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“That’s The Plan” Anthony Joshua Has Now Set His Sights On Just One Fight…

By Admin February 21, 2025

“That’s The Plan” Anthony Joshua Has Now Set His Sights On Just One Fight For Comeback

Anthony Joshua is expected to return to the ring this summer.

‘Anthony Joshua’ last fought in September when he was stopped by Daniel Dubois inside five rounds at Wembley Stadium, denying Joshua the chance of becoming a three-time world heavyweight champion

It was then expected that he would turn his attention to an all-British showdown with Tyson Fury after ‘The Gypsy King’ lost his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in December, but those plans were dashed when Fury announced his retirement in January.

With several other options seemingly out there for Joshua, including the likes of Deontay Wilder and Martin Bakole, promoter Eddie Hearn has now explained to TalkSport what he expects to happen next, stating that there is only one fight that ‘AJ’ has on his mind.

“The plan and the goal for Anthony Joshua, always from now until he retires is to try and win the world heavyweight champion. To try and become a three-time world heavyweight champion.

Top Rank CEO Brad Jacobs: Tyson Fury would come out of retirement for….

By Admin February 20, 2025

Top Rank CEO Brad Jacobs: Tyson Fury would come out of retirement for Anthony Joshua fight, believes Top Rank CEO Brad Jacobs

Daniel Dubois will defend his IBF heavyweight title against Joseph Parker while Artur Beterbiev faces Dmitry Bivol in an undisputed light-heavyweight rematch as part of Riyadh Season; watch live on Sky Sports Box Office from 4pm on Saturday February 22

Tyson Fury could be tempted out of retirement by a British heavyweight showdown against Anthony Joshua, believes Top Rank COO Brad Jacobs.

Fury made headlines in January when he took to social media to claim he had ‘retired’ again following his rematch defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in December.

The announcement was taken with a pinch of salt by the boxing world after Fury had also ‘retired’ following his knockout victory over Dillian Whyte in April 2022, before returning to the ring six months later.

Had Fury won or lost against Usyk, a collision with Joshua felt as close to fruition as it had ever been. And there are still hopes the pair could meet at some stage in the not-so-distant future with both in the latter stages of their glittering careers.

“He looks like he’s happy retired and doing it, but he’s done that before,” Jacobs told Sky Sports.

“Nobody is in Tyson’s head, only himself, of course. I think an Anthony Joshua fight gets him out of retirement, if it’s the right situation and he feels right about it.

“But if not God bless him, he’s earned what he’s got

“I believe there is the potential for it. What happens nobody knows. Tyson has done shocking things before, and it wouldn’t surprise me if he did it again.”

While Fury is coming off back-to-back defeats to Usyk, Joshua himself is just months removed from his fifth-round knockout defeat to Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium last September.

It was a shock result that blunted what appeared as Joshua’s return to his explosive best after statement finishes against Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou.

Joshua has made no secret of his desire to face Fury before the end of his career, but that prospect remains theoretical for the time being.

“We’ll ask the question,” Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn told Sky Sports. “Frank Warren was [saying]: ‘Well, he’s retired’. I know but it’s still my job to say we’re going to make our decision, just double-checking there’s no chance he’s going to fight.

‘Let’s get them belts!’ Daniel Dubois wants to surpass Tyson Fury and Anthony…

By Admin February 20, 2025

‘Let’s get them belts!’ Daniel Dubois wants to surpass Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua against Oleksandr Usyk | ‘Let’s get them belts!’

Daniel Dubois defends the IBF heavyweight world championship against Joseph Parker on Saturday’s Riyadh Season event, live on Sky Sports Box Office; Artur Beterbiev rematches Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed title on the blockbuster bill

He’s beaten Derek Chisora and Tony Bellew. The great Ukrainian, still undefeated and formerly the undisputed world champion, also overcame Daniel Dubois in 2023.

When asked who gave him his toughest fight, Usyk, the unified WBC, WBA and WBO champion, told Sky Sports: “It was Chisora.”

That could be viewed as a slight on Dubois. Although Usyk ultimately stopped him, Dubois did pressure him and the British fighter thought he’d hurt Usyk with a punch that was ruled low.

