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ANTHONY JOSHUA'S aboriginal has already been decided, Eddie Hearn has revealed.
AJ was knocked retired by Daniel Dubois successful the fifth circular successful beforehand of a record-breaking assemblage of astatine slightest 96,000 astatine Wembley connected Saturday night.
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Joshua had been downed by his British rival 3 times successful the 4 rounds prior, and aboriginal praised his "sharp opponent" and lamented his ain "mistakes" during the bout.
The 34-year-old besides confirmed helium had nary plans to retire contempt immoderate suggestions helium could bent up his gloves.
But Matchroom promoter Hearn has present revealed what is next for Joshua.
He revealed determination was a rematch clause successful his declaration to combat 27-year-old Dubios that was apt to beryllium activated, lining up a imaginable 2nd tally astatine the IBF heavyweight rubric successful the future.
Speaking to Dazn, helium said: "I'm definite he'll workout that rematch clause, I deliberation that's a given.
"He'll request a remainder and it's a unsafe fight. This guy's increasing successful assurance each the time.
"He'll judge helium tin wounded Dubois. He'll judge helium tin bushed him, but afloat recognition to Daniel Dubois, helium deserves each the recognition tonight.
"It was a large show from Daniel."
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His KO decision besides dampened the accidental of a £500million mega-fight woody with Tyson Fury adjacent Spring, arsenic SunSport exclusively revealed.
A combat betwixt Joshua and Fury - who was successful the assemblage for the fight - could inactive beryllium connected the cards, adjacent though it volition beryllium agelong past erstwhile astir would person loved to spot them astatine their peaks.
Fight STOPPED arsenic lights spell retired astatine Wembley during undercard earlier Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois rubric bout
Great fighters from erstwhile eras - that AJ studies and admires - did each look their finest rivals, immoderate - similar George Foreman and Larry Holmes - adjacent crossed generations.
When asked what had gone incorrect during the fight, Joshua said: "The opponent."
He added: "Credit to him and his team, we rolled the dice astatine occurrence and we came up short. You cognize I’m p****d, you cognize I’m acceptable to footwear disconnected successful the ring.
"But I’m going to support my chill and support precise nonrecreational and springiness the respect to my opponent.”
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Joshua besides did a abbreviated press league with reporters against the proposal of Hearn.
In it helium said: "Firstly, ever locomotion with your caput high. We took a changeable astatine occurrence and we came up abbreviated unfortunately. We rolled the dice man, for the 3rd time.
"That's 13 satellite rubric fights, not each 1 has been successful, but each 1 has been amusive and entertaining.
"We're trying to create history for British boxing and I deliberation we're doing that and besides I admit each the property and media - the fans aren't present but I convey them done you."
'Are you not entertained? I'm a gladiator' - What Dubois and Joshua said aft brutal fight
DANIEL DUBOIS annihilated Anthony Joshua’s imagination of becoming a three-time satellite heavyweight champion, writes Wally Downes Jr.
Joshua was floored FOUR times arsenic Dubois landed an astonishing fifth-round knockout successful beforehand of a grounds 96,000 Wembley crowd and millions of TV viewers to clasp his IBF belt.
AJ, 34, ne'er recovered aft being downed successful the archetypal circular of past night’s Battle of Britain showdown arsenic a immense Dubois right-hand haymaker caught him flush connected the chin.
Here's what they said aft the fight:
DANIEL DUBOIS
“Are you not entertained? I’m a gladiator, a warrior to the bitter end. This is the biggest triumph of my career. I couldn’t fto this accidental spell and present I privation to spell to the apical level of this game.
“I’ve been connected a roller-coaster thrust and this is my time. I’m not gonna halt until I scope my afloat potential.”
ANTHONY JOSHUA
“As p***ed disconnected arsenic I am, it is what it is.
“I had a sharp, accelerated hostile and determination were a batch of mistakes from me. Credit to my hostile and his team.
“We rolled the dice and came up short. You cognize I’m p***ed but I’m going to support chill and springiness respect to my opponent.”
FRANK WARREN (DUBOIS' PROMOTER)
“It was a phenomenal fight, like Hagler v Hearns.
“A superb combat and everybody has seen a champion’s show tonight.
“Daniel has shown his courage, his skills.
“AJ caught him with a changeable towards the extremity and I was worried, but what a fabulous, fantastic fight.”
EDDIE HEARN (AJ'S PROMOTER)
“AJ shipped a immense close hand successful the archetypal circular and was warring connected heart.
“He wounded Daniel astatine the extremity of the 4th and past again successful the fifth, but got greedy and walked connected to a close manus and that’s each she wrote.
“I’m definite Anthony volition workout the rematch clause.”
He added: "Do I privation to continue? Of people I privation to proceed fighting.
"That's wherefore I said we took a changeable astatine occurrence and we came up short, and what does that mean now? We're going to tally distant and unrecorded to combat different day, I'm a warrior.
"And besides earlier I decorativeness recognition to our hostile arsenic well, Daniel.
"Even though erstwhile I motion up to combat an hostile I don't truly similar them anymore, but present it's done, I instrumentality my chapeau disconnected to him and accidental good done to him and his team.
"And besides convey you to my squad arsenic good for the mode they prepared me.
"There were a fewer mistakes successful determination but that's the sanction of the game, good margins tin outgo you astatine the apical level, truthful convey you."
Round by round: How Dubois demolished Joshua
ANTHONY JOSHUA bravely picked himself up from the level against Daniel Dubois - until helium could nary more.
AJ was floored 4 times successful 5 rounds by Dubois earlier a thudding antagonistic close closed the amusement successful melodramatic fashion.
Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg takes you round-by-round from the Wembley war.
ROUND 1
Dubois comes retired crisp with the jab arsenic Joshua bounces astir struggling to woody with the piston-like left.
Huge close manus from Dubois has AJ staggering backwards with his hands acold excessively debased from the opening bell.
Joshua made to wage for the mistake arsenic helium circles retired with his hands down and gets dropped by an overhand right.
ROUND 2
Joshua - saved lone by the doorbell aft being floored - struggles to get going arsenic helium takes shots to the face.
AJ is tottering and teetering astir the ringing with his defender again dangerously debased and inviting unit on.
Joshua is attempting to get backmost into the bout but his jab looks acold excessively lazy - helium doesn't look to person recovered from the knockdown.
ROUND 3
AJ comes retired with much intent but swings wildly with a close and connects with lone bladed air.
Dubois pours connected the unit and hammers Joshua into the country scoring different knockdown.
The doorbell sounds but Dubois lands 1 oregon 2 afterwards - again AJ is saved by the timepiece arsenic the penning looks connected the wall.
ROUND 4
Disaster strikes again with Joshua floored erstwhile much - losing his equilibrium arsenic helium touches the canvas.
The referee gives AJ different warring accidental and Dubois lands a debased stroke - giving the challenger immoderate invaluable respite.
Dubois slows down arsenic 4 rounds travel to a adjacent with Joshua showing sensational resilience to bent successful there.
ROUND 5
Joshua lands a immense close manus and Dubois legs buckle - an astonishing turnaround looks to beryllium connected the cards.
AJ pins Dubois onto the ropes and attempts 1 of his signature uppercuts but the countering close manus gets determination first.
Joshua is caught flush connected the chin, dropped erstwhile much and this clip retired for good. Dubois scores a stunning KO win.
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