Daniel Dubois sends 'demons' message to Anthony Joshua after brutal KO

'Dynamite' went connected to driblet Joshua 4 times earlier securing a knockout triumph successful the 5th round, and the Brit has precocious sent a connection to 'AJ' amid talks of a rematch

Daniel Dubois has issued a chilling informing to Anthony Joshua and believes his rival volition person "demons connected his mind" up of imaginable rematch.

The brace went toe-to-toe past period astatine Wembley Stadium, and portion Joshua was a large favourite coming into the clash, the two-time heavyweight world champion struggled from the opening bell. 'Dynamite' went connected to driblet 'AJ' 4 times successful full earlier securing a sensational knockout successful the 5th circular to clasp his IBF title.

Following the defeat, Joshua has dropped down to seventh successful the heavyweight rankings. Many person called for him to retire, but the Brit precocious issued a statement, claiming helium inactive believes helium tin go a three-time satellite champion contempt suffering the 4th decision of his nonrecreational career.

While the rematch betwixt the 2 is inactive yet to beryllium confirmed, Frank Warren, Dubois promoter, precocious revealed that 'Dynamite's' adjacent combat volition instrumentality spot aboriginal adjacent twelvemonth and is precise overmuch unfastened to the sequel betwixt the heavyweight giants with February 22 pencilled successful for a combat paper successful Riyadh.

Amid talks of the brace moving back, Dubois believes that his rival volition person 'demons connected his mind'. In an interrogation with BoxNation, helium said: “He’ll person a batch of demons playing connected his mind. Who knows if radical are talking him into it, I don’t know. I cognize from my broadside I’m acceptable to spell retired determination and amusement the satellite that I’m the king.”

There are a fewer calling for 'Triple D' to look the victor of Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury II aboriginal this year, however, it would look that a 2nd showdown with 'AJ' appears much realistic. That said, Dubois has revealed helium has unfinished concern with the Ukrainian.

'Dynamite' and Usyk fought past twelvemonth and the Brit enactment up a bully combat aboriginal on. He did nonstop the heavyweight king to the canvas with a assemblage shot, but it was controversially ruled a debased blow, and the Ukrainian went connected to get his manus raised, winning via knockout successful the ninth round. “That’s unfinished business. I privation to get that 1 right," Dubois added. "I privation to bash it decently and decorativeness him. It volition beryllium a bully fight, a unification fight, that’s massive.”

In a caller interrogation with Mirror Fighting, heavyweight imaginable David Adeleye believes Joshua's mentality was incorrect going into the combat with Dubois. He said: "It was a 1 sided fight. I’ve got a batch of emotion for AJ, but yeah, it was a 1 sided fight. I conscionable deliberation possibly the mentality going into the combat was wrong, and possibly thing was incorrect successful the preparation, truthful it conscionable didn't favour him. And I deliberation erstwhile it started going, determination wasn't determination was nary turning back. Dubois was successful his momentum. He was successful his groove, and it was determination for the taking."

With Joshua looking to get his vocation backmost connected way erstwhile again, boxing fable Roy Jones Jr has called for the heavyweight to ditch trainer Ben Davison up of a imaginable rematch with Dubois. Speaking to talkSPORT boxing, helium said: “It takes existent boxing cognition to hole yourself and get better. If you don’t person idiosyncratic with existent IQ and boxing cognition who has been determination and done that, they can’t thatch you anything. You request idiosyncratic who tin charter those seas erstwhile they get tough. I don’t deliberation Ben Davison has been successful capable fights. Ben has done a batch of coaching, but it’s hard erstwhile you haven’t been determination yourself."