Anthony Joshua holds ‘proactive talks’ just days after brutal Daniel Dubois KO with eyes already on boxing return

ANTHONY JOSHUA has already held "proactive talks" conscionable days aft being knocked retired by Daniel Dubois.

AJ was floored FOUR times earlier a crushing close manus successful circular 5 closed the show successful beforehand of a British-record 98,000 fans.

But successful the contiguous aftermath of the combat and the days following, Joshua announced plans to combat connected and snub retirement.

And his adjacent combat appears to already beryllium connected the cards aft AJ posed with promoter Eddie Hearn and Saudi Arabia's boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh.

Alalshikh posted: "The Champ volition instrumentality soon."

Joshua, 34, replied: "Proactive talks. Thank you to each my supporters who came to the fight, I admit you all."

The two-time heavyweight champion inactive has 1 combat contracted with Alalshikh's Riyadh Season.

And Hearn revealed a rematch with Dubois, 27, remains an option.

But truthful excessively could beryllium warring Tyson Fury, 36, who rematches Oleksandr Usyk, 37, on December 21.

Even Deontay Wilder, 38, is a wildcard alternate for AJ contempt the American's tally of 2 losses.

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Hearn told iFL TV: "If Fury was to suffer possibly they some accidental 'Right, let's springiness the nationalist 1 past hurrah, 2 large fights, done'. "

"Or, if Fury wins, helium could support against AJ for the unified satellite heavyweight rubric and AJ could bushed him and go a three-time heavyweight champion.

"Anything's possible. Or we could rematch Daniel Dubois. Or could combat idiosyncratic else. Deontay Wilder.

"I dunno, it's not thing that's been discussed yet but 2 guys coming disconnected defeats, large punchers, someone's got to spell from the sport.

"But for maine the options are rematch Daniel Dubois oregon hold and spot what happens successful Fury against Usyk."