Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
Anthony Joshua hasn’t been too keen on the discourse surrounding his recent career moves. The former heavyweight titlist from London will be going up against late replacement Robert Helenius Aug. 12 at The O2 in London.
Frank Warren, promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has told William Hill’s podcast, Up Front with Simon Jordan, that Anthony Joshua is liable to be beaten by any fighter at the moment.
During the last few days, heavyweight veteran Derek Chisora has been very vocal with his position regarding the sport's ongoing problem with boxers testing positive for performance enhancing drugs.
Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is ready to impress on Saturday night, when he faces Robert Helenius at the O2 Arena in London. Helenius comes in as a late replacement, after original opponent Dillian Whyte was removed from the fight after testing positive for a banned substance.
Malik Scott, trainer for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, says a showdown with Anthony Joshua will happen one way or another in 2024. The bout is targeted for a date in January.
Joshua, Helenius Weights Photos Gallery - Today' weigh-in in London ahead of this weekend’s Heavyweight Main Event between Anthony Joshua and Robert Helenius at The O2 Arena Live Worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Remaining undefeated was the goal for Anthony Joshua. Of course, he had other plans along the way. Winning multiple world titles, knocking off a few great fighters, and pocketing a boatload of money were all salient. But remaining spotless in the loss column was priority number one for the hulking heavyweight.
Anthony Joshua was a little lighter Friday for his fight against Robert Helenius on Saturday night than he was for his previous bout. Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs), a former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion from Watford, England, stepped on the British Boxing Board of Control’s scale at exactly 250 pounds.
Robert Helenius still considers Anthony Joshua an elite-level heavyweight. Joshua’s upcoming opponent suspects, though, that the former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO champion remains impacted by the lingering psychological effects of his technical-knockout loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. and his brutal battle versus Wladimir
Heavyweight veteran Kevin 'Kingpin' Johnson (36-21-2, 20 KOs), 43-years-old, announced in an overseas interview that he's now Russian - and also changed his name to Kevin Vladimirovich.