Dubois will next fight Joshua or Usyk, 'whoever pays me the most'

Dubois will next fight Joshua or Usyk, ‘whoever pays me the most’

/ 04:58 PM September 25, 2024

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Daniel Dubois celebrates victory against Anthony Joshua, not pictured, in the IBF World Heavyweight bout at Wembley Stadium, in London, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP)

Daniel Dubois would “love a rematch” with either Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk — depending on which boxer “pays me the most”.

Dubois retained his IBF world heavyweight title with a brutal fifth-round knockout of British rival Joshua at Wembley on Saturday, flooring the two-time former world champion four times in total.

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Joshua has insisted his own boxing career is far from finished, with a potential rematch against Dubois as well as another all-British clash with Tyson Fury possible options for future bouts.

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Dubois’s promoter Frank Warren, meanwhile, has said while there is no specific clause in his fighter’s contract for a swift rematch with Joshua, they could meet again if the right deal was agreed.

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Anthony Joshua, left, and Daniel Dubois, fight in the IBF World Heavyweight bout at Wembley Stadium, in London, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP)

Usyk is set to face Fury in their own rematch on December 21 for the WBA, WBO and WBC belts.

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Dubois was beaten by Usyk in August 2023, but not before the Ukrainian was sent to the canvas by Dubois in the fifth round — only for the punch to be ruled a low blow and the champion given additional time to recover.

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The 27-year-old Londoner said finance would determine the identity of his next opponent.

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“I would love a rematch, but either one really — whoever pays me the most,” Dubois told talkSPORT radio on Tuesday.

Speaking about the possibility of facing Joshua again, Dubois said: “If that happens next then yeah, I want to go for it.

“I want to do it even better next time. I know where I need to improve as well, so as a champion and as a fighter I just want to prove people wrong every time and that is what we have been doing.

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“I think I would be a lot better than that (last fight). It was a great show, a Rocky-type fight, but next time I believe I will be more clinical, more sharp, everything better.”

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