Daniel Dubois named Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk and Joseph Parker on a stacked three-man shortlist for his next fight.
Dubois, 27, flattened Joshua at Wembley Stadium last September in front of 96,00 fans to defend his IBF heavyweight title.
Dubois embarrassed AJ at Wembley Stadium last yearGETTY But was forced to pull out of his subsequent title defence against Joseph ParkerGettyHe was scheduled to meet Joseph Parker as the co-headline to Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol in February for his next fight, but withdrew from the bout after coming down with an illness.
Parker wound up defeating a sluggish Martin Bakole on the night, and the New Zealand boxer has since called for a fight with Ukraine’s unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Usyk has been ordered by the WBO to make a mandatory defence of the belt against interim titlist Parker.
However, Usyk could go instead go into a fight with Dubois, as the IBF will grant an exemption to allow a four-belt unification bout come first.
“Well, those are the names I want. Usyk, Parker or AJ,” Dubois told talkSPORT exclusively, before watching Joe Joyce fall to his fourth defeat in five fights at the hands of Filip Hrgovic on Saturday night in Manchester.
“One of the big three. That’s what I’m after right now…I heard a lot of people saying that after the Parker thing, that I’m ducking people.
“But right now I just want to deck someone…Line them up for me. I want them.
“Stay tuned, guys. I’m coming back soon. I can’t wait to get back in there – firing on all cylinders…back with a vengeance. I can’t wait.”
The camps of both Usyk and Duboi can submit an exemption to the WBO for their fight to take priority over Parker’s shot.
However, Dubois’s promoter and founder of Queensberry Promotions Frank Warren insists nothing has been put forward from his side of things.
Dubois said he just ‘wants to deck someone’Getty Avenging his defeat to Usyk in August 2023 is top of the list for the BritGettyIn that case, and if the WBO doesn’t approve the request, the IBF can order their highest-ranked contender to face Dubois instead.
That would be No.2-ranked Derek Chisora, who beat Otto Wallin in an IBF eliminator last February.
“Well, Dubois’ mandatory with the IBF is Derek Chisora, so he may have to do that [if he doesn’t fight Usyk],” Warren told talkSPORT.com.
“But [the IBF] will allow him to have a unification if we get it approved [by the WBO].”
Warren also promotes Parker, but asserts his team would favour the Dubois vs Usyk fight first.
“We did ask them to order the fight between Joseph Parker and Oleksandr Usyk, the mandatory, which they have done,” he added.
Warren promoted Dubois and Parker, but has admitted he favours the Usyk fight firstMark Robinson/Matchroom Parker knocked out Bakole on ‘The Last Crescendo’ card back two months ago“So there are three choices. It is: do the unification [Usyk vs Dubois], defend the title against Joseph Parker or vacate the belt. So now the ball is in Usyk’s court…
“Four belts is the priority for obvious reasons, and I think it’s a fight that will sell out Wembley or do massive business in Riyadh because of the controversy in the first fight.
“So I think that would be the number one choice, and Daniel has come on a bundle since that fight, so it would be interesting.
“It doesn’t affect Joseph Parker in any way, because he maintains his position as the interim champion, and that means he gets the winner.
“So we’d get him another fight in the meantime, maybe even on the undercard [of Usyk vs Dubois].
“If not Usyk, then he will fight someone in the [WBO] top 10 in a voluntary.”
Dubois was knocked out by Usyk in Poland two years ago and has since claimed victories over Jarrell Miller, Hrgovic and Joshua.
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