Anthony Joshua knocks out Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois - Brit's dream 2025
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It's fair to say that two-time heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua had a mixed 2024 inside the famous squared-circle. After ending 2023 with a devastating performance over Otto Wallin in Riyadh, the 35-year-old was hoping to start 2024 with a bang in a bid to become a world champion for a third time. And he did just after knocking out former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in the second round.
The win earned himself another crack at gold against IBF champion and fellow Brit, Daniel Dubois. An all-British showdown for the title was inevitably going to take place at Wembley Stadium, London. In front of a sold out 96,000 venue, fans were eager to witness history being made once again. In what was arguably one of Joshua's most important fights to date, 'AJ' fell short in his quest to become a world champion.
Joshua was knocked down four times in total before suffering a fifth round knockout defeat. Following the crushing loss, many icons within the sport have called for the Brit to hang up his gloves once and for all. That said, the confident heavyweight legend insists he can become a champion for a third time in his professional career.
With many fans believing that Joshua is at a crossroads in his career, it seems as if it's not all doom and gloom for the Brit. Boxing purists are now calling for Joshua to take on long-time rival Tyson Fury inside the ring. Turki Alalshikh recently suggested he would be open to help make the fight. And, it would appear Eddie Hearn is also eager to make that fight happen. "I don't think it's time to start screaming, this night is Usyk vs Fury, but the reality is there's only one fight for Tyson Fury and that's Anthony Joshua," Hearn told DAZN. "It's the biggest fight probably in the history of British boxing, everyone will always want to see it. And by the way, that wasn't a Tyson Fury that looked finished, it wasn't a flat performance, it wasn't a poor performance, he didn't look gun-shy, he didn't look like his punch resistance was in question like we talked about earlier.
