Anthony Joshua Stopped By An Explosive Right Hand By Dubois

Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois

Daniel Dubois stunned Anthony Joshua with a fifth-round knockout triumph to hold the IBF world heavyweight title at Wembley Arena.

Joshua was knocked down a total of four times, including in the first round, when he was rendered helpless.

Nonetheless, a couple of number of boxing intellectuals including Matchroom CEO Eddie Hearn has called for Anthony Joshua to seek after a rematch against Daniel Dubois following his staggering knockout loss.

Joshua was stunned on numerous occasions in a rankling show from Dubois before at long last being hit by a hazardous right hand in the fifth round.

Only moments after Joshua thought he had made a leap forward by wobbling Dubois, he was shocked by the latter’s heavy fifth round blow.

Dubois would thus consolidate his status as IBF world heavyweight champion while celebrating the most significant victory of his career in front of a sellout crowd of 96,000.

As indicated by Hearn — Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Joshua will need a rest before thinking about a rematch.

“Joshua will believe he can hurt Dubois, he’ll believe he can beat him. But full credit to Daniel Dubois, he deserves all the credit, it was a great performance”, Hearn said.

In the post-match public interview, Hearn explained his warrior’s position in regards to a rematch.

“We have another fight with Riyadh Season and Turki Al-Sheikh and Daniel Dubois is part of that plan, but so too could be Tyson Fury or another heavyweight,” Joshua’s promoter Hearn said.

“I think that 2025 is going to be an interesting year for Anthony Joshua, one way or another, but he will definitely be back and whether it’s against Daniel Dubois, Tyson Fury, whoever, you’re going to be entertained.”

Anthony Joshua says he might want to proceed with his boxing career despite being beaten by Daniel Dubois that saw him stopped in the fifth round.

Joshua was knocked down in the opening round with a thunderous overhand right from Dubois, never quite recovering as he endured wave after wave of punishment amid a raucous Wembley atmosphere.

Meanwhile, Joshua admitted he made lots of mistakes but this is not the end of his boxing career
Joshua was magnanimous in defeat as he offered praise to Dubois after a career-best performance, vowing to return again.

“You know I’m ready to kick off in the ring, but I’m going to keep my cool, keep very professional, and give respect to my opponent.

I’m always saying to myself I’m a fighter for life… We keep rolling the dice. I had a sharp opponent, a fast opponent and a lot of mistakes from my end, but that’s the game.”

Defeat for Joshua casts further question marks over the prospect of a meeting with Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, who will face off in a rematch in Saudi Arabia later this year.

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Dubois, who is only 27 years old, will also target Usyk as he seeks retribution for his defeat to the Ukrainian great.

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