Hearn is confident that Joshua's next fight will be against Dubois or Fury

Eddie Hearn, the promoter of Anthony Joshua, is confident that the Englishman's next fight will be against either Daniel Dubois or Tyson Fury.

Quote: "It sounds strange to say this after a knockout loss, but AJ is actually in a really good place and position. In his next fight, we will face either Dubois or Fury. That's it. No other interests or warm-up fights.

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AJ is desperate for a rematch, but the only issue is timing. For a rematch to happen in February, the training camp needs to start in a couple of weeks.

It would be a shame if we arranged a rematch with Dubois, and then Fury beats Usyk. Then we're sitting there saying, 'Wait a minute, we're fighting Dubois, but we could have fought Fury in May in the biggest fight in boxing.' Win or lose, we could fight Fury next summer. But if he wins, AJ will fight him for the world title," Hearn told BBC Sport.

Reminder: The first bout between Dubois and Joshua took place on September 21. AJ was considered the favorite but was punished by his opponent. He was knocked down several times before being ultimately knocked out in the fifth round.

It's worth noting that Turki Alalshikh recently announced the date for the Dubois-Joshua rematch.