Anthony Joshua is poised to fight the winner between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight title. Usyk shared 12 classic rounds with Fury on May 18 in Saudi Arabia to claim all four WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO belts.

Usyk and Fury are set to rematch on December 21 back in Riyadh, in what Saudi boxing kingmaker Turki Alalshikh hopes will be for all the titles again. Therefore, Joshua will return in September at Wembley, with Daniel Dubois, fresh off a big win over Filip Hrgovic, being the frontrunner for the stadium bout.

Dubois, 26, is expected to defend his IBF ‘interim’ belt and mandatory status for the full title now owned by Usyk, 37. So the winner between Dubois and Joshua, 34, will be next in line for the belts, with the WBC, WBA, and WBO titles being in the queue.

Promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed to SunSport that a trilogy fight between Fury and Usyk—even if the score is leveled—is unlikely. This would clear the path for Joshua to challenge the victor for the belts if he wins against whoever welcomes him back to Britain later in the year.

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.”

Joshua and his fans are eagerly anticipating this title fight, bringing renewed hope for his strong comeback on the global boxing stage.