Boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn, has said ormer two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is eager for a blockbuster fight with Tyson Fury.

He also said Joshua is open to a rematch with IBF champion Daniel Dubois who knocked him out at Wembley Stadium last year.

According to Hearn, Joshua was inspired by Agit Kabayel’s win over Zhilei Zhang and Joseph Parker’s victory against late replacement Martin Bakole in Saudi Arabia.

“The whole night got him (Joshua) very excited about coming back,” Matchroom CEO Hearn told Sky Sports.

“I think the right thing to do would be to rematch Daniel Dubois, I think that’s what he would like to do, to have another shot at the world heavyweight championship.”

He added that despite Fury's retirement in January after losing back-to-back to Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua still wants a match with him.

“We want to fight Tyson Fury but know he’s retired at the moment. I hope he watched tonight and the hairs on his arms stood up a little bit. We could do something really special. Respect to him, if he doesn’t come back then good luck but if he could, there would be a lot of happy people,” Hearn added.

Top Rank COO Brad Jacobs shares Hearn’s belief that a Joshua fight could tempt Fury back into the ring, telling Sky Sports last week; “Nobody is in Tyson’s head, only himself, of course. I think an Anthony Joshua fight gets him out of retirement, if it’s the right situation and he feels right about it.”

“I believe there is the potential for it. What happens nobody knows. Tyson has done shocking things before, and it wouldn’t surprise me if he did it again,” Jacobs added.

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