Anthony Joshua MBE and Gary Cornish came face-to-face for the first time today, ahead of their clash for the vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight title at The O2 on Saturday September 12, live on Sky Sports. Joshua is in the process of turning The O2 into a hometown fortress having made his debut there back in October…
Anthony Joshua MBE will face Gary Cornish in his first major title bout with the vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight title on the line at The O2 in London on September 12, live on Sky Sports. Joshua has raced to 13-0 with 13 devastating KO wins since turning pro and now looks to add major belts to…
Anthony Joshua MBE is set to replace World title challenger Frankie Gavin on the bill at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on May 9, live on Sky Sports. Gavin was set to face Chris van Heerden in an IBF Welterweight eliminator, but now challenges Sheffield’s unbeaten IBF king Kell Brook at the top of a…
Anthony Joshua MBE returned with a bang as he KO’d Jason Gavern in the third round in Newcastle to make it 11 KO’s from 11 pro fights. Joshua was back in action after five months out of the ring with a stress fracture of the back, and opposing him was the ebullient Gavern, fighting for…
American heavyweight Kevin Johnson claims time spent in the company of Tyson Fury will serve him well ahead of a proposed April 25 collision with Anthony Joshua – because Fury is considerably better than the former Olympic champion. Twenty-six-year-old Fury fights Christian Hammer this Saturday (February 28) at the O2 Arena, live on BoxNation, and…
Anthony Joshua MBE has been forced out of his fight with Kevin Johnson at The O2 on January 31 after aggravating a back injury. The Olympic gold medal hero has a Pars Stress Fracture in his back which required immediate medical attention and subsequent physiotherapy. On the advice of his medical team and trainer he…
Bradley Saunders and Anthony Joshua will headline a huge show at the Metro Radio Arena as Matchroom bring live Sky Sports boxing to Newcastle on April 4, 2015. Saunders will take on Dave Ryan for the Commonwealth Light Welterweight title, while Joshua will be fighting in his 12th pro fight after facing former World title…
Former world heavyweight title challenger ‘Fast’ Eddie Chambers likes what he has seen of fast-rising prospect Anthony Joshua, but fears his run of soft opposition may only serve to hurt him in the future. The 32-year-old Chambers, once of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, now an honorary member of Team Fury in Bolton, speaks from experience. Back in…
Anthony Joshua MBE claimed his first professional title on Saturday night with a brutal second round KO of Denis Bakhtov – and chillingly warned his Heavyweight rivals: ‘My power is only going to grow.’ The Olympic gold medal hero blasted Bakhtov out of the equation in just five ruthless minutes in east London, back in…
Anthony Joshua ,MBE, says sparring with Heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko has him fired up for his clash with Konstantin Airich at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on Saturday, live on Sky Sports. The London 2012 Olympic star spent ten days with the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO title holder and 1996 Olympic champion in…
Anthony Joshua, MBE, will face Konstantin Airich at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on September 13, live on Sky Sports. The Kazakh-born German Heavyweight is tasked with stopping Joshua’s run of seven KO wins from seven pro fights, and the 35 year old brings a wealth of experience to the table, with 21 wins…
Anthony Joshua, MBE, expects the toughest test of his professional career on July 12 when he faces Matt Skelton at the Echo Arena in Liverpool live on Sky Sports. Joshua has raced to 6-0 with all six wins coming inside the first two rounds and now the Olympic gold medal star steps into his first…