Since Daniel Dubois’ demolishing of Anthony Joshua, there has been a lot of talk about who the champion will face next. However, it now looks like there is a front runner for his next opponent.
Instaneously after Dubois’ special night at Wembley, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said the rematch would be the priority for his man.
The rematch was aimed to take place in February, however it was revealed that an injury to ‘AJ’ would rule him out of any immediate bout.
Therefore, there have been many fighters who have thrown their name into the hat to face the IBF champion.
Martin Bakole is a man who has claimed fighters have avoided him for years and so it should be his turn to fight for the chance to become a world champion.
Fabio Wardley, after brutally knocking Fraser Clarke out in a single round has called for it to be his chance, however he has been warned against this.
Instead, Wardley’s promoter Frank Warren has talked up the chances of him facing Joshua next.
Boxing Social exclusively revealed that Zhilei Zhang wants his shot at the belt.
Furthermore, Joseph Parker’s trainer Andy Lee said that his fighter is ready to step up too.
Despite this, today Agit Kabayel has pulled out of purse bids for this fight.
This could potentially be because he has been offered to fight Dubois next.
Kabayel is coming off two impressive knockout victories against Arslanbek Makhmudov and Frank Sanchez.
Moreover, the German is clearly a favourite of Turki Alalshikh’s as his last two fights have been on Riyadh Season cards.
Therefore, it could well be that his next fight may take place in Saudi Arabia again, against Daniel Dubois for the IBF world heavyweight championship of the world.
Dubois will also have a keen eye on Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury’s rematch as he looks to claim all the belts in the division.
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