Tag: Anthony Joshua
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Photo: Anthony Joshua injures knee, joins #BlackLivesMatter protest on crutches
Anthony Joshua was captured hobbling on crutches as he joined the Black Lives Matter movement. Wearing a black hoodie with the movement’s name on the front, the WBA, WBO, and IBF world champion joined hundreds of others on the peaceful protest on Saturday afternoon. The protest held in his hometown of Watford. At one stage,…
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Pulev to Anthony Joshua: You either fight or vacate world champion title
Kubrat Pulev has said that he will not step away from his shot at the world heavyweight belts and warned Anthony Joshua “you either fight or vacate the title”. The Bulgarian is mandatory challenger for Joshua’s IBF title but their planned bout on 20 June was postponed. It led to talk of Pulev being paid…
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Venue for Joshua-Pulev fight to be decided May ending
A location for Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight showdown with Kubrat Pulev will be decided within the next three weeks, according to the Bulgarian’s manager. The Brit was due to defend his WBA, IBF and WBO titles against Pulev at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on June 20, but the coronavirus crisis caused the fight to be cancelled.…
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‘Tyson will beat Anthony Joshua in eight rounds’
Tyson Fury’s assistant coach, Andy Lee believes unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has shown “huge improvement” but lacks the mental fortitude of Tyson. Lee works with Tyson alongside head trainer Sugarhill Steward, nephew of Kronk Gym legend Emanuel Steward. “I think he’s (Joshua) still an improving fighter,” Lee told The Boxing Show on Sky Sports…
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Mike Tyson identifies Fury, Wilder Andy Ruiz; omits Joshua in list of top five boxers
Mike Tyson named Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in his top five favourite current boxers but didn’t include two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Fury, who recently claimed the WBC heavyweight title in a rematch with Wilder, has always earned the respect from Tyson since his comeback in 2018 and the former American heavyweight said he…
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Pulev vows to ‘brutally beat’ ‘afraid, coward’ Anthony Joshua
Kubrat Pulev has labeled Anthony Joshua “afraid” and a “coward” – and promised to destroy his hopes of an undisputed title fight with Tyson Fury. Mandatory challenger, Pulev, is contracted to be Joshua’s next opponent in an IBF, WBA, and WBO heavyweight title defense, while Deontay Wilder has the right to enforce a third WBC…
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Anthony Joshua highlights six possible fights before retirement
Anthony Joshua has announced in a YouTube interview with Sky Sports Boxing the six fighters he wants to fight before he retires. Joshua named Oleksandr Usyk, Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury, Luis Ortiz, Jarrell Miller and Adam Kownacki. Joshua’s bout with Fury is the most anticipated fight in heavyweight boxing, maybe even all divisions, it is…
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I knew Fury would expose Wilder – Joshua
Anthony Joshua has claimed he knew Tyson Fury could “expose” and “annihilate” Deontay Wilder. All the world heavyweight titles are with British boxers, after Fury was crowned as the new WBC champion following a stoppage win over Wilder in February. Joshua himself regained his WBA ‘super’, IBF and WBO belts with a point victory over…
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Undefeated Cuban heavyweight boxer eyes Anthony Joshua’s WBO title belt
Undefeated Cuban heavyweight boxer Frank Sanchez is hoping to line up a shot at Anthony Joshua’s WBO title, but his manager doesn’t expect the Brit to be champion. The 27-year-old burst into the top ten of the WBO rankings with his 15th straight win after beating Joey Dawejko on points last month. Joshua meanwhile has…
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Pulev pledges to donate half of earnings from Joshua fight to combat coronavirus
IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev says he will donate half of his purse from the world heavyweight title fight against Briton Anthony Joshua to help medical workers fight the “devilish” coronavirus. The 38-year-old Bulgarian is expected to earn around five million dollars from the fight, which has been postponed due to the pandemic. The fight…