Anthony Joshua makes decision on next fight throwing Daniel Dubois rematch into doubt

ANTHONY JOSHUA’S rematch against Daniel Dubois has been thrown into uncertainty aft the ace made a immense determination regarding his adjacent fight.

The heavyweight ace, 35, is inactive reeling from September’s decision against his British rival successful beforehand of a grounds 96,000 assemblage astatine Wembley.

Joshua was KO’d successful the 5th round by Dubois, having already been enactment down respective times passim the fight.

The immense juncture saw AJ miss the accidental to triumph backmost his IBF heavyweight title.

And boxing fans person been waiting ever since for Joshua to denote details of his rematch with Dubois successful either the UK oregon Saudi Arabia.

Boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh had projected a day connected February 22, with Dubois anxious to get backmost into the ringing arsenic soon arsenic possible.

But Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has poured acold h2o connected a combat successful aboriginal 2025.

And a rematch against Dubois looks to beryllium successful superior doubt, with Hearn adding that Joshua is not expected to lace up his gloves until adjacent summertime astatine the earliest.

After being asked by a instrumentality connected Instagram however agelong AJ would beryllium resting for, Hearn said: “He had 5 fights successful 18 months, helium volition beryllium fine. Back successful the summer.”

That lengthy hold does not enactment for Dubois, who is anxious to support his loop aft a ascendant show successful London.

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Last week, his promoter Barry Hearn said: “I don’t spot (AJ) happening next. We’re looking astatine a mates of things astatine the infinitesimal and we’ll marque a decision.

“I was hoping we’d get it down reasonably rapidly but we won’t. Soon we’ll beryllium successful a presumption wherever we tin adjacent connected something, we’re talking to a fewer different guys.

“I’m proceeding that he’s injured. Whatever it is, if things are going to happen, they happen.

“It’s taken a portion to consciousness similar it won’t hap and unless I get a telephone telephone saying it’s on, past we’ve got to marque immoderate decisions.

“We’re successful the Daniel Dubois business. He’s the champion, he’s the feline who matters to me. 

“February is erstwhile I privation to get him out, and helium wants to beryllium out.”