Anthony Joshua 'set for September showdown against Daniel Dubois at Wembley'... after Deontay Wilder blows his chance to set up long-awaited clash with the British boxer

Anthony Joshua is set to step back into the ring in September and will now likely face Daniel Dubois, according to reports. 

The British fighter had for some time been in the runninng to face Deontay Wilder, 38, but after the American boxer suffered his second successive defeat to Zhilei Zhang on Friday night, it appears Joshua will look to face a new opponent. 

According to The Sun, Dubois, who claimed a stoppage victory against Filip Hrgovic in a brutal heavyweight clash on Saturday night has now emerged as the Brit's next challenger. 

Wilder's promoter Shelly Finkel had said that his fighter was finally hoping to settle his beef with Joshua in the ring and had 'hoped' that an offer over a potential bout could have been made, had the American bested Zhang during Queensberry and Matchroom's 5v5 event on Saturday. 

There was talk that Saudi Arabian boxing chief Turki Alalshikh was keen to set up the fight, but it seems that Wilder may have missed his chance after Zhang knocked Wilder out in the fifth round of their bout on Saturday. 

Asked whether he was sad to see the former WBC heavyweight champion suffer defeat, Joshua said: 'No.'

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