Filip Hrgovic was ringside at London’s O2 and even jumped in for an impromptu face-off while Oleksandr Usyk’s name was also brought up in the post-fight press conference. So could either of those be next for Dynamite Dan?

We take a look at five solid options.

Let’s address this one straight off the bat. Firstly, his appearance in his excellent Croatian flag-inspired jacket was a bit of a red herring. That’s because he will be fighting Frank Sanchez next, with their fight already being lined up for Croatia in Q1 2027. Even so, that doesn’t completely rule out Hrgovic being Dubois’ next opponent. The Londoner has boxed twice in five months and may take the rest of the year off. If IBF champion Hrgovic comes through against Sanchez in, say, January, he could realistically face Dubois in a spring unification. The 34-year-old is desperate for revenge over Dubois, the only man to beat him, so he'd have no problem with such a quick turnaround. Of course, if Sanchez wins in Croatia, he could do the same.

At the time of writing, this seems to be the most logical of the available unifications. Kabayel is scheduled to defend his WBC title against Nelson Hysa in Dusseldorf, Germany at a sold-out stadium clash on November 28. If he comes through as expected, he will be on a similar timeline to Dubois. They are both with Queensberry and both dead set on collecting all the belts so, in theory, this should be pretty straightforward to make. Given that it’s a unification between WBO and WBC, they can sideline any and all mandatory obligations to get it on. It would sell in both the UK and Germany, where Kabayel has emerged as the standard-bearer for a new golden age of boxing.

The WBO situation is interesting. At No. 1 is Usyk, who vacated his belt earlier this year. At No. 2 and No. 3 are Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, respectively, who are busy with each other and set to fight for the WBA belt. At No. 4 is Wardley. Drop down to No. 5, and it is Moses Itauma, who is set to headline his own comeback fight in January, which takes us to No. 6: Joseph Parker. The New Zealand man, a former WBO world heavyweight champion, is clear to fight again following his positive VADA test a year ago this month. Promoter Frank Warren says his next move should be sorted in the next few weeks and he would represent a credible voluntary, or even mandatory depending on what the WBO do, defense of his belt. Parker’s resume is a who’s who. Of British heavyweights with Joshua, Dillian Whyte, Derek Chisora (twice), Jack Massey and Wardley. A crack at Dubois would not be out of the question.

At the moment, it is hard to picture a world where Fury and Joshua have actually fought, but it’s coming. Who knows what the winner or loser will do—let’s not even consider a draw at this point—but Dubois would jump at the chance to fight either in the first half of next year. Of course he has already emphatically knocked Joshua out so that may be a hard sell, unless “AJ” crushes Fury inside a round or two. If Fury wins in Cardiff and claims the WBA title, a unification with Dubois would do huge business and sell out Wembley in April. Fury, it seems, would rather fight Usyk than Dubois but you never know. The Ukrainian might be retired by then after all.

As long as the Bronze Bomber remains an active fighter, he remains a viable, highly marketable option for any promoter looking for a high-level heavyweight. Although most would pick Dubois to annihilate this 40-year-old Wilder, the American’s name still carries enough weight with a more casual audience to put bums in seats over this side of the pond. Wilder’s last fight was his 12-round brawl with Chisora in London on April 4 and he has been linked with a spot on the Fury-AJ undercard on December 11. If that fails to materialize, don’t be surprised if Queensberry offer Wilder, currently ranked at No. 9 by the WBO, the chance to become a two-time world heavyweight champion.

Let's not completely rule this one out but it seems hugely unrealistic at this point – and here is why. Usyk, The Ring heavyweight champion, has already stopped Dubois, Ring No. 1, twice, most recently inside five rounds at Wembley Stadium in July last year. Since then, Usyk has shown how much he cares about sanctioning body belts by ditching them all, and he has also suggested he will have just one more fight before retiring. Usyk turns 40 in January so deciding to close out his career against a revitalized and dangerous Dubois, arguably the biggest puncher in the sport, who he already leads 2-0 (2 KOs) would be very strange. But, then again, this is boxing.