The rivalry between heavyweight prospects Anthony Joshua (14-0, 14KOs) and Dillian Whyte (16-0, 13KOs) will be settled later tonight at the O2 Arena in London. Whyte has verbally assaulted Joshua at every possible moment. They fought each other in the amateurs with Whyte coming out on top. He feels every confident of repeating the same outcome.
O2 Arena, London - In a battle for the Commonwealth, British, WBC International heavyweight titles, Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15KOs) overcome an early scare to score a knockout of Dillian Whyte (16-1, 13KOs) in the seventh round. It was the first time Joshua went beyond three rounds. Joshua came out throwing some big shots and Whyte was weathering the early storm, trying to jab his way in to land something big. Joshua hurt Whyte with a big left and started shaking him up with big shots all over the ring.
<p>Anthony Joshua MBE gave away the chance to potentially walk second to Dillian Whyte in their British and Commonwealth Heavyweight title clash at The O2 in London on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports Box Office.</p>
Anthony Joshua turned to boxing for salvation and the London 2012 Olympic gold medallist is confident of beating Dillian Whyte after his opponent's attempt to assassinate the character. The London heavyweights meet for the British and Commonwealth titles at the O2 Arena on Saturday night, with Whyte calling Joshua a "fraud" and a "robot" in the build up. Joshua's troubled past has been well documented - in 2011 he avoided a jail term for possession of cannabis after being found not guilty of attempt to supply - but he revealed he once had to wear an electronic tag and boxing has allowed him to change his lifestyle.
Olympic champion Anthony Joshua hopes his fight with fellow London heavyweight Dillian Whyte on Saturday night is just another step of a glittering career. The London 2012 gold medallist has 14 knockouts from 14 professional fights and takes on Whyte, who has 13 KOs in 16 bouts and beat Joshua in an amateur contest in October 2009. Joshua could emulate Lennox Lewis, who won Olympic gold before going on to become undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, but he does not wish to get ahead of himself. "I'd love to go that far (but) I don't want to say 'I'm going to do this'," Joshua said. "But yes, that would be a great path to follow. Whether I am going to do it or not, what the future holds... let me get past Dillian first. "That'd be the British title, then I can crack on and I'd have two more belts to get, which is the European and then the heavyweight championship of the world.
Anthony Joshua (14-0, 14 KOs) and Dillian Whyte (16-0, 13 KOs) both weighed in this afternoon ahead of their British and Commonwealth heavyweight title fight tomorrow night at London’s O2 Arena. The two unbeaten rivals have been on something of a collision course ever since Whyte defeated the 2012 Olympic Gold Medallist in an amateur contest six years ago.
<p>Anthony Joshua (14-0, 14 KOs) and Dillian Whyte (16-0, 13 KOs) both weighed in this afternoon ahead of their British and Commonwealth heavyweight title fight tomorrow night at London’s O2 Arena.</p> <p>The two unbeaten rivals have been on something of a collision course ever since Whyte defeated the 2012 Olympic Gold Medallist in an amateur contest six years ago.</p>
Anthony Joshua MBE gave away the chance to potentially walk second to Dillian Whyte in their British and Commonwealth Heavyweight title clash at The O2 in London on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports Box Office.</p>
“What’s going to happen when I’m still there?” asked Dillian Whyte. “I’ll hit you again,” smiled Anthony Joshua. The two heavyweight rivals square off on Saturday night at London’s O2 Arena for the vacant British Heavyweight title (as well as the Commonwealth and WBC International) and the two age-old foes met today at Canary Wharf for the final press conference.
Anthony Joshua MBE gave away the chance to potentially walk second to Dillian Whyte in their British and Commonwealth Heavyweight title clash at The O2 in London on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports Box Office. With the British title vacant, part of the negotiations were around who would walk first and Hall of Fame MC Michael Buffer was set to perform a coin-toss to decide the honour after a heated press conference today.