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IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) and challenger Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs) went head-to-head in London today to formally announce their April 9 clash. The fight takes place at the city’s O2 Arena and will be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Retired former super middleweight champ Carl Froch believes that Anthony Joshua’s decision to challenge Charles Martin for the IBF heavyweight title is a correct one and that the Londoner has proved he is prepared to take a risk in order to move his career forward. Froch announced his retirement last year. He now does punditry work for Sky so has seen Joshua’s development first-hand.
Eddie Hearn has admitted that Anthony Joshua has taken a big gamble as well as a step up after agreeing to challenge Charles Martin for the IBF heavyweight title at London’s O2 Arena on April 9. The fight was announced on Sunday and the 26-year-old was immediately installed as a 7-1 favourite by the bookies.
World heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) has spoken exclusively to BoxingScene.com to discuss the news of an IBF heavyweight title showdown between domestic rival Anthony Joshua and America's current holder Charles Martin.
A few people predicted that a Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 early) victory over long-time heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko would enliven a division that had been steady yet somewhat moribund in recent years. The 27-year-old did just that, posting a unanimous decision over the outgoing Champion in November to set up the possibility of not only a contractually mandated return but making a series of fights with his divisional rivals a distinct possibility. The IBF placed a mandatory on Fury’s toes as soon as he won the title. However, he decided to jettison the belt rather than take on Vyacheslav Glazkov, citing his rematch with Wlad when making his decision. The IBF moved swiftly and Glazkov instead boxed Charles Martin for the vacant belt. An injury induced third-round TKO win netted the American southpaw Fury's former title, he now faces Londoner Anthony Joshua at London’s O2 venue on April 9 live on Sky Sports Box Office.
After days of furious online speculation Anthony Joshua’s sixteenth professional opponent has been named as IBF heavyweight titlist Charles Martin. Eddie Hearn's announcement of a Valentine’s Day announcement had lit the torch fire on social media, which was already abuzz after Tyson Fury Tweeted news of a "big fight" last night so it was fitting that "AJ" announced the bout using his Twitter account.
Former cruiserweight world Champion and WBA heavyweight titlist David Haye (27-2, 25 KOs) has told London rival Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 early) not to lose his '0' by taking unnecessary risks.
Former featherweight world Champion Barry McGuigan has told Sky Sports HQ that IBF Super bantamweight boss Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 early) and WBA World title holder Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs) are lucky to have each other as he went his whole career without a big, defining domestic fight.
Hennessy Sports have confirmed that Nick Blackwell’s British middleweight title defence against Chris Eubank Jr. will take place at Wembley’s SSE Arena on March 26 and will be shown on Channel 5 here in the U.K. Hughie Fury will provide chief support in a 12-round contest against a ‘world-ranked’ opponent.
Former light-welterweight world Champion and WBA welterweight titlist Ricky Hatton will speak with typical openness and honesty about his career, struggles with depression and more when he appears on the Claire Balding show on Thursday night. The interview will be aired on BT Sport 2, with Hatton covering a range of subjects during the chat.