Tyson Fury has already withdrawn from a fight with Anthony Joshua following his defeat to Daniel Dubois.
Fury was among a British record 98,000 crowd at Wembley who watched Dubois knock out A.J. in five rounds.
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The Gypsy King has seen his much-hyped blockbuster fight with Joshua overshadowed by his next opponent, Oleksandr Usyk.
So now Fury would like to avenge his defeat to Usyk before challenging Dubois.
He said: “I’ve got to fight my man, haven’t I? That damn rabbit.”
“And I’ll get all my belts back once again. I guarantee you. I’ll get them back, too.”
“When I fight Usyk in December and beat him, I will win back all the belts I should never have lost and then I will fight Dubois and take those away from him as well. That’s my plan.”
Fury, 36, lost his WBC belt and his unbeaten record after losing to Usyk, 37, in May, and the two will face off again on December 21.
But Usyk had to relinquish the IBF title and move to the next step, as the 27-year-old Dubois was promoted from interim champion.
And in his first defense, he knocked down 34-year-old Joshua, Four A brutal round five right hand before the second stopped the show.
Round by round: How Dubois demolished Joshua
ANTHONY JOSHUA bravely picked himself up off the floor against Daniel Dubois – until he couldn’t go on any more.
AJ was knocked down four times by Dubois in round five before a powerful counter right ended the show in dramatic fashion.
Here, SunSport’s Jack Figg gives you a round-by-round look at the Wembley battle.
round 1
Dubois moved quickly with the jab and had Joshua bouncing around, struggling to deal with the piston-like left.
A massive right hand from Dubois sent AJ staggering backwards with his hands still down from the opening bell.
Joshua paid the price for his mistake, as he came out with his hands down and got felled by an overhand right.
Round 2
Anthony Joshua has expressed his shock at defeat to Daniel Dubois, saying the Wembley brawl was a ‘shootout’.Joshua – who only survived the knockout at the bell after falling to the ground – struggles to move forward as he is hit with blows to the face.
AJ is stumbling around the ring and his guard is dangerously low again and the pressure is mounting.
Joshua is trying to get back in the fight, but his jab looks very sluggish – it looks like he can’t recover from the knockdown.
Round 3
AJ comes out with more intent, but swings wildly with a right hand and only connects with thin air.
Dubois increased the pressure and backed Joshua into the corner and scored another knockdown.
The bell sounds but then Dubois lands the ball a time or two – once again AJ is saved by the clock as the writing looks to be on the wall.
Round 4
Accident happens again, Joshua falls to the ground once again – he loses his balance the moment he touches the canvas.
The referee gave AJ another chance and Dubois landed a soft blow – which gave the challenger some relief.
Dubois slowed down as round four ended, while Joshua showed great resilience to stay in the match.
Round 5
Joshua lands a powerful right hand and Dubois’ legs buckle – a surprise turnaround looks likely.
AJ presses Dubois to the ropes and attempts one of his signature uppercuts, but the counter right hand gets there first.
Joshua is caught straight on the chin, knocked down once again and this time out for good. Dubois scores a stunning KO win.
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As SunSport reported, a surprise two-fight deal has been agreed between AJ and Fury.
But Fury reacted from ringside after the shock defeat: “This has cost me £150million, you stupid bastard.”
Joshua now has the chance to exercise his immediate rematch clause, as he has confirmed he will not retire.
He is under contract for one more fight with Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Seaside – and that bout could also be against Fury.
Promoter Eddie Hearn said: “We have a Riyadh season and another fight with His Excellency Turki Alalshikh.
“Dubois is part of that plan, but so could Fury or another veteran.
“We were supposed to win tonight and face the winner of Usyk vs Fury, now we might have to face Fury who lost that fight.”
