Wladimir Klitschko: record, next fight and profile →
IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs) believes that his streak of knockout victims will continue on April 29th, when he faces Wladimir Klitschko before an expected rabid crowd of 90,000 fans at Wembley.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Deontay Wilder has a fight this weekend. Nevertheless, he’s got bigger things on his agenda than 6-foot-6 Gerald Washington. The WBC champion will defend his share of the heavyweight division against the organization’s No. 8 contender – a former football player at the Universi...
Wladimir Klitschko believes Anthony Joshua is strengthening his chances of success by not engaging in the “mind games” attempted by Tyson Fury and David Haye. The 40-year-old Klitschko challenges IBF heavyweight champion Joshua at Wembley Stadium on April 29, when the winner will also take the WBA, IBO titles, and so far the two former Olympic gold-medallists have demonstrated a mutual respect.
Wladimir Klitschko is counting on experience to help him regain the IBF, IBO and WBA heavyweight titles when he faces Britain's Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in April. Klitschko, who was unbeaten for 11 years before losing the belts to Tyson Fury in 2015, turns 41 next month and has 64 wins and four defeats in his 20-year career.
Anthony Joshua believes that even victory over Wladimir Klitschko will not earn him widespread recognition as the world’s leading heavyweight. With victory at Wembley Stadium on April 29, the IBF champion can also win the WBA/IBO titles and the scalp of the heavyweight who, in the absence of Tyson Fury, is considered the planet’s finest.
According to former division king Wladimir Klitschko, his upcoming fight with IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is the "toughest challenge" of his entire career. The fight is scheduled to take place on April 29th at Wembley Stadium, and a record crowd of 90,000 fans are expected at the venue. Joshua has steamrolled through nearly every opponent on his undefeated 18-0 record. Only two fighters, Dillian Whyte and Dominic Breazeale, have been able to make it to the seventh round.
Anthony Joshua's lack of big-fight experience may prove costly when he defends the IBF heavyweight title against Wladimir Klitschko, says Deontay Wilder. Explosive Briton Joshua has yet to be beaten in 18 professional fights, with each of his bouts ending in a knockout victory. But in Klitschko he faces a man desperate to regain his status as the king of the heavyweight division having been shocked by Tyson Fury in November 2015
NEW YORK – Deontay Wilder doesn’t think Anthony Joshua really wants to fight Wladimir Klitschko. The WBC heavyweight champion claimed Wednesday that Eddie Hearn – whose company, Matchroom Sport, promotes Joshua – forced Joshua into accepting an April 29 fight against Klitschko. Just 18 professional fights haven’t properly prepared Joshua for facing Klitschko, according to Wilder.
NEW YORK – Wladimir Klitschko often talked to Emanuel Steward about finally finding that huge, career-defining fight. Steward preached patience as Klitschko continuously wondered when that type of challenge would present itself. Ukraine’s Klitschko was growing impatient as he made one successful but forgettable title defense after another.
