Monday, September 23, 2024 - Anthony Joshua's hope of a rematch against Daniel Dubois is now in jeopardy two days after he was knocked out at Wembley.
Dubois retained his IBF world heavyweight crown in front of
96,000 fans as he floored Joshua four times, knocking him out in the fifth
round.
AJ's promoter Eddie Hearn had disclosed that there
is a rematch clause and that his fighter was likely to activate it in the
aftermath of his Saturday defeat.
Hearn told DAZN: 'I'm sure he'll exercise that rematch
clause, I think that's a given. He'll need a rest and it's a dangerous fight.
This guy's growing in confidence all the time.
'He'll believe he can hurt Dubois. He'll believe he can beat
him, but full credit to Daniel Dubois, he deserves all the credit tonight. It
was a great performance from Daniel.'
Joshua has previously had double-headers against Andy
Ruiz Jr. and Oleksandr Usyk, getting his own back against the former after
a shock defeat in 2019.
However, Dubois' promoter Frank Warren has
rubbished claims of a rematch clause.
He told talkSPORT that Dubois does not have a
guaranteed rematch clause in his contract, even though AJ apparently does.
In any case, he said that his camp would be open to
discussing a second fight between the boxers.
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