Greenwich’s Dubois has progressed since then too. He came back with an impressive run of victories, picking up the IBF heavyweight title that Usyk vacated and knocking out Joshua.

“I always wanted to get my hands on them belts and take the weight off Usyk’s hands. Let’s get them belts,” Dubois told Sky Sports.

“Boxing at the moment is buzzing right now. It’s good I’m in a good position with the belt. I want to keep it going, keep this train moving.”

Daniel Dubois puts his belt on the line against Joseph Parker, a top contender and former world champion himself, on Saturday’s Riyadh Season event, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

“It starts on Saturday. That’s the big one that sets up everything else,” he said.

“I want to give Parker a lot of problems first and then that will just prepare me even more. All these fights will just prepare me for the next one, that’s how I look at it.

“How good can I perform? How quickly can I do the job? How clinical can I look? These are questions I ask myself. I want to get the best out of myself. So you need to fight whoever they put in front of you.”

‘We’re looking at you and through you’

Dubois’ team however dismissed any suggestion that they were overlooking Parker.

“It’s almost like he’s got blinkers on like a racehorse,” Don Charles, Dubois’ trainer, told Sky Sports News. “He’s a very, very unique individual.”

He warned against reading too much into Dubois’ confrontation with Usyk after the latter’s latest victory over Fury.

“All the previous champions have done what he did. Okay, the timing could have been a little bit better, maybe Usyk could have finished his interview, then approach him. What Daniel did by getting in the ring to challenge him, that’s part of this. This is showbusiness,” Charles said.

“Mr Parker and his trainer, they’ve grabbed on to this thing of, ‘oh you’re overlooking us’. No, we’re looking at you and through you. We’re going to run through you. Daniel’s going to run through you.

“They’re going to try and they’re going to fail miserably.

“Emphatic win, emphatic victory. Daniel Dubois, the IBF world champion, will retain his belt.”

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Anthony Joshua Gives Fortunes Predictions about Zhilei Zhang vs Agit Kabayel….

By Admin February 20, 2025

Anthony Joshua Gives Fortunes Predictions about Zhilei Zhang vs Agit Kabayel Fight After Sharing The Ring With Both

Anthony Joshua has cast his mind over Zhilei Zhang’s fight with Agit Kabayel knowing that facing the winner is a real possibility.

Joshua remains a big deal in the heavyweight division and he has often been called out by Zhang. The stars have never aligned for them to fight in the pro ranks, although the Brit beat the Chinese southpaw at the London 2012 Olympics

‘AJ’ is currently on the sidelines after being knocked out by Daniel Dubois in September last year, thereby failing so far in his mission to become a three-time world champion.

Zhang’s fortunes have been different in the last couple of years. He has twice stopped Brit Joe Joyce and also knocked out American puncher Deontay Wilder to bounce back from a points loss to Joseph Parker. He now goes into this fight with Kabayel for the WBC Interim Heavyweight title.

I know The hitter : Daniel Dubois Reveals Who Hit Harder Between Oleksandr…

By Admin February 19, 2025

I know The hitter : Daniel Dubois Reveals Who Hit Harder Between Oleksandr Usyk And Anthony Joshua

Daniel Dubois has been in the ring with both Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua, and may be again soon.

The young Brit’s first world title tilt came against Usyk in August of 2023 after the Ukrainian had taken three of the four major belts from Joshua and defended them in a rematch.

Daniel Dubois tried to impose himself on the southpaw champion but was largely unsuccessful save for a moment in the fifth round when he would drop Usyk. It was immediately ruled a low blow and Usyk was given ample time to recover before getting back into his rhythm and scoring his first stoppage in three fights. Dubois was put down in both the eighth and ninth before failing to stand for the referee’s count.

While Usyk went on to become undisputed champion with a win over Tyson Fury, Dubois bounced back with wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic, fighting himself into a position to hold the interim IBF belt and subsequently the full title when Usyk vacated it.

‘Anthony Joshua wants to become world champion again’ Eddie Hearn outlines….

