Frank Warren ruled out the Daniel Dubois vs Anthony Joshua rematch a few weeks ago due to an injury sustained by ‘AJ’. A lot of the the talk since has been about who Dubois will face next, however, the IBF world champion’s promoter Frank Warren has offered Joshua another man from his stable for his comeback fight.
We are nearly two months on since Daniel Dubois shocked the world by demolishing Anthony Joshua in 5 rounds, in front of a record 96,000 people at Wembley Stadium.
Following this brutal defeat, ‘AJ’ picked up an injury, preventing him from facing Dubois in a rematch straight away.
Therefore, Warren has been looking for potential replacements for Dubois.
Martin Bakole has been mentioned and he has said he is up for the fight.
Fabio Wardley wants it to, however he has been warned to wait and build his name before going straight for world honours.
Boxing Social exclusively revealed that Zhilei Zhang wants the fight.
Many have said that if anyone deserves a shot at Dubois’ IBF belt, it is Joseph Parker.
However, Joshua is not focused on this, he needs to win his next fight to put himself among boxings elite once again.
At now 35 years old, the Londoner does not have much time left in the sport, therefore looking for the biggest fights possible is essential.
Speaking to talkSPORT, Queensbury’s Frank Warren has suggested who ‘AJ’ should fight next.
“If AJ wants a fight, maybe fight Fabio.”
Warren has suggested that Anthony Joshua can fight Fabio Wardley next.
Wardley is coming off his rematch with Fraser Clarke, in which he demolished his opponent within a single round.
Whilst this in theory could be a good comeback fight for Joshua, the risk of it may outweigh the reward.
Moreover, he will have a keen eye on Tyson Fury’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, as a victory against his fellow Brit, albeit later in their careers would go a long way to establishing his legacy.
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