I've been through a lot of pain - Joshua

Anthony Joshua says helium has "been done a batch of pain" implicit the past 2 years arsenic helium bids to go a three-time satellite champion against chap British heavyweight Daniel Dubois connected Saturday.

The 34-year-old volition instrumentality connected IBF belt-holder Dubois, 27, successful beforehand of a post-war British grounds 96,000 fans astatine Wembley Stadium.

Joshua has rebuilt and worked his mode backmost to mandatory challenger presumption having broken down successful tears aft losing a 2nd consecutive combat to Oleksandr Usyk successful August 2022.

"I've worked hard and been done a batch of pain, and I've worked hard to get better," helium told BBC Sport.

"Hopefully those experiences won't hap again due to the fact that arsenic you saw that night, I don't similar losing."

The 2012 Olympic golden medallist is connected a four-fight winning streak and brutally knocked retired Francis Ngannou successful his past outing.

"I deliberation I'm talented with an quality to combat and compete," Joshua said. "In boxing you're capable to work definite tendencies, you're capable to work your opponent, truthful I tin ever person an oculus for that.

"But there's a ultimate level that you tin instrumentality it to. And it's happened implicit the past 8 oregon 10 months. I've truly honed successful connected those skills."

Joshua and Dubois posed for a face-to-face astatine Monday's media time successful London’s stylish Old Billingsgate venue, with Tower Bridge providing an iconic backdrop, to footwear disconnected combat week.

The much experienced Joshua – who volition header a UK stadium combat for the sixth clip – relaxed into his property commitments passim the day.

After a menacing stare-down, Joshua headed towards a assemblage and posed for photos, adjacent agreeing to a petition for a hug from a fan.

Meanwhile, a pensive Dubois appeared a small anxious to get the media formalities retired of the way.

It was their archetypal gathering since a quality league successful June, erstwhile a behind-closed-doors face-off earlier successful the time resulted successful Joshua threatening to propulsion a chair astatine Dubois.

"I was conscionable fundamentally saying 'stay successful your lane'. I don't expect respect from him but I'm acceptable to gain my respect from him," Joshua reflected connected the confrontation.

Joshua has the accidental to articulation heavyweight legends Muhammad Ali, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield and Vitali Klitschko successful becoming a three-time satellite champion.

The long-awaited combat with Tyson Fury mightiness besides beryllium connected the horizon, but Joshua is refusing to place the hard-hitting Dubois.

"He is simply a bully fighter, a superb fighter," Joshua said. "Everyone speaks highly of him. I deliberation they underestimate maine arsenic well, truthful I volition spell retired determination and beryllium however bully I am."