By Admin February 19, 2025

‘Anthony Joshua wants to become world champion again’ Eddie Hearn outlines Anthony Joshua plans as Tyson Fury bids farewell

Eddie Hearn has made it clear that Anthony Joshua still has his sights set on becoming world champion again, just a few months removed from his devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois. The two Britons battled in September in Wembley Stadium, and Joshua could find himself facing Dubois again if he faces the winner between him and Joseph Parker.

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has said that Anthony Joshua wants to become a world champion again, as a potential blockbuster bout with Tyson Fury looms.

Joshua last fought in September and suffered a devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois.

Dubois faces Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia on Saturday – live on TNT Sports Box Office – and should a fight with Fury not materialize, Joshua will have his eyes on the winner.

“AJ wants to become world heavyweight champion again,” Hearn said.

“So the winner of Dubois and Parker is a real possibility. But AJ is gonna fight again, he wants to get back in the ring. He wants to compete.

“But of course, the goal as always is to become world heavyweight champion. If Tyson Fury is out of the game, the focus will be on the Dubois-Parker winner.”

Anthony Joshua made it clear that he still has his sights set on a fight with Fury, but the latter recently announced his retirement from boxing following back-to-back defeats to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.

The 36-year-old put an end to an iconic career as one of the best heavyweights of his generation. Although Hearn is aware that ‘The Gypsy King’ has u-turned on retirements previously, and could be lured back into the game. Even then, he is unsure if his heart would be in it.

“Maybe it’s a play,” he said. “But maybe more likely, he’s had enough.

“This is the kind of sport where if you get the fight punched out of you, or you don’t have the heart for it anymore, it’s a very dangerous game. I think the last thing you want to do is go into a fight with Anthony Joshua if you don’t fancy it anymore.

“If genuine, I wish him all the best. What a fantastic career. Made a bucket load of money, world heavyweight champion, one of the top fighters of our generation. Gut feeling? He’ll be back, but maybe that’s the optimist in me.

“These guys are winners. Defeat hurts, and it should hurt. I know AJ, I would only say in the last few weeks he’s got back on his feet and got the bit between his teeth. Fury will still be hurting from those back-to-back defeats.”

‘GREATEST CARD IN HISTORY’

Saturday’s card, which is headlined by the rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, has been called “the greatest card in the history of this sport” by Hearn.

Dubois v Parker serves as the appetiser for the undisputed light heavyweight clash, and preceding those two fights are numerous high-quality bouts, including Shakur Stevenson v Floyd Schofield, Carlos Adames v Hamzah Sheeraz, and Vergil Ortiz Jr v Israil Madrimov.

“I spend a lot of my time saying, ‘This is the card of the year.’ This ain’t the card of the year, it’s not even the card of the decade. This is the greatest card we’ve seen in the history of this sport.

“You’ve got the undisputed rematch, which is more than enough on its own. And then you have the world heavyweight championship, Dubois-Parker, which I think is a 50-50 fight.”

Expanding on the 50-50 fight, Hearn believes that Parker has the tools to beat Dubois if he can withstand his firepower over the length of the fight.

“I think Parker has got a great style to beat Daniel Dubois. He’s got a great engine, good chin, good movement. He needs to take the fight deep and late.

“I think Dubois has got a really good chin, but you’ve got to break him down. We saw that very briefly against AJ, just signs that you might be able to keep chipping away, but you’ve got to stay in the fight and to do that you’ve got to hold up to the firepower of Daniel Dubois.”

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Tyson Fury And Anthony Joshua Agree On Who Will Win The Daniel Dubois vs….

By Admin February 18, 2025

Tyson Fury And Anthony Joshua Agree On Who Will Win The Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker Title Fight

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have not often seen eye to eye but seem to agree on who will win the upcoming IBF heavyweight world title fight.

Fury retired in January after a second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk left him without any belts. The Ukrainian also handed the same fate to Joshua when the pair fought in back-to-back contests in 2021 and 2022

As such, many fans hoped the two British rivals would come together for a final legacy-defining contest, but with Fury now having walked away from the sport, that is off the table.

Instead, the next big fight on the horizon is an IBF title defence for the in-form Daniel Dubois against the equally in-form Joseph Parker on February 22.

Between them, these two have beaten Joshua, Zhilei Zhang, Deontay Wilder, Fillip Hrgvic and Jarrell Miller in their last few contests.

