Eddie Hearn, the boxing promoter, has announced that if Anthony Joshua can defeat Daniel Dubois in September, he will face the winner of the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight.
Joshua’s most recent fight was in March, where he knocked out former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in the second round.
Hearn stated in an interview with the UK Sun that their main goal is for Joshua to reclaim the world heavyweight title.
He said: “I expect the winner of the December fight to fight Anthony Joshua, if he wins in September.
“There’s no decision yet made on the opponent, there’s three or four in the mix. But yeah, that’s the absolute plan.
“The first priority is to regain the world heavyweight title and obviously undisputed has always been the dream.
“So I think we’re two fights away from becoming undisputed. But, we’ve got to win them.”
In a historic match last month, Usyk defeated Fury by split decision, becoming the first boxer since Lennox Lewis in 1999 to unify the heavyweight division.
This victory stripped Fury of the WBC title and added it to Usyk’s collection of WBA (Super), WBO, IBF, and IBO titles.
