Anthony Joshua boxing news
By Tim Royner: Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder did his thing last Saturday night in scoring his 39th career knockout in stopping the game Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz in the 10th round, but now he’s ready to finally face IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a unification fight for the fans.
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Eddie Hearn says he wants WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) to call him so they can put together a unification fight between him and IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs).
By Tim Royner: Promoter Eddie Hearn says IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua could be as low as 248 pounds or lighter for his unification fight with WBO champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) on March 31. Hearn says Joshua is looking faster than he was before in his last fight against Carlos Takam.
By Sean McDaniel: Deontay Wilder says he’s been chasing a fight against British heavyweight Anthony Joshua for the last 2 years, and he says he’s going to smoke the 28-year-old out to force him to face him after he knocks out challenger Luis Ortiz this Saturday night on March 3 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has a fight with WBO champion Joseph Parker on March 31, but if he wins that fight he could be meeting Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller (20-0-1, 18 KOs) in August or September in New York, says Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn. Miller has to win his next fight against Johann Duhaupas (37-4, 24 KOs) on April 28th for the Joshua-Miller contest to be a realty.
By Tim Royner: Anthony Joshua could be facing American heavyweight Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller this summer if Jarrell wins impressively in his April 28th fight against former title challenger Johann Duhaupas (37-4, 24 KOs) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Tim Royner: WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) seems to have won the battle in getting the best sparring partner in 2016 super heavyweight Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka, whereas Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) is using American Marlo Moore as his sparring partner. Moore, 27, failed to make the U.S 2016 Olympic team.
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Eddie Hearn says IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) is weighing 241 pounds right now ahead of his fight next month against WBO champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) on March 31 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
By Marcus Richardson: Alexander Povetkin is now back in the World Boxing Council’s ratings after having been banned for 1-year following a positive drug test. The WBC has the 38-year-old former WBA heavyweight champion Povetkin (33-1, 23 KOs) at No.4, bellow #1 Dillian Whyte, #2 Dominic Breazeale and #3 Luis Ortiz.
By Tim Royner: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has given WBO champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) some valuable advice in how to send IBF/WBA champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) down to his first defeat of his career on March 31. Wilder has noticed that Joshua is carrying around a lot of muscle weight that negatively impacts his flexibility inside the ring during his battles.