We now know when Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois will fight again.
Last night, the eyes of the boxing world were on Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Artur Beterbiev became undisputed light heavyweight champion when he beat Dmitry Bivol by unanimous decision.
It hasn’t been a result without controversy.
Many observers had the match in Bivol’s favour.
The fight was so close that others felt a draw would have been the right call.
In the aftermath, Bivol has stated that he wants a rematch with Beterbiev.
The man who will likely make it happen is Turki Alalshikh.
Since getting involved in the world of boxing, Alalshikh has helped broker plenty of high profile fights that previously were taking too long to happen – if at all.
The Saudi Arabian adviser at the Royal Court under the rank of Minister already stated last night that he plans to put the wheels in motion on a rematch for the light heavyweight title.
So that appears to be part of his plans.
He also revealed his plans for the Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois rematch.
According to The Mirror, Turki Alalshikh has revealed the date for Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois 2.
Last night, Alalshikh initially revealed that he believed that Dmitry Bivol won the fight last night by at least two rounds and that he is now focused to make a rematch between the pair.
Moving on, he is believed to have discussed the plans for future events.
Once we get to February 22nd 2025, Turki Alalshikh has stated that there are plans for two fights for that date.
That’s the date currently being looked at for the Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois rematch.
As part of the undercard for that fight, it’s planned to be the Queensbury vs Matchroom 5v5 rematch also.
If that would come off, that would be one stacked boxing card.
Anthony Joshua will be looking to gain a semblance of revenge for the mauling he suffered in his first fight against Daniel Dubois.
Dubois shocked the world when he produced a stunning knockout victory against AJ and it seems that February 22nd is when Joshua will be able to make things right from his perspective.
From what we’ve seen in the past year or so, once Turki Alalshikh makes a plan for a fight, it tends to happen.
