In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said Nigeria is proud to be associated with the new unified world champion, whose Nigerian heritage he has publicly acknowledged
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Joshua defeated 41-year-old Klitshcko after 11 rounds in British boxing’s biggest bout to extend his winning streak to 19 fights
In statement signed by Abdurrahman Balogun, her Special Assistant on Media, Dabiri-Erewa stated that the victory of Joshua was not only a thing of pride to Nigerians but the whole of Africa
The 41-year-old Ukrainian fought back from a fifth-round knockdown and seemed on the brink of victory when he dropped Joshua in the sixth, but the British heavyweight bounced back to send his opponent to the canvas twice in the penultimate round
Only Ricky Hatton has picked up more in one night as he earned in excess of £15 million for his clash with Floyd Mayweather Jnr in 2007 in Las Vegas
Joshua, who stopped the Ukrainian in the 11th round at Wembley on Saturday, immediately called out fellow Briton Fury, who beat Klitschko on points in November 2015
Joshua was born in Watford to Nigerian parents in 1989 and spent some of his early years in the West African country
Joshua extended his perfect record to 19 wins after climbing off the canvas to earn an 11th-round stoppage win over 69-fight veteran Klitschko in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium
The Nigerian-born British boxer powered past Klitschko, who hadn’t entered the ring for a professional fight since 2015
Tyson, the former undisputed world champion, admits he is a big admirer of Joshua and the impact he has had on the blue-riband division
The promising heavyweight, 27, makes the latest defence of his IBF title and hopes to win the WBA belt last held by Tyson Fury when he fights Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night
Joshua and the younger of the Klitschko siblings are scheduled to go head to head at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night, with Joshua’s IBF belt and the vacant WBA title on the line
Klitschko was greeted with boos when he made his entrance at Wembley Arena and the 41-year-old seemed to acknowledge the crowd by giving a peace sign after he weighed in at 17st 2lb 6oz
The two heavyweights will meet at Wembley on Saturday in a mouthwatering spectacle in front of 90,000
The Ukranian was pictured stepping off a private jet at London’s Biggin Hill Airport on Wednesday afternoon
In only his 19th fight as a professional, Joshua will on Saturday defend his IBF title and bids to win the WBA belt when he faces Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 people at Wembley
The unbeaten IBF world heavyweight champion will try to add the WBA Super and IBO belts to his cabinet this weekend when he faces the Ukrainian at Wembley Stadium in London
The 41-year-old will be fighting for the 69th time in the professional ranks with the goal of winning back two of the belts he lost to Tyson Fury in 2015
The 41-year-old former world champion will meet Joshua, 27, in his 29th championship fight at London’s Wembley Stadium as the Ukrainian hopes to regain two of the belts he lost to Britain’s Tyson Fury in November 2015
The IBF title holder said a potential showdown with the Gypsy King would be “bigger” than his forthcoming unification bout against Wladimir Klitschko