Andy Ruiz defeat made me ‘mentally strong’, says Anthony Joshua - Joshua is riding a five-fight winning streak as he prepares to challenge for Daniel Dubois’ IB.

It never seemed to matter much that Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) entered the fight as the defending champion or the fact that the 27-year-old native of London brought a 95% knockout rate to pair with his 6-foot-5 frame and two consecutive knockouts of his own since December.

Anthony Joshua has put retirement chatter to bed shortly after suffering a brutal fifth-round KO loss to Daniel Dubois.

Before he lost for the fourth time in his professional career last night (September 21) at Wembley, Anthony Joshua was asked if he had had the chance to stop, look around, and “smell the roses”. He was at the time being interviewed on stage by Ariel Helwani,

Potential opponents for Anthony Joshua as he plans his next fight, including Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, and a rematch with Dubois.

Daniel Dubois defeated Anthony Joshua on Saturday by fifth-round knockout and retained his IBF heavyweight title.

Anthony Joshua vows to fight on despite devastating defeat to Daniel Dubois - Joshua was floored four times as the magnificent Dubois launched a relentless assault.