dubois will be upgraded to become the official champion. It is also possible that the winner of Hrgovic/Dubois vs. Joshua will be upgraded after their fight instead.

Joshua, a two-time heavyweight champion who was at ringside for the Ukrainian’s split decision win over the Gipsy King, is enjoying a resurgence that began soon after his second consecutive loss to Usyk in 2022: beating Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin, and Francis Ngannou.

Eddie Hearn thinks the British Nigerian would have left Usyk’s victory over Fury, fancying his chances against both.

“I don’t think he’s that deep,” Hearn said on the True Geordie podcast when asked what would have been going through Joshua’s mind after the bout.

“I think probably deep down, he’s thinking, ‘Well, I lost, especially in the second fight, by a close points decision’.

“By the way, honestly, AJ was 50% of the fighter he is now. You saw in the press conference his reaction in the ring; he wasn’t himself, and I don’t think he was in a great place.

“Now he’s firing on every single cylinder that exists. So he’s watching that fight, thinking, ‘I’d love another crack at Usyk’. He’s thinking, ‘I’d love a fight with Fury, but he did say to me before that fight, ‘Usyk would win on points’ and he was right, in a great fight.”

Anthony Joshua is clearly staying in shape during his time in Saudi Arabia.

‘AJ’ recently arrived in Riyadh ahead of Tyson Fury’s undisputed heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk at the Kingdom Arena on Saturday night, but is also using the opportunity to stay in excellent shape.

The former two-time heavyweight champion will be sitting in the front row when two of his major rivals battle it out for the WBO, WBA, WBC, and IBF belts.

Joshua could potentially face the winner later this year or find himself competing for the IBF title if the pair choose to exercise the rematch clause in the contracts.

So, he’s been ticking over at the Mike Tyson Boxing Club in Riyadh.

On Tuesday, Joshua shared two pictures of him running on a treadmill to his social media channels.

The 34-year-old used the caption to give himself a new nickname.

“Quadzilla,” he wrote referencing the bulging muscles in his upper legs.

Joshua’s comment section was full of fans praising his impressive physique and relentless work ethic.

One person said: “Looking incredible go for it AJ.”

Anthony Joshua has confirmed he will return to the ring in September following his KO win against Francis Ngannou.

Former two-time heavyweight world champion Joshua extended his unbeaten streak to four fights last month when he dropped Ngannou twice before stopping him for good in the second round. ‘AJ’ has been promised a shot at the undisputed world titles in his next fight, which Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are competing for next month.

When asked about his next fight on The Jonathan Ross Show, ‘AJ’ said: “Around September is when I’ve been told. I was hoping June. I’ve got some time to go on dates now and mingle a little bit. I’m training at the minute, I’ve got two months before I get into training camp.”

Queensbury Promotions are hosting a Wembley Stadium event later this year, according to Derek Chisora, and he recently claimed Joshua will be headlining the card. “He will fight the winner of Daniel Dubois and [Filip] Hrgovic in Wembley. F*** it, I’ve got a big mouth. That’s the plan. It’s gonna be a sick, a little adventure for Turki Alalshikh to bring it back to London,” Chisora told iFL TV.

Dubois and Hrgovic have been linked to fight on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol’s undisputed clash, which takes place in Saudi Arabia on June 1. The IBF world title could be on the line if the organisation forces Fury or Usyk to fight mandatory challenger Hrgovic.

Joshua fought three times last year as he won an unentertaining decision against Jermaine Franklin before KO’ing Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin. ‘AJ’ made his professional debut over a decade ago and when asked about his retirement plan, he said: “I’ve always said 35. I’m 35 in October, I’m thinking another two years or so if my body holds out.”

A Nigerian man, who identified himself simply as FBI, has challenged two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, to a boxing match, vowing to knock him out in the second round, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

Speaking with confidence, the man told Joshua to fix a fight date and time.

In a new video circulating on social media platforms, the man, shirtless and flexing his muscles, delivered the message to Joshua.

He said, “Joshua, I’m still waiting for you. I believe that my message has reached you. Just give me the date, and I’ll show you. As the FBI, I will put you down in two rounds, in the second round, I’m gonna put you down.”

After calling on Joshua for a fight, FBI proceeded to train with tyres, punching them, lifting them and performing various other exercises to demonstrate his readiness.

The video attracted massive reactions from Nigerians.

Frank Edoho reacted, “This one think say he go beat Joshua tyre!”

Nollywood actor, Lanre Adediwura, added, “Wait, Anthony Joshua wan sleep for ground for the fight, abi na wetin? I no understand this moves.”

Popular comedian, Iamremote, joking said, “Shebi na floor Joshua go dey abi.”

Montero wrote, “He knows meeting AJ gonna change his life, fight or no fight so he just wants that attention and contact. I no really blame the guy, our government has failed us so everyone is trying to see what they can do to get out of poverty.”

Demo Pumpin rhetorically asked, “Is he a boxer or vulcaniser?”

The foodnetworking2 added, “I reject you for AJ because na sapa frustration you go use beat shege banza comot him body.”

Mayorsoj added, “Poverty dey fight you but na Anthony Joshua you wan fight.”