Anthony Joshua
20 Sep
Nigerian-born UFC star Israel Adesanya has placed a $10,000 bet on Anthony Joshua ahead of his IBF heavyweight title fight against Daniel Dubois. The fight is set for September 21, 2024, at Wembley Stadium, England, with 96,000 fans expected to attend. Adesanya, sharing his wager on Instagram on Friday, posted an image of his stake,…
20 Sep
Although the general expectation is an Anthony Joshua victory over Daniel Dubois in their WBC World Heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium, tomorrow, some boxing experts rate the 27-year-old Dubois as a dangerous customer capable of knocking out the British-Nigerian fighter, reports inews.co.uk.
17 Sep
The organisers of Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois are facing a second setback - just two days after Liam Smith withdrew from his undercard bout with Josh Kelly, reports manchestereveningnews.co.uk.
9 Sep
It appears that Anthony Joshua’s camp is already making plans for beyond the Daniel Dubois fight, with rumours of a fight with rival Tyson Fury abounding, reports express.co.uk.
6 Sep
The Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), Turki Alalshikh, yesterday, revealed the creation of a new film to promote the highly anticipated Riyadh Season Card Wembley Edition headlined by Daniel Dubois’ first IBF World Heavyweight title defence against Anthony Joshua, on September 21, in London, writes britishboxingnews.co.uk.
5 Jun
Former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been linked with a potential takeover of Championship club Watford. According to The Athletic, financial experts working with Joshua reportedly held talks with Watford about a deal worth £150 million. Watford, owned by Italian Gino Pozzo since 2012, has been looking for new investment for several years. Joshua’s…
31 May
Deontay Wilder is warming up for one of his final sessions ahead of this weekend when he stops to pretend he’s waving goodbye.
17 May
Tyson Fury shoved and swