Anthony Joshua boxing news
By Jeff Aranow: The talented Cuban heavyweight knockout artist Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (29-1, 25 KOs) blitzed former world title challenger Razvan Cojanu (16-4, 9 KOs) in getting rid of him in two rounds last Saturday night on Showtime Boxing on the undercard of the lightweight unification fight between WBC champion Mikey Garcia and IBF champ Robert Easter Jr. at the beautiful Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
By Tim Royner: Dillian Whyte (24-1, 17 KOs) isn’t satisfied with his 12 round unanimous decision win over Joseph Parker (24-1, 18 KOs) from tonight, and he wants to fight once more in November or December before the end of the year and then face heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a rematch on April 13 at Wembley Stadium in London, UK.
By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Joshua has signed a new three-year deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing in continuing to stay with the same promoter he’s been with since he first turned pro in 2013. With perfect matchmaking, Hearn has led Joshua to capturing the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles against largely sub-par opposition.
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will fight on Sky Sports Box Office for at least another three years after signing a new deal with promoter Matchroom.
The new deal will include a minimum of Joshua’s next five fights, starting with his next bout against Russian brawler Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on 22 September.
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Eddie Hearn is visibly frustrated at WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder for his relucatance to sign for a unification fight against IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for a big money unification fight on April 13 at the 100,000 seat retrofitted Wembley Stadium in London, England.
By Scott Gilfoid: Joseph Parker says he’s going to stop Dillian Whyte before Anthony Joshua did in knocking him out in the 7th round in 2015. Former WBO heavyweight champion Parker wants to smash the 30-year-old Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) quickly this Saturday night on July 28 to make a statement to the boxing world in their fight at the sold out O2 Arena in London, England.
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn says the winner of this Saturday’s fight between Matchroom Boxing stable fighter Dillian Whyte and former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker will soon be getting a world title shot.
By Jim Dower: Joseph Parker (24-1, 18 KOs) wants a victory over Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte (23-1, 17 KO) this Saturday night to put him in position to be the opponent IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) faces next year on April 13 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Joshua says Dillian Whyte needs to focus on his cardio for him to defeat former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker this Saturday night. Joshua states that he wants Whyte (23-1, 17 KOs) to defeat Parker because that would setup a big rematch between the two of them.
By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury says he’s disappointed that Anthony Joshua is avoiding a unification fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Fury says he could fight Wilder in the U.S, and he thinks it would be a huge accomplishment if he beat him on his own soil. Wilder has never been beaten before. Fury wants to be a road warrior like he was when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko in Germany in 2015.