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  • Breaking: Anthony Joshua wins in round seven by knockout

    Joshua the predator

    After two slower opening rounds, Joshua found his range in that fight.

    And it was a series of accurate combinations which did it in the seventh round, first with an overhand right and then some big lefts.

    Make that 22 professional wins unbeaten.

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    Anthony Joshua wins in round seven by knockout

    AJ does it again!

    A fierce right hander has Povetkin stunned. And then Joshua goes in for the kill, unleashing a volley of shots.

    Povetkin goes down on the canvas, tries to get back up but Joshua lands a killer blow.

    Round six

    Many pre-fight predictions were that Povetkin would be very dangerous in the first four to five rounds before perhaps fading. We’re into round six.

    The crowd roars as Joshua lands a couple of quick combinations. But another upper cut from Povetkin makes it

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    Round five

    Both fighters appear to have recovered from those early blows to the face. That’s a hard-fought round.

    When Povetkin gets in close, he looks threatening. Joshua needs to keep an eye on that.

    Round four

    Better from Joshua.

    Joshua lands one on Povetkin’s face early in the fourth round as his right hander makes it through and cuts the Russian’s left eye. More blood in this fight.

    Povetkin’s tactics are about the p

    Anthony Joshua wins in round seven by knockout

    AJ does it again!

    A fierce right hander has Povetkin stunned. And then Joshua goes in for the kill, unleashing a volley of shots.

    Povetkin goes down on the canvas, tries to get back up but Joshua lands a killer blow.

     

    Round six

    Many pre-fight predictions were that Povetkin would be very dangerous in the first four to five rounds before perhaps fading. We’re into round six.

    The crowd roars as Joshua lands a couple of quick combinations. But another upper cut from Povetkin makes it through the Briton’s defence.

    Joshua is boxing well and dictating things but the Russian is still a serious threat. All it takes is one shot.

     

    Round five

    Both fighters appear to have recovered from those early blows to the face. That’s a hard-fought round.

    When Povetkin gets in close, he looks threatening. Joshua needs to keep an eye on that.

    Round five

    Both fighters appear to have recovered from those early blows to the face. That’s a hard-fought round.

    When Povetkin gets in close, he looks threatening. Joshua needs to keep an eye on that.

    Round four

    Better from Joshua.

    Joshua lands one on Povetkin’s face early in the fourth round as his right hander makes it through and cuts the Russian’s left eye. More blood in this fight.

    Povetkin’s tactics are about the power shots. But AJ seems to be finding his range and is moving well around the ring.

    Round three

    Joshua is struggling to settle here against his 39-year-old opponent. Another left from the Russian creeps through.

    But the Brit finishes the round in better fashion with some clever counter work. Probably about even that round.

    Round Two

    Drama already as that late round one attack from Povetkin, wearing black shorts, looks to have landed a blow on Joshua’s nose and there is blood. Could that impact upon the Briton’s breathing later on?

    Joshua aims to consolidate in round two but Povetkin lands a right hander. Povetkin already trying to bring his dangerous left hook into play too. Joshua ends with a couple of jabs.

     

    Round One

    End of the first round. Joshua, wearing white shorts, looked to control the middle of the ring.

    But Povetkin, dangerous when he gets up close, looked to close gap to his opponent. The Russian finished strongly with a clever combination as Joshua stumbled slightly.

    Steve Gray the third man in the ring

    For those interested, Fleetwood’s Steve Gray is the referee. The fifth time he has taken control of a Joshua fight.

    Let’s get ready to rumble…

  • September 22: Joshua burns calorie for Povetkin clash

    Nigeria born British boxer Anthony Joshua can hardly wait to add another knock out to his bag of laurels.  Joshua who is leaving no stone unturned in his training ahead of all important clash against Alexander Povetkin appears ready for bout even if re-scheduled into a less than 72 hours affair

    The massive calorie burning Joshua shared a video of his workout on Instagram and looks in great condition ahead showdown.

    The WBO, WBA and IBF world heavyweight champion worked on his cardio with a session on the exercise bike.

    He also strengthened his neck muscles by flexing against a giant pilates ball on the wall.

    Wearing a white vest and shorts with his headphones on, Joshua appeared to be working himself hard but cracked a smile for the camera on the treadmill.

    That fitness and neck strength could be crucial against Alexander Povetkin, his next opponent on September 22.

    The Russian is a power puncher and wily veteran who will pose a stern test of the former Olympic champion’s 21-0 professional record.

