Tyson Fury won’t want Anthony Joshua for an all-British heavyweight super-fight as Daniel Dubois eyes ‘new period’

Tyson Fury won’t want Anthony Joshua for an all-British heavyweight super-fight when he returns to boxing.

Fury introduced his retirement at first of this 12 months, however has subsequently declared he’ll come again in 2026.

The previous world champion is focusing on a trilogy with Oleksandr Usyk, moderately than a long-awaited all-British battle with Anthony Joshua. However London’s Daniel Dubois is satisfied that, if can defeat the Ukrainian, he will likely be on target for a conflict with Fury himself.

“Actually,” Dubois informed Sky Sports activities. “That is a superb place to be in. To be the person. You have to come to me for all of the belts if you wish to be making some cash and being in big-time boxing. It is a good place.

“For positive, the longer term’s brilliant, when the heavyweight division is wholesome, enterprise is nice.

“It’s going to be like a bringing of a brand new period. The outdated guys kind of fading out and a brand new crop coming via.”

Promoter Frank Warren, who represents each Dubois and Fury, does not suppose a struggle between the pair is out of the query. “No, it isn’t. It is as much as Tyson,” he informed Sky Sports activities. “[It’s] very brilliant for British boxing.”

Dubois is preventing a rematch with Usyk at Wembley stadium, and will have a 3rd struggle with the Ukrainian if he’s victorious on July 19.

“It exhibits that boxing’s very a lot alive on this nation,” Warren stated. “We have got to see what occurs after the struggle. It’s going to be one a chunk.”

Usyk gained their first bout when he halted Dubois inside 9 rounds in 2023. Though Usyk has by no means misplaced knowledgeable bout, and has crushed Tony Bellew, Derek Chisora, Anthony Joshua (twice) and Tyson Fury (twice) alongside the best way, Dubois is adamant that he now is aware of easy methods to beat him.

“I will give him an actual struggle this time. That is all I’ve received to say,” Dubois stated. “We’ll have a sport plan on the evening. We have gone over it and able to execute it now. We have got all of it coated, I believe.

“I am getting ready for him, we’ll ship.

“I do know myself, I do know I wasn’t 100 per cent proper for that [first] struggle,” he continued. “I am not even trying again at that, I am an entire different struggle, an entire totally different, recent venture.

“I do not try to look again an excessive amount of as a result of we’re going ahead in life. I am a person of the longer term.

“These two fights towards Fury, these have been positively his moments. He is received put on and tear, he is been round some time.”

Dubois insisted: “Fury does not throw bombs like I accomplish that we’ll see.

“I would like to ensure it should be a passing of the torch. I am the brand new recent fighter, I am the younger lion and that is my time.”

Itauma within the combine?

Usyk, a small, quick southpaw who has proved to be peerless within the heavyweight division, is a troublesome opponent to duplicate in coaching.

Moses Itauma, an electrical heavyweight prospect from the UK, will not be small, however he’s a wickedly fast southpaw. Dubois although has not been sparring with him in his coaching camp.

“Not loads of fighters can [replicate Usyk], I do not suppose, even southpaws, however we have got alright sparring, we have got alright work and sparring, every thing mixed goes to get me in the proper place,” Dubois stated.

“We have got guys like [Itauma] anyway, comparable guys, comparable fighters, so I believe we’re coated.”

On Itauma’s present trajectory he may very well be a future opponent for Dubois. That struggle might come earlier than most anticipate too.

“Yeah, presumably yeah, that is what the sport’s about. However I am centered, tunnel imaginative and prescient on what I’ve received to do. First issues first,” Dubois stated.

“I will win all of the titles that is the subsequent step.”