Joshua wants a rematch with Dubois after Fury fight

Anthony Joshua is hoping to avenge his defeat to Daniel Dubois if he gets past Tyson Fury next month

Joshua suffered a crushing fifth-round knockout loss to Dubois in September 2024 in front of a packed-out Wembley Stadium. He was knocked down four times en route to the eventual stoppage and spent over a year on the sidelines licking his wounds.

An immediate rematch was briefly explored, but a proposed February date proved too tight a turnaround for Joshua, who was nursing an elbow injury in the aftermath of the brutal beating. While the ship looked to have sailed, the sequel could be placed back on the table if Joshua can overcome Fury on December 11 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.

That is because the WBA is expected to sanction the Battle of Britain as a ‘super’ world heavyweight title fight, meaning a bout with WBO champion Dubois would be a unification clash, and therefore big business.

“I can’t speak on Tyson’s behalf, but for [Joshua], he still wants to be in the biggest fights of the sport,” Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn told BetOnline’s Politely Raw with Pacman Jones (via talkSPORT.

“I’ve got to be honest with you, and I know it’s a very dangerous fight, but he wants to rematch Daniel Dubois. [Joshua] is a competitor, so he’s looking at that, and anyone who has ever beaten him, he’s rematched, apart from Daniel Dubois.

“He wants to have another go at Daniel Dubois, and this is second nature to him. He wants to avenge that defeat. It’s a dangerous fight, but if he goes through Tyson Fury and stops Tyson Fury, then why not? That would be for a title unification – or for a fight against [Filip] Hrgovic.”