Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
The dust barely settled around the biggest fight of this year between pound-for-pound stars Gennady Golovkin and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on Mexican Independence Day this past weekend in Las Vegas, the boxing world is preparing for another robust event between heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and his WBA mandatory challenger, Alexander Povetkin on Saturday in London, England.
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Carlos Takam knows as much about Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin as any heavyweight. The rugged contender from Cameroon has lost to both boxers, including a 10th-round technical knockout defeat to Joshua on October 28 in Cardiff, Wales. Takam declined to pick a winner when he was interviewed by Sky Sports, but he assessed Povetkin’s chances of pulling off an upset Saturday night at Wembley Stadium in London.
The world heavyweight title fight between Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin should never have been sanctioned, according to Tony Bellew. Joshua defends his WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF titles against his unglamorous mandatory challenger at a time when he has already been criticised for not fighting Tyson Fury or WBC champion Deontay Wilder, his significantly higher-profile rivals.
Anthony Joshua is ready to fulfil his mandatory obligations by facing Russian fighter Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium. The last time Joshua fought at Wembley, it was in front of about 90,000 spectators in April 2017 when he beat Wladimir Klitschko to become boxing's new superstar virtually overnight.
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has described a return to London’s Wembley Stadium for the latest defence of his title belts in front of a home crowd on Saturday as “a blessing”. The 28-year-old Londoner will put his WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO titles on the line against Russia’s Alexander Povetkin.
Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua hit the scales nearly two stones heavier than Russian opponent Alexander Povetkin as the two weighed in for Saturday's title fight at Wembley Stadium.
Joshua, Povetkin Weights Photos Gallery - Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua hit the scales nearly two stones heavier than Russian opponent Alexander Povetkin as the two weighed in for Saturday's title fight at Wembley Stadium. (photos by Lawrence Lustig)
The last time Alexander Povetkin fought a huge heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko knocked him down four times and easily won a 12-round unanimous decision. The former WBA heavyweight title-holder will have to overcome another significant size disadvantage if he is to pull off a big upset Saturday night. The 39-year-old Russian stepped on the British Boxing Board of Control scale Friday afternoon in London at 222 pounds, 24-plus pounds less than Anthony Joshua.
Anthony Joshua’s popularity in the U.K. prompted the universally recognised heavyweight champion to commit to a two-fight deal to appear at Wembley Stadium to reward his fans for their loyalty yet a fellow British boxer believes that the onus is on “AJ” to fight in America if he is to capitalise on his current form.