The 28-year-old, last in action against Wladimir Klitschko six months ago, tipped the scales at 18st 2lbs – a stone more than his opponent at 16st 11lbs
Browsing: Anthony Joshua
The unbeaten 28-year-old will face Takam in front of 78,000 fans at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
‘We have been working on it for three or four years so it’s not much of a shock. If you suddenly win the world title, all these opportunities can come your way. You feel like the man and you can lose track.”
Blue chip sponsors, TV deals and stadium fights. Many appear to be pinning their hopes on him being this generation’s next marquee world heavyweight
Joshua is the overwhelming favourite to come out on top in Cardiff, with Takam only confirmed as his opponent last week after Kubrat Pulev was forced to pull out with a shoulder injury.
Pulev cited a pectoral muscle tear as the injury, but Joshua believes he would never pull out of a fight over a “niggle”.
Joshua only discovered that he would be fighting Takam this week, after his original opponent Kubrat Pulev pulled out with a shoulder injury.
The 36-year-old, ranked number three in the IBF rankings and called in as a late replacement for the injured Kubrat Pulev as Joshua’s challenger earlier this week, has lost just three of his 35 fights since turning professional in 2005.
As Joshua prepares for his next defence against replacement Carlos Takam in Cardiff on October 28, the 2012 Olympic gold medallist revealed Fury is on his hitlist for the coming year.
The IBF and WBA champion had been scheduled to face his mandatory challenger at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on October 28 and in front of a near-80,000-strong crowd, with over 70,000 tickets already sold.
Joshua will defend his WBA ‘Super’ and IBF heavyweight world titles against mandatory challenger Pulev at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on October 28.
The Olympic gold medallist is unbeaten in 19 bouts in the paid ranks, but the Watford-based puncher has revealed that he expects to be beaten at some point in the future.
After a press conference last week in which Wilder promised to knock out Ortiz on November 4 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion said he wants Anthony Joshua next.
The 25-year-old defended his own world heavyweight title on Saturday night with a points win over Hughie Fury at a quarter-full Manchester Arena.
Ronaldo and Messi have been rivals at the pinnacle of the footballing world for the best part of a decade – sharing the last nine Ballon d’Or awards between them.
Joshua meets his IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on October 28 after his planned Las Vegas rematch with Klitschko was scuppered by the Ukrainian’s retirement from the sport
Haye is currently recovering from the Achilles injury he sustained during his defeat to Tony Bellew in March, with talks over a possible December rematch still ongoing
The tickets for what could be Joshua’s last UK fight for over a year go on pre-sale to Matchroom Fight Pass members at midday on Monday and general sale on Tuesday ahead of the October 28 event live on Sky Sports Box Office.
“October 28 can’t come soon enough, I have been eager to get back in the ring since Wembley and now we are confirmed and ready,’’ WBA and IBF belt holder Joshua said in a statement.
Unbeaten Joshua, 27, was set to face Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch of their Wembley Stadium classic from April but the Ukrainian opted to retire.