Tag: Anthony Joshua
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Joshua is best world heavyweight boxer – Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson believes Anthony Joshua is the best heavyweight in the world, ahead of the likes of Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, Metro reports. Joshua holds the IBF, WBA (Super) and WBO champion, while his direct rival Wilder is the WBC king. Wilder and Joshua were in talks to fight this summer, but it now…
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Anthony Joshua refuses to fight Wilder in America
The fight between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder has yet to be finalised, as the heavyweight rave of the moment has refused to fight in the United States out of concern over the judges and referees potential bias, MARCA reports. However, the conversations between both parties continue to be held and Joshua, along with his…
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Deontay Wilder ready to battle Anthony Joshua in the UK
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says he is “ready to come to the UK” for a unification bout with WBA, IBF and WBO title holder Anthony Joshua. American Wilder, 32, said his team are “ready to meet” the Briton’s side for talks and “the sooner the better”. Barry Hearn, chairman of Matchroom Sport, which promotes…
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Anthony Joshua beats Parker to unify WBA, IBF, WBO belts
Anthony Joshua unified the WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles as a controlled performance saw him earn a unanimous points win over Joseph Parker at a tense Principality Stadium in Cardiff. The Briton used his left hand to telling effect throughout an intriguing affair, in which New Zealand’s Parker displayed swift hands, movement and…
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WBO: Joseph Parker says he will show Anthony Joshua can ‘be beaten’
Joseph Parker has dismissed Anthony Joshua’s “unrealistic” claims and insists he will beat the Brit because “he’s not a god”. The WBO heavyweight world champion was responding to Joshua’s suggestion that no human can beat him, ahead of their unification fight on Saturday. Parker and Joshua went face to face at the Sky Central press…
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Anthony Joshua replies Parker, says ‘you are talking trash’
Britain’s Anthony Joshua dismissed a claim by New Zealand’s Joseph Parker he is the “king of steroids” ahead of their world heavyweight title unification bout. The two boxers will meet in Cardiff on March 31, with Joshua, a London 2012 Olympic gold medallist, looking to add Parker’s World Boxing Organisation title to the World Boxing…
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JUST IN: Anthony Joshua defeats Carlos Takam, retains IBF world heavyweight title [Photos]
Anthony Joshua cemented his status as the best pound for pound heavyweight boxer on the planet after overpowering his challenger Carlos Takam at the Cardiff Principality Stadium. Joshua retains his belts and to 20-0 with 20 knockouts, even if this was hardly the showcase that many observers expected. It was a bloody bout in Cardiff,…
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Reps to honour Anthony Joshua, seven Nigerians who won UK Parliamentary seats
Federal lawmakers in the House of Representatives just before adjourning plenary for the Sallah break on June 15 resolved to honour some Nigerians in the United Kingdom for making the country proud with their political and sporting exploits in recent time. The lawmakers who also sent collective congratulatory messages to the newly elected UK parliamentarians.…
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JUST IN: World boxing champion, Anthony Joshua visits Nigeria in August
Baring any last minute change of plans, world boxing heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, is set to visit Nigeria on a three-day tour in August, during which he would pay courtesy calls on Acting President Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja; and the governors of Lagos and Ogun states. He would also visit some royal fathers, including the…
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I was disciplined to greatness at Mayflower School – Anthony Joshua confesses
Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua, the IBF, WBA and IBO heavyweight champion has recalled how the disciplines he received at Mayflower boarding school, Ikenne, Ogun State, Nigeria, for just six months positively impacted his boxing career. In 2002, Joshua joined his Nigerian mother Yeta in the African nation for six months at the age of 11…