    Victories over the 38-year-old at Wembley will set-up a mega-fight against Deontay Wilder or Tyson Fury who have agreed to lock horns in the interim.

    It seems that Joshua is refusing to be sidetracked with the prospect of those massive contests in the pipeline as he continues to get in shape with less than a month until he faces Povetkin.

  • Breaking! Joshua Gets 24hrs Deadline to Accept Povetkin Bout

    NationSport can report that Anthony Joshua has now been given an ultimatum to sign for World Boxing Association (WBA) title defence against Alexander Povetkin or lose his heavyweight belts.

    WBA ordered the Nigerian-American professional boxer to sign for a mandatory title defence against Alexander Povetkin “within 24 hours”.

    The World Boxing Association has to on hold Joshua’s bout with Deontay Wilder stating that the WBC champion -Wilder is yet to return a contract for a massive unification fight with Joshua.

    WBA President, Gilberto Mendoza had granted Joshua an extra month to continue talks for a fight with Wilder, but with a deal yet to be agreed, he has called on Joshua to finalise a bout with mandatory challenger.

    Gilberto Mendoza said: “Today the WBA requested an answer from Anthony Joshua’s team regarding his fight with the mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin.

    “The WBA have allowed over a month extension to negotiations with Povetkin and also ongoing discussions with Deontay Wilder.

    “It appears the Wilder team has not returned the contract for the fight and therefore we are requesting a date for the Joshua versus Povetkin fight with immediate effect.”

    WBA is the oldest and one of four major organisations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the IBF, WBC, and WBO.

  • No date for Joshua, Wilder bout yet

    NationSport has gathered that no date is agreed yet for the unification showdown between Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua.

     Wilder on Sunday however confirmed that the bout will happen.

    The Bronze bomber claimed that he is willing to fight the WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO champion in his home country or in America.

    Wilder, 32, said the fight will be in September if it’s in the UK and in November if it happens in America.

    Speaking to Fight Hub TV, the American said: “We’re still in negotiations so I don’t have a time frame on it just yet but I want everyone to know the fight will happen.

    “If we have it in England it’ll be September – if it’s here in American it’ll be November.

    But AJ has insisted it will take place in the UK, claiming he wants to avoid the “tricks” of American judges and referees.

    And the Watford-born bruiser has insisted that he is willing to lose £15m to secure the fight on home soil.

    The American, who holds the WBC title, went on to question the character of AJ and his team after he claimed that he would take the fight if he was guaranteed $50 million.

    He added: “If they still serious – we been serious this whole way through, Joshua said he wanted the $50m he’ll sign tomorrow.

    “We did exactly what he did and he didn’t sign so that shows you his character already or his team character.

  • Anthony Joshua begged to get $80 million to fight Deontay Wilder in America

    PROMOTER Frank Warren has urged Anthony Joshua to accept Deontay Wilder’s offer to make their potential match-up happen in the US.

    Talks of a showdown between unified heavyweight champion Joshua and American Wilder have been materialising for some time.

    The fight will act as the first time a heavyweight contest will be competed for all four of the main organisation’s world titles, with Joshua owning the IBF, WBA, and WBO straps and Wilder the WBC belt.

    Both teams have claimed they want the fight while their rival do not, however Wilder took to social media to publicly offer Joshua £50million to fight him with details later emerging that the fight being hosted in the US must be part of the deal.

    Promoter Eddie Hearn responded to the offer by questioning whether the offer was genuine or a PR stunt, while Joshua claimed the fight must take place in the UK to reward his loyal fan base.

    Hearn’s rival promoter, Frank Warren, had his say on the matter when speaking with Boxing News, claiming team ‘AJ’ must accept an offer to travel stateside.

    Warren said: ‘They’re saying they don’t want to go to the States and Anthony is saying he owes a UK fight to his fans. I’ll tell you what, Ricky Hatton’s fans had the best days out in Vegas.

    ‘They loved it. Do they really want to do it? You can only assume the reason it’s not happening is because they’re paying him 80 million dollars for his next two fights in the UK.’

    Warren also commented on Hearn’s claim that the funds Wilder initially offered should be called into question.

    ‘First of all, there was a genuine offer made of a guarantee of 50 million dollars,’ Warren said. ‘Whatever happens, he’s going to get 50 million.

    ‘Then, in accordance to the rematch clause, he’d get 30 million. So, over the course of six months he could stand to make 80 million dollars, minimum. That was the deal.’

