Eddie Hearn reveals new timeline for Anthony Joshua’s next fight and potential opponent for do-or-die return

EDDIE HEARN has revealed the caller timeline for Anthony Joshua's do-or-die ringing return.

AJ was connected people for a rematch with Brit rival Daniel Dubois connected February 22 earlier his squad convinced him to retrieve from niggling injuries.

And long-time promoter Hearn believes the Watford warrior volition beryllium backmost successful the ringing by aboriginal summer astatine the latest.

The Matchroom Boxing main told ProBoxing Fans: "He inactive wants to combat him, and AJ volition beryllium backmost successful May oregon June.

"And it could beryllium against Daniel Dubois. It's inactive the biggest combat for Dubois".

Joshua, 35, suffered a crushing fifth-round KO nonaccomplishment to Dubois successful their September shootout for the IBF heavyweight rubric astatine Wembley.

AJ was champing astatine the spot to nonstop his revenge connected 'Triple D' earlier being told to remainder his body.

But Hearn won't crippled the Olympian's determination until aft Tyson Fury's unified heavyweight rubric rematch with Oleksandr Usyk next month.

He told DAZN: “It could beryllium the Dubois rematch but it won’t beryllium connected February 22nd.”

”I deliberation we person to spot however December 21st unfolds (Usyk-Fury II) and past marque a determination aft that.

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"Expect to spot AJ successful a ringing next May oregon June.”

Hearn doesn't privation to leap the weapon by putting AJ successful a rematch with Dubois portion a perchance historical showdown with Fury - which has doubly been connected the brink of coming to fruition - is inactive a possibility.

The 45-year-old said: "It would beryllium frustrating if we made the Dubois rematch and Fury won.

"Then we're sitting determination going, 'Hang connected a minute, we're warring Dubois.

"'But we could person fought Fury successful May for the biggest combat successful boxing.'

"Win oregon lose, we tin combat Fury next summer. But if helium wins, AJ fights him for the satellite title."

Defeat to Dubois sparked calls for erstwhile two-time unified heavyweight champion Joshua to telephone clip connected his career.

The aureate lad of British boxing, however, has vowed to proceed rolling "the dice" successful his pursuit of undisputed glory.

But Hearn admits AJ could bent up his gloves wrong the adjacent YEAR.

He told The Times: "This could beryllium [Joshua’s] past twelvemonth successful the sport."