When he was with Turki Alalshikh recently, Joshua was asked by the Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority who he was backing on the contest and he went with his former victim Parker to come out on top and establish himself as a two-time world heavyweight champion.

Meanwhile, when speaking to TNT Sports, ‘The Gypsy King’ was asked the same questions and answered the same way.

“I’ve got to go with my old pal, Joseph Parker

Fury and Parker have been in camp many times together, and he and ‘AJ’ are not the only ones backing the New Zealander to come to on top with former British title challenger David Adeleye also leaning towards him.

For the winner, a potential undisputed bout with Usyk awaits.

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‘Keep them up’ – Anthony Joshua posts new training footage and fans all notice…

By Admin February 18, 2025

‘Keep them up’ – Anthony Joshua posts new training footage and fans all notice same thing

Anthony Joshua has begun training again for the first time since losing to Daniel Dubois.

The British heavyweight has yet to pencil in his next showdown in the squared circle, having been brutally dropped three times and stopped by Daniel Dubois in September.

He is eyeing a ring return in 2025, and has been linked with a number of fights including against Martin Bakole.

Joshua is expected to wait for the winner of this weekend’s clash between Dubois and Joseph Parker before making his next move.

But in the meantime, AJ has decided to begin working out again.

He posted two videos of training footage, one on the beach shirtless where he still looked in impressive shape.

And his workout continued by night, as he then posted another video of himself boxing against a gazebo, not afraid to use any objects he can.

Fans were trying to spot any clues as to his current condition and potential next fight.

And they all noticed he was working on his defence while throwing punches, keeping his hands firmly up.

One wrote: “He’s keeping his hands up, needs to make sure he does that in his next fight.”

Another added: “Yeah now he needs to keep them up, especially so he doesn’t visit hook city.”

A viewer agreed: “He needs to keep working on his defence to protect his chin.”

Other fans gave a more optimistic take, with one writing: “3x heavyweight champion coming soon.”

But others were less so, with one writing: “Bakole beats him.”

A viewer even joked: “He needs to train his chin instead.”

I want to avenge my losses: Joseph Parker to rematch Anthony Joshua if….

By Admin February 18, 2025

I want to avenge my losses: Joseph Parker to rematch Anthony Joshua if he beats Daniel Dubois?

Joseph Parker still has goals. He wants “to be champion of the world, to be unified champion of the world and to avenge the losses that I’ve had. And then retire”.

That effort all starts for him when he challenges Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight world title, live on Sky Sports Box Office, when the New Zealander bids to become a two-time heavyweight world champion on Saturday’s Riyadh Season event.

Seeking to avenge losses would lead him to a rematch with Anthony Joshua, who beat Parker in 2018 to pick up the WBO title the New Zealander then held.

But, if Parker does beat Dubois – a tough assignment in itself – AJ though might not get an immediate shot at that IBF belt.

Parker could take on Usyk for the undisputed crown, or rematch Dubois immediately.

“It’s not locked in as a rematch but it’s a possibility that it could happen,” Parker said.

“Fight Daniel, win, not sure if there’s a rematch or if I can fight Usyk or whatever else they have planned for me. It’s just to fight Daniel and see what’s next.

Former Tyson Fury And Anthony Joshua Opponent Now Wants To Fight…..

By Admin February 17, 2025

Former Tyson Fury And Anthony Joshua Opponent Now Wants To Fight Wladimir Klitschko

Wladimir Klitschko has long teased a return to the ring and continues to refuse to rule it out.

Alongside his brother Vitali, Klitschko dominated the heavyweight division between 2004 and 2015 before suffering a loss to Tyson Fury and losing his unified belts. He returned two years later for a fire-fight with Anthony Joshua but ultimately came up short again, this time inside the distance

Wladimir Klitschko would hang up the gloves then with a record of 64 victories from 69 fights, holding the record for most wins and title defences of the unified championship.

Should he indeed decide to come back, there are plenty who would take the fight, not least MMA superstar Francis Ngannou, who has also lost to Fury and ‘AJ’ in his two boxing bouts.

When speaking to Sportsbook Review about his ring return, Ngannou named Klitschko as a potential.

“Wladimir Klitschko could be an option.”

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