Anthony Joshua says he ‘can’t wait until I’m 50’ to face Tyson Fury, looks ahead to Daniel Dubois world title fight
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Published 27/06/2024 at 14:58 GMT+1
Anthony Joshua says he “can’t sit around and wait” for a British heavyweight super fight with Tyson Fury - ahead of a chance to return to world champion status. The 34-year-old will take on Daniel Dubois for the IBF belt at Wembley on September 21, live on TNT Sports Box Office, after undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk relinquished the title to fulfil a contractual obligation to face Fury again.
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Anthony Joshua says he “can’t wait until I’m 50” to finally face Tyson Fury in an all-British super fight, which could potentially unite the world heavyweight division once again.
The 34-year-old has a chance to become a world champion again, when he faces mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois for the IBF belt on September 21 at Wembley Stadium, live on TNT Sports Box Office.
Oleksandr Usyk’s contractual obligation to face Fury in a rematch, having become the undisputed heavyweight champion, meant he had to give up the IBF title - but he still holds the WBC, WBO and WBA belts.
Victory for Joshua would return him to world champion status before Fury has a chance to do the same, with the rematch taking place in Saudi Arabia on December 21. But a win for both could set-up a long awaited contest next year.
"It's a fight that's been brewing for a long time," Joshua told BBC Sport.
"I can't wait until I’m 50 to fight Fury because I'd have had so many wars, I can't sit around and wait, I've got to continue to fight."
"Let's just get the fight on while we're fresh - how many wars do I have to have before I get to Fury? Let’s go.”
Joshua first needs to get past Dubois but he is in good form, having recorded victories in his last four fights following back-to-back defeats to Usyk.
In Dubois, he will be taking on a boxer he knows well, having trained with him in the past, but he denies his next opponent once got the better of him.
"I knew Daniel from the GB squad. I'd just turned professional but I stayed around the GB squad. I'd still train there, so we would spar. Good spars,” Joshua told Sky Sports.
"This whole conversation that you're trying to get at, he just cracked me with a good shot. But I don't know where this whole narrative that someone turned my lights off came from.
“There were a lot of people that were in the gym that day. And they've come out and said nothing happened."
The bout will be the headline act after five other all-British fights, among which feature Josh Warrington’s world featherweight title defence against super featherweight champion Anthony Cacace.
The entire event will be broadcast live on TNT Sports Box Office on September 21.
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