Anthony
Joshua

Anthony Joshua claimed Olympic glory at London 2012 before going on to become one of the biggest Heavyweight stars in recent years.

In April 2016, 'AJ' destroyed IBF titleholder Charles Martin to win his first World Title before making short work of American opponents Dominic Breazeale and Eric Molina in his first two title defences.

Joshua defeated legend Wladimir Klitschko in an unforgettable battle in front of 90,000 at England’s national stadium in April 2017 and went on to sell-out the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales twice. Firstly against Carlos Takam in October 2017 before unifying the division by taking Joseph Parker’s WBO belt in March 2018.

After defending his World Titles against Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium in September 2018, he lost his unbeaten record to Andy Ruiz Jr on his American debut at Madison Square Garden before avenging that loss in Saudi Arabia in December 2019.

The 33-year-old followed that up with a KO victory over mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev at Wembley Arena 12 months later before testing himself on two occasions against pound-for-pound warrior Oleksandr Usyk. AJ lost the first fight at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in September 2021 and was out-pointed again in the rematch out in Saudi Arabia 10 months later.

Joshua took himself out to Dallas, Texas in the New Year to work under new trainer Derrick James before returning to the UK to fight Jermaine Franklin at the O2 in April 2023. AJ earned his 25th career victory with a wide points decision in his first fight back at the dome since 2016.

AJ was scheduled to rematch Dillian Whyte in August but was forced to fight The Nordic Nightmare Robert Helenius on five days notice following 'adverse analytical findings' in one of Whyte's drug samples. Joshua produced a devastating knockout of the year contender in the seventh round.

Keen to fight three times in 2023, Joshua landed a headline slot on the monster Day Of Reckoning card in Saudi Arabia on December 23 against Otto Wallin. Joshua trained with Ben Davison for this camp given the short turnaround time and produced a comprehensive beat down of the Swede. Wallin was forced to retire on his stool at the end of the fifth round.

Victory over Wallin was meant to lead to a monster showdown with Deontay Wilder in the spring of 2024 only for the Bronze Bomber to suffer a shock defeat to Joseph Parker on the Day of Reckoning bill. Focus quickly shifted and a fight with MMA star Francis Ngannou was scheduled on a night of Knockout Chaos in March. Plenty thought Ngannou would cause AJ problems after the way he almost shocked Tyson Fury, but AJ blitzed through him in two rounds, producing one of the most devastating knockouts seen in recent times.