Eddie Hearn has revealed Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh intends to see Anthony Joshua face Daniel Dubois again.

Joshua suffered a devastating blow in his recent outing at Wembley Stadium as he was dropped four times and stopped by heavyweight rival Dubois.

Joshua is keen to run it back with Dubois in 2025Mark Robinson/Matchroom

“Rematch clauses come in many different forms,” Hearn told talkSPORT’s Spencer Oliver.

“We have a fight with Riyadh Season. One of our options is to fight Daniel Dubois again, and our contract is with them.

“His Excellency [Turki Alalshikh] will deal with Frank and Daniel and make that fight happen. The terms will have to be agreed with them.

“We have already agreed our terms, we have the option to rematch with Dubois.

“Our meetings with His Excellency, he wants the rematch. AJ will always want the rematch.

“Daniel wants the rematch too it’s the biggest fight for him and they will fancy it.

“It is a case of going away and talking about, do we go straight into the rematch? And when will it be?

“It was a heavy night at the office, we aren’t going back to fight in 10-12 weeks, he needs his rest and time to recover.”

Joshua and Hearn confirmed immediately after he was stopped that the intention was to pursue a sequel.

Many senior figures in the boxing world suggested Joshua should consider retirement, but he defiantly insisted he still has more to give.

Instagram – Turki AlalshikhHearn and Joshua held a meeting with HE Alalshikh to discuss AJ’s future[/caption]

AJ will be hoping to get back on track at heavyweight despite the nature of his defeat, with a fight against Tyson Fury still part of his plan.

Fury meets Oleksandr Usyk in a sequel of their own on December 21, and a two-fight deal could crop up in the new year.

Dubois himself will now be the only obstacle to an immediate redemption shot, if he chooses to pursue another option.

But he has explained that the fight with the most financial incentive will be the one that he accepts.

“Yeah, if that happens down the line then yes,” Dubois told talkSPORT.

“If that happens next then yeah. I want to go for it. I want to do even better next time.

“I know where I need to improve as well, so as a champion and a fighter I want to prove people wrong every time and that’s what we have been doing.

“I think I would, I can do a lot better than that. It was a great showing but next time I believe I’ll be more clinical. More sharp, everything.”