In Epic Wembley Battle, Joshua Stops Klitschko
In Epic Wembley Battle, Joshua Stops Klitschko
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WEMBLEY - England's boxer, Anthony Joshua beaten Wladimir Klitschko in a stunning world heavyweight title fight at Wembley. Both men suffered knockdowns early in the fight before recovering to take an epic contest to the 11th round, when the British fighter came out on top.
Joshua became the unified heavyweight world champion by adding the WBA belt to his IBF title with an 11th-round stoppage of Wladimir Klitschko in a thrilling fight.
Klitschko was initially knocked down early in the fifth round but got off the canvas and had the younger man in desperate trouble in the sixth, knocking Joshua down for an eight count.
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Joshua recovered, though, and after several even rounds he went on the offensive from the opening bell of the 11th. An uppercut sent Klitschko to the canvas once more and though the Ukrainian beat the count, a flurry of punches saw the referee step in and stop the fight.
The 27 year old was knocked down in round six but twice had Klitschko on the canvas in the penultimate round before the referee stepped in.
Joshua remains undefeated as a professional, with 19 victories. The bout drew a record post-war British boxing crowd of 90,000 at Wembley.
Joshua became the unified heavyweight world champion by adding the WBA belt to his IBF title with an 11th-round stoppage of Wladimir Klitschko in a thrilling fight.
Klitschko was initially knocked down early in the fifth round but got off the canvas and had the younger man in desperate trouble in the sixth, knocking Joshua down for an eight count.
Joshua recovered, though, and after several even rounds he went on the offensive from the opening bell of the 11th. An uppercut sent Klitschko to the canvas once more and though the Ukrainian beat the count, a flurry of punches saw the referee step in and stop the fight.
The 27 year old was knocked down in round six but twice had Klitschko on the canvas in the penultimate round before the referee stepped in.
Joshua remains undefeated as a professional, with 19 victories. The bout drew a record post-war British boxing crowd of 90,000 at Wembley.
(rnz)
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