It seems unlikely that Tyson Fury will support Anthony Joshua against Daniel Dubois.

The Gypsy King’s choice to back Anthony Joshua in his bout against Daniel Dubois at Wembley in September was most likely motivated by the two boxers’ long-standing rivalry.

Tyson Fury will support Daniel Dubois in his September bout against British boxer Anthony Joshua.

Tyson Fury is backing Daniel Dubois to take on Anthony Joshua.

Former IBF interim champion Dubois has been upgraded to full champion, and he will defend his title against Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium. If the 26-year-old defeats Joshua, he might face Fury or Alexander Usyk in the future.

Fury and Joshua have a long-standing rivalry, despite the fact that they have never met in a cage. Fury, who will be present at Wembley Stadium for the fight in September, is expected to endorse Joshua’s opponent.

Fury and Dubois are close, according to Fury’s manager Spencer Brown. The 35-year-old is also betting on Dubois to win, despite the fact that he is reportedly hoping for a close bout.

Brown told Sky Sports: “I think he’s a good friend of Daniel Dubois and obviously he’s in that [same] promotional company. But I think Tyson just wants to see a good fight. Who will he back? Probably Daniel Dubois.”

While Fury could be in line to face the winner of the Joshua-Dubois match-up, he is instead putting his full focus into his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Back in May, the Ukranian beat Fury in a four-belt undisputed unification bout.

The defeat saw Fury lose his WBC title, though Usyk has been forced to vacate his IBF Championship in order to take part in December’s rematch. The duo will meet in Saudi Arabia this winter, with Fury keen to have his revenge.

Joshua and Dubois will meet at Wembley in September.

“I think that we need to get this one out the way. There’s no collision course if he doesn’t win the next fight. So it’s imperative he beats Usyk. There’ll be changes,” Brown added.

“Not in management or his team, there’ll be some other stuff that he’ll be looking at training-wise. With the closeness of the fight last time, it could have gone either way. Some people will say Usyk was three rounds in front.

“Some people won’t, it’s your opinion on boxing – that’s why we love it. But Tyson Fury will be back. He’ll be firing and we’ll see a new, better, improved Tyson Fury. At his age I don’t know how much you can improve.

“But there was very, very little in the fight between them, so let’s back our British guy and I’m sure he will win and then we’re going to talk about the next stage.”

September’s fight will be the 13th title fight of Joshua’s career, with the Brit having previously held having held the heavyweight title from the WBA, the IBF, the WBO and the IBO, as well as the Olympic and Commonwealth titles.