Anthony Joshua has already discussed his next move after his defeat at the hands of Daniel Dubois.
The two-time former unified heavyweight champion suffered a fifth-round knockout defeat to his former teammate at Wembley last month.
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Joshua, 34, appears to be keen on an immediate rematch with the IBF king, who handed him four shocking defeats en route to a career-best victory.
And promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed the Watford fighter has already discussed his issue with Saudi boxing supremo Turki Alsheikh. next step.
during an appearance on talksportHe added: “If it’s up to AJ, the rematch is 100 percent. He says, ‘Let me attack him, I know I can beat him.’
“But we will talk internally as a team and advise him what is best, I think we are leaning towards an immediate rematch and I think it will be difficult to convince AJ otherwise.
“Those talks began a few days after the fighting and we will sit down with His Excellency in Riyadh next week.
“As a team, we had a meeting this morning 258 with MGT (Joshua’s management), and spoke to Ben Davison last night.”
Tyson Fury has issued a heartbreaking X-rated threat to Oleksandr Usyk as he seeks revenge in their December rematch.Joshua set up immediate rematches with Andy Ruiz Jr. and Oleksandr Usyk after losing to the pair in 2019 and 2021, respectively.
And Hearn admits it will be difficult to convince AJ to do anything other than seek immediate revenge against Dubois.
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The Matchroom Boxing chief said: “It is up to us to convey our thoughts to AJ and he will make the final decision.
“And it will be very difficult for him not to try to beat Daniel Dubois.”
Following his crushing defeat to Dubois, many fight fans have called for Joshua to end his illustrious career.
But in his post-fight interview, AJ said, “Before I came here, I always told myself, ‘I’m a fighter for life.’
“We throw the dice with success and we fall behind and we throw it again. We keep rolling the dice.”
A.J. Said a few days later: “”We failed. But we have to look at all the positives.
“We have to have the same mindset and approach. Look, what we have achieved in 11 years is phenomenal.”
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“I want to thank every single one of you who has been riding with me.
“What a roller-coaster ride – and you know what the problem is? It’s not over yet.”
