The British middleweight star is confident that the former world champion has the ability to defeat The Gypsy King as he could expose the weaknesses displayed by his compatriot in the loss to Oleksandr Usyk earlier this year.

Eubank Jr. told BBC Sport: "If Joshua goes into a fight with the right mindset then he has the skills to beat anybody in the world, and I would always back my guy against Fury.

"Fury lost to Usyk and showed he is not unbeatable or invincible. Joshua is smart enough to look at what Usyk did, see the holes in Fury's game and do the same thing when they share a ring – which I am sure they will."

Joshua is seeking to become heavyweight world champion for the third time when he takes on Daniel Dubois on Saturday (21.09.24) and Eubank Jr. is confident that he will do so.

The boxer said: "Joshua is too experienced, too strong and his boxing IQ will be too high for Dubois. It is a cliche but there are levels to the game and Joshua is just a few too many levels above Dubois.

"The exciting thing about heavyweight boxing, though, is they are so big, strong and powerful that even when there are levels, all it takes is one punch and it is over."

Despite this, Eubank Jr. does not think defeat would spell the end for the popular fighter.

He said: "'AJ' is a maverick. He has been able to do things nobody has done. He has paved the way for other fighters.

"He could lose to Daniel Dubois and everybody would still want to see him fight Tyson Fury. That will not change.

"Of course, defeat will be damaging to Joshua's reputation and career but it is not something he could not bounce back from. He has done it before.

"To keep the momentum and wider interest in the bigger fights going, however, he has to win, and I think he will."