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Former heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has issued a warning statement to his opponent, Daniel Dubois, as both engaged in talks Wembley showdown.
Recall, Dubois won the interim IBF heavyweight title last weekend with victory over the previously undefeated Filip Hrgovic in Saudi Arabia.
SunSport reports that Joshua and Dubois are now in talks over a huge domestic dust-up at Wembley on either September 20 or 21.
Joshua, 34, following the victory of Dubois' career has warned him, saying, "he'll suffer another setback in his world title hopes when they throw down."
Joshua wrote on his X, “The hardest part about my job is realising you have to ruin someone else’s dream to achieve yours.”
Dubois, 26, suffered heartache in his first crack at heavyweight gold against undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk last August and he’s vowed to demolish Joshua on his way to a second crack at a world title.
He said, “That’s what I’ve been hearing (that Joshua could be next), so let’s see. (Being world champion) is a dream.
“From challenging for the world title to getting the chance to win the damn thing outright, that’s what I want. I’ll demolish Joshua. I’ll get even better from here.”
Joshua has rediscovered himself with four wins on the bounce, the most recent being his brutal second-round KO of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
However, he’s refusing to overlook Dubois, who bounced back from his TKO loss to Usyk with successive stoppages of Jarrell Miller and Hrgovic.
“It’s not going to be easy, but that’s my mentality. So come one, come all… He (Dubois) has been in tougher fights, so he becomes hardened.
“He has worked his way up the ladder, we’ll see what happens in the near future. Wembley, O2, York Hall – wherever they put me, I’m happy to fight. Any venue, I’ll turn up and do my job.”
