Tag: joshua
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Joshua, Fury fight confirmed for 2021
Matchroom boss Barry Hearn is ’95 per cent’ sure Anthony Joshua faces Tyson Fury at the start of next year. With the Covid-19 pandemic grounding global sport to a halt, the snooker and darts kingpin believes fans will not tolerate tune-up fights once the lockdown is lifted. And, while son and boxing promoter Eddie is…
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Fury won’t dump Wilder for Joshua yet
Tyson Fury’s camp has had no conversations with Deontay Wilder about stepping aside to allow for a clash with Anthony Joshua. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has previously revealed that his client would be ‘extremely interested’ in taking on WBC champion Fury in an undisputed fight with the IBF, WBA and WBO titles on the line.…
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I’m coming for you, Joshua tells Wilder
Anthony Joshua would “love” the opportunity to unify his world heavyweight belts in a clash with Deontay Wilder, but insists he will not rush into any fight having seen off Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The Brit boxer, 30, reclaimed the WBA, IBF and WBO titles he lost to the Mexican-American on…
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Deontay Wilder slams Joshua over tactics
Deontay Wilder, the man who may likely be heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s opponent very soon, has slammed him for the tactics he used in his victory over Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday. Joshua reclaimed the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight titles following a comprehensive win via unanimous decision in Saudi Arabia. Following his…
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I gained too much weight, I need a rematch says Andy Ruiz
Former heavyweight champion, Andy Ruiz, has said he lost to Anthony Joshua on Saturday night, because he gained too much weight during the preparation for the rematch. Ruiz yelled into the microphone, shouting “Who want to see the third fight”,? Quoting his words, he said “I gained too much weight”. Joshua, meanwhile, who was 247.75…
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2023: Buhari not Nigeria’s Moses neither are you Joshua, Fani-Kayode blasts Tunde Bakare
Former Aviation Minister and Peoples Democratic Party’s chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to the Senior Pastor and founder, Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare’s dream of taking over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. According to Bakare, in a viral video, while Buhari is number 15, he would be the 16th president of Nigeria. He…
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I don’t respect Fury, says heavyweight champion Joshua
Fury accepted a backdated two-year ban for testing positive for a banned steroid in February 2015 and can fight again pending a return of his licence. “What we are achieving as heavyweight champions is phenomenal,” Joshua told BBC Radio 5 live’s Sportsweek. “But for someone in my own industry to discredit it, I can’t respect…
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World Heavyweight Title: ‘We’ll facilitate Joshua’s visit to Nigeria’ – Ogun State Government
…Says Joshua ‘is a pride to the state’ The Ogun State Government on Monday said it would facilitate a proposed visit of the World boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, to Nigeria when he is ready. The government said the heavyweight boxer had expressed intention to visit the country and home state, Ogun. This was disclosed by…
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How Britain rejected Joshua in 2012, reclaimed him in 2017 after emerging World Champion
Findings have shown how Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua, the IBF, WBA and IBO heavyweight champion was rejected by Britain in 2012 and later reclaimed in 2017 after he won the fight against Wladimir Klitschko in a Wembley blockbuster last month. In a report by dailymail.co.uk in 2012, Joshua was reportedly arrested for allegedly possessing cannabis…