Hopefully, Anthony Joshua's belt was over, when he lost to Oleksandr Usyk in the rematch in 2022. But since then, Joshua has returned strongly. He won 4 consecutive victories in the past 18 months, including 3 knock-out wins very early.
Anthony Joshua's opponent in the upcoming match is Daniel Dubois. Like Joshua, Dubois had a defeat against Usyk. In the match against Uysk in August 2002, Daniel Dubois was defeated in the 9th half. But Dubois was luckier on the path of winning the belt.
4 months after losing USYK, Dubois returned and defeated Jarrell Miller. By the beginning of 2024, he was put on the temporary IBF painting. The victory over Filip Hrgovic helped Dubois have an IBF belt, and three weeks later, he was tried to win the official belt because Usyk was forced to remove the belt.
Joshua had 3 months preparing before the match against Dubois. Compared to the opponent, Joshua is of course more appreciated. This is also Joshua's 13th Boxing Championship, who only started playing a professional after winning the 2012 London Games gold medal.
The victory over Dubois will help Joshua become the champion again. This is also a golden opportunity for him to call for the future USYK in the future. In the previous two matches against USYK, Joshua received a defeat by calculating the point, with a completely inferior game before the opponent.