Heavyweight permutations - what next after Dubois' win?

Daniel Dubois' upset triumph against Anthony Joshua connected Saturday has not only foiled his rival's big-fight plans, but besides shaken up nan full division.

So, what fights do we cognize are happening? And what different bouts mightiness beryllium possible?

BBC Sport analyses nan heavyweight conflict scene.

There is only 1 world title conflict that we cognize for judge is happening - Usyk-Fury 2 successful Saudi Arabia connected 21 December.

The conflict holds nan cardinal to nan early of nan division.

Tyson Fury is retired for revenge, his bequest hinging connected whether he tin travel backmost and hit Oleksandr Usyk. But Usyk, pinch a win, could convincingly cement his spot arsenic this era's champion heavyweight.

Victory for Fury mightiness trigger a 3rd and deciding fight. Could that mean a loop would beryllium vacated, for illustration Usyk gave up nan IBF title aft nan undisputed conflict successful May?

None of nan different starring heavyweights person fights scheduled.

Joseph Parker, Dubois and Joshua will hold to spot what happens successful December earlier making a decision.

There is nary mandatory challenger waiting successful nan wings aft Usyk vacated nan IBF belt.

The answers to what mightiness hap adjacent will travel from nan negotiations and jockeying for position among this group, but astir apt not until aft Fury and Usyk fight.

Team Dubois opportunity nan 27-year-old heavyweight will return nan remainder of nan twelvemonth disconnected aft 4 fights successful 13 months.

A 2nd conflict pinch AJ is connected nan cards, though location is nary automatic rematch clause disposable to Joshua arsenic antecedently thought.

Dubois' preferred conflict will beryllium a rematch against Usyk aft a dramatic conclusion successful Poland past year. He will beryllium hopeful his declare to conflict nan Usyk-Fury victor will beryllium strong, immoderate nan outcome.

Promoter Frank Warren says he is happy to lucifer Dubois pinch Usyk moreover if nan Ukrainian loses. There is besides nan anticipation of a conflict pinch Parker, who is nan different existent apical contender successful nan division.

Should Fury win, it could mean a 3rd and deciding conflict for him against Usyk aliases a mouth-watering all-British undisputed conflict pinch Dubois.

Prediction: Dubois v Usyk if Usyk loses, Dubois v Joshua 2 if Fury wins

Joshua faces a crossroads successful his career. But his lawsuit to spell into a large conflict correct distant is still strong.

He conscionable sold retired Wembley, alongside Dubois, pinch complete 95,000 successful attendance.

While Dubois whitethorn beryllium eyeing nan victor of Usyk-Fury, Joshua could target nan loser. Should Fury suffer different conclusion it whitethorn good beryllium clip for nan long-awaited fight.

Despite nan imaginable of Fury-Joshua appearing to gaffe distant yet again connected Saturday, astatine ringside location was different perspective.

A flabbergasted Fury said "that's costs maine £150m" arsenic nan conflict was waved off. He was speaking to his manager, Spencer Brown, who tellingly replied: "No, you're still fighting him."

So it appears that fight, which still has immense appeal, could yet spell ahead. Joshua has 1 much conflict connected his woody pinch Riyadh Season that he will beryllium expected to honour.

It intends Joshua will conflict again, but we won't cognize precisely who he will look – a large sanction aliases easier comeback force - until Usyk-Fury 2 has happened.

Verdict: Fury v Joshua if Fury loses, Dubois v Joshua 2 if Fury wins

As nan particulate settles connected a melodramatic event, 1 point is clear: a caller era is accelerated approaching.

Dubois is nan only top-ranked heavyweight successful his 20s.

Fury, 36, has toyed pinch retiring but but travel backmost to nan ring, Wilder is 38 and connected a two-fight losing streak, while Joshua is 34 and facing different comeback.

Usyk's early continues to beryllium nan taxable of speculation. He is nan best, and oldest, of nan existent champions astatine 37.

Among different apical contenders, Zhilei Zhang is 41. Parker is 32.

Whatever happens successful 2025, contempt nan seemingly endless permutations, Dubois represents nan early of nan division, while Joshua seems to beryllium to nan erstwhile era.

If Dubois is to proceed headlining stadium fights, bringing successful million-pound paydays and entertaining legions of fans, he needs his ain contemporaries beyond Joshua, Usyk and Fury.

And they are yet to emerge.