    Hearn recently signed a $1 billion deal with sports streaming company DAZN to broadcast events in the US and UK, and although Joshua was not part of the deal, Warren suggested the huge money partnership could be the reason behind rejecting a Wilder offer.Warren said: ‘I’d take it (an offer to fight Wilder) where’s he going to get a guaranteed 80 million dollars in the next six months? But they must be guaranteeing him that, otherwise why would they turn it down? They must have guaranteed Joshua 80 million out of that billion they’ve got.’

  • Boxing: Wilder offers Joshua $50m for unification bout

    Deontay Wilder, World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavy Weight Champion on Thursday offered Nigerian-born British World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Anthony Joshua a whopping 50 million dollars (about N18 billion) for a unification fight.

    The hugely anticipated fight would determine who becomes the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

    The proposed bout is expected to hold between September and December at a venue of Wilder’s choice.

    Joshua, 28, is the new International Boxing Federation (IBF), World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Organisation (IBO) and World Boxing Organisation (WBO) title holder.

    He recently defeated Joseph Parker by unanimous decision to remain unbeaten in 21 bouts and add
    the IBF title to his illustrious boxing career.

    Wilder, 32 who defeated Luis Ortiz in his last bout in March revealed in a video posted on Twitter that he expects Joshua to be a man of his words by accepting the offer.

    “All the money is in the bag so I expect you will be a man of your word,” Wilder said in a video he posted on his Twitter handle in response to Joshua claiming he would accept a bout with the American for 50 million dollars.

    “Tell Eddie Hearn to let you personally check his email this time. By the way, I sent your manager Rob McCracken the email as well.

    “I’m looking forward to our meeting in the ring,” Wilder twitted.

    Meanwhile, Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel also confirmed to ESPN that an offer had been made to Joshua.

    Finkel added that the offer includes no rematch clause and that it would be the next fight for each boxer, taking place between September and December at a venue of Wilder’s choice

     

  • Parker: I will be back stronger and better!

     

    He who fights and run away according to Jamaican reggae legend late Bob Marley, lives to fight another day.

    That appears to be the stand of defeated Joseph Parker as he left for home with his father on Monday.  Parker who went all the way to the 12th round against Anthony Joshua,  took to his twitter handle to reveal his departure for New Zealand but appeared to warn that he would be back for a possible re-match in future.

    The 26-year-old juggernaut, sporting the remnants of his defeat in the form of a slightly bruised left eye, shared a picture on Twitter as he sat aboard his plane home alongside his father, Dempsey.

    He wrote: ‘Loving the journey, we will be back soon better and stronger. See you soon New Zealand. Thank you all for the love and support #TeamParker’

    The heavyweight boxer conceded the WBO world heavyweight title to Nigeria born England boxer Anthony Joshua on in Cardiff Saturday night as a unanimous points decision was needed to separate the pair.

    It was far from a landslide victory as Joshua utilised his superior reach to assert his dominance from behind his jab, and Parker can head back to his homeland New Zealand with his head held high having gone 12 rounds with the division’s most dominant force.

    While Parker will return home a belt lighter than when he arrived in the UK, he has maintained since the conclusion of his heavily-awaited fight with Joshua that he will be back, after admitting ‘the better man won on the night’.

    Parker’s next steps are not known as of yet, but he had expressed is eagerness at a potential rematch with AJ shortly after the fight should it be accepted. He may need to get in line though.

    Deontay Wilder, Dillian Whyte and even Tyson Fury are on AJ’s list of targets, with two of the three claiming they would accept an opportunity to challenge Joshua for his unified belts.

    Wilder, who watched Parker’s defeat by Joshua from home last weekend, holds the WBC belt that Joshua so craves to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

    The American has accepted Joshua’s challenge, according to his manager, while both parties maintain their opposition have shied away from a potential fight.

    Fury, on the other hand, has not fought since he vacated two of the belts that Joshua now possesses – the WBO and WBA titles.

    Whyte is also on the cards and has also expressed his interested in a showdown with Wilder after challenging him following his victory over Lucas Browne last month, but he may need to wait for Joshua to make his move before getting his wish.

    With Fury, Whyte, Wilder and even Parker still lingering in the background, one thing is clear. Joshua is the man to beat.

  • Boxing: Parker, bigger all-round threat than Wilder, says Joshua

    Britain’s Anthony Joshua says his next opponent, WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker, is a better-rounded fighter than Deontay Wilder.
    This was reported by Reuters on Wednesday.

    Joshua did not appear overly impressed with the WBC belt holder’s recent win over Luis Ortiz.

