Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
By Corey Erdman - There is no shortage of great storylines or intriguing upcoming fights in the world of boxing today—but at long last, it is how it how one might say it is supposed to be, with the heavyweight division being by far the most interesting. The feud between Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and Tyson...
Although his organization was not involved in the fight, World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman was very proud of the performance of Alexander Povetkin of Russia. Povetkin (34-2, 24 KOs), who is the mandatory challenger under the WBA and WBO, was knocked out in seven rounds by IBF, WBO, IBO, WBA world champion Anthony Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs) on Saturday night, before a massive crowd at Wembley Stadium in London.
A Deontay Wilder win over Tyson Fury obviously would be better for continuing to build Wilder-Anthony Joshua into what promoter Eddie Hearn said Saturday night would “definitely be the biggest fight in British boxing history.”
Anthony Joshua doesn’t deny that Alexander Povetkin can punch. The former WBA heavyweight champion clearly was dangerous during their title fight Saturday night in London. Joshua contends he wasn’t “hurt,” however, when Povetkin caught him with a three-punch combination that knocked Joshua off balance late in the first round.
Dillian Whyte hopes it’s him who gets the call to face Anthony Joshua next. The Brixton heavyweight was at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night to watch his former foe knock out Alexander Povetkin inside seven rounds to retain his world heavyweight titles. Whyte was knocked out by Joshua back in December 2015 when the pair clashed for the then-vacant British title in the sport’s premier division at the O2 Arena in London.
Anthony Joshua stopped at Deontay Wilder when he was asked Saturday night to list the opponents he wants to fight next. The unbeaten British superstar also made it clear he is tired of discussing a heavyweight showdown with Wilder. Now he just wants that much-anticipated fight to happen.
Joshua, Povetkin Fight Photos Gallery - Unified WBA ’super', IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua retained his titles with a vicious seventh round knockout over mandatory WBA challenger Alexander Povetkin in front of another huge crowd at London’s Wembley Stadium.
Anthony Joshua will use social media to judge who he should fight next. The 28-year-old world heavyweight champion remained undefeated on Saturday night with a win over Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium. Joshua stopped his WBA mandatory challenger inside seven rounds, exclusively live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and DAZN Stateside, while also keeping hold of his WBO, IBF and IBO crowns and moving to 22-0 with all but one early.
Anthony Joshua retained his IBO, IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles with a brutal seventh-round knockout of Alexander Povetkin at Wembley. Back at the stadium where beat the great Wladimir Klitschko in an 11-round thriller last year, Joshua again went to the trenches against a high-class opponent.
Anthony Joshua delivered a devastating technical knockout in the seventh round to defeat Alexander Povetkin and retain his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world heavyweight championship belts. Joshua improved his record to 22 fights unbeaten in his professional career by handing the 39-year-old Povetkin only his second defeat but his first by TKO.