Daniel Dubois named Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk and Joseph Parker on a stacked three-man shortlist for his subsequent battle.
Dubois, 27, flattened Joshua at Wembley Stadium final September in entrance of 96,00 followers to defend his IBF heavyweight title.
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He was scheduled to satisfy Joseph Parker because the co-headline to Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol in February for his subsequent battle, however withdrew from the bout after coming down with an sickness.
Parker wound up defeating a sluggish Martin Bakole on the evening, and the New Zealand boxer has since referred to as for a battle with Ukraine’s unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Usyk has been ordered by the WBO to make a compulsory defence of the belt in opposition to interim titlist Parker.
Nonetheless, Usyk might go as a substitute go right into a battle with Dubois, as the IBF will grant an exemption to permit a four-belt unification bout come first.
“Effectively, these are the names I would like. Usyk, Parker or AJ,” Dubois instructed talkSPORT completely, earlier than watching Joe Joyce fall to his fourth defeat in 5 fights by the hands of Filip Hrgovic on Saturday evening in Manchester.
“One of many huge three. That is what I am after proper now…I heard lots of people saying that after the Parker factor, that I am ducking folks.
“However proper now I simply wish to deck somebody…Line them up for me. I would like them.
“Keep tuned, guys. I am coming again quickly. I am unable to wait to get again in there – firing on all cylinders…again with a vengeance. I am unable to wait.”
The camps of each Usyk and Duboi can submit an exemption to the WBO for his or her battle to take precedence over Parker’s shot.
Nonetheless, Dubois’s promoter and founding father of Queensberry Promotions Frank Warren insists nothing has been put ahead from his facet of issues.
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In that case, and if the WBO would not approve the request, the IBF can order their highest-ranked contender to face Dubois as a substitute.
That will be No.2-ranked Derek Chisora, who beat Otto Wallin in an IBF eliminator final February.
“Effectively, Dubois’ necessary with the IBF is Derek Chisora, so he could have to do this [if he doesn’t fight Usyk],” Warren instructed talkSPORT.com.
“However [the IBF] will permit him to have a unification if we get it permitted [by the WBO].”
Warren additionally promotes Parker, however asserts his staff would favour the Dubois vs Usyk battle first.
“We did ask them to order the battle between Joseph Parker and Oleksandr Usyk, the necessary, which they’ve achieved,” he added.
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“So there are three decisions. It’s: do the unification [Usyk vs Dubois], defend the title in opposition to Joseph Parker or vacate the belt. So now the ball is in Usyk’s court docket…
“4 belts is the precedence for apparent causes, and I feel it is a battle that can promote out Wembley or do large enterprise in Riyadh due to the controversy within the first battle.
“So I feel that will be the primary selection, and Daniel has come on a bundle since that battle, so it might be fascinating.
“It would not have an effect on Joseph Parker in any manner, as a result of he maintains his place because the interim champion, and meaning he will get the winner.
“So we would get him one other battle within the meantime, possibly even on the undercard [of Usyk vs Dubois].
“If not Usyk, then he’ll battle somebody within the [WBO] high 10 in a voluntary.”
Dubois was knocked out by Usyk in Poland two years in the past and has since claimed victories over Jarrell Miller, Hrgovic and Joshua.