    The British holds the WBA, IBF and IBO crowns and boasts a perfect 20-0 record.

    The 28-year-old has exchanged jibes with American Wilder, who has won all 40 of his fights.

    But while many boxing fans are talking of a clash between the two, Joshua says he is looking no further than New Zealander, Parker.

    “Parker is a better all-rounder,” Joshua told reporters at his training camp.

    “He has a good left hook, right hand, he wings a right to the body, and he likes a left hook to the body. I haven’t seen Wilder throw that many body shots.

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    “Wilder relies on the right hand. There has never been one champion in the heavyweight division that relied solely on power and one punch.
    “Parker has an all-round game. That is what makes it a dangerous fight,” he said.
    Wilder retained his title with a win against Ortiz this month but Joshua was not dazzled by his rival’s victory over the 38-year-old Cuban.

    “When he won, I just thought he’s supposed to do that,” Joshua said.

    He added that “by my 40th fight, no one should be giving me problems. By my 40th fight, I should be a seasoned professional.”
    Joshua will fight Parker at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on March 31.

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  • Joshua vs Deontay $250m bout for Las Vegas

    Joshua vs Deontay $250m bout for Las Vegas

     

    Promoter Lou DiBella has confirmed that Las Vegas would be the most likely location for a potential lucrative heavyweight unification showdown between Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua, while former champion Evander Holyfield has encouraged the duo to fight “while the money’s there”.

    Undefeated WBC title-holder Wilder came through comfortably the toughest test of his 40-fight professional career to date on Saturday night [3 March], when he survived a real scare before stopping Cuban Luis “King Kong” Ortiz in the 10th round of his brutal and explosive seventh defence at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

    It was a performance that further emphasised the concussive punching power possessed by ‘The Bronze Bomber’, while highlighting his heart and formidable durability. Nevertheless, the display also raised further questions regarding his highly unorthodox fighting style and technical abilities.

    Talk of a much-anticipated meeting with WBA, IBF and IBO champion Joshua dominated the build-up to that bout – one which drew plenty of comparisons with the latter’s memorable defeat of Wladimir Klitschko in April 2017 – and predictably remained the hot topic of conversation in the ring afterwards, with the self-styled “baddest man on the planet” reiterating that he was ready to unify boxing’s blue-riband division.

    “How many times do I got to call him [Joshua] out? How many times? They hiding,” Wilder said, as relayed by ESPN. “His promoter [Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn] don’t want that fight and after tonight they definitely won’t want it. I’ve done enough, I’ve spoken enough.”

    Though Joshua has significantly pulling power in the United Kingdom, as evidenced by him selling out both Wembley and Cardiff’s Principality Stadium after outgrowing the O2 Arena, a meeting with Wilder would likely happen across the Atlantic due to the more lucrative financial sums on offer.

    And while DiBella admits that New York is a potential option and that Wilder would be willing to travel to the United Kingdom for big money, boxing’s spiritual home in Las Vegas – specifically the 20,000-seater T-Mobile Arena – definitely appears to be the front-runner.

  • DEONTAY WILDER: I’ll burst Anthony Joshua’s hype

    DEONTAY WILDER: I’ll burst Anthony Joshua’s hype

    Deontay Wilder might speak at a million words a minute, but he does not waste them on idle threats. The American World Boxing Council heavyweight champion once challenged a man who had insulted his daughter, Naieya, who has spina bifida, to spar with him at his gym. The results were not pretty.

    Now Wilder has a different target in mind. Without overlooking his opponent in New York on Saturday night – the 38-year-old Cuban Luis Ortiz – Wilder’s sights are firmly set on “bursting the hype bubble” of heavyweight rival Anthony Joshua.

    A combination of the profane and the profound, whose subjects of conversation shift quickly as his feet in the ring, Wilder used an exclusive interview with Telegraph Sport to deride Joshua’s class, suggesting that British fans had “been brainwashed by Eddie Hearn that Joshua is the heavyweight Messiah”, and that the returning Tyson Fury will be a tougher fight for him.

    Wilder, who is making the seventh defence of his crown in Brooklyn, believes that boxing fans deserve to know within 12 months “who the true, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world really is.”

    “I have been trying to fight Joshua for two years, and Tyson Fury for five years,” says Wilder. “Is Joshua vulnerable to my style? Of course he is. I have a very strange style you can’t prepare for. I’m unpredictable. I’m difficult to adjust against, to prepare for. And I’m a scary person. People criticise my style, say ‘he fights wild’ but look what happened to the 38 men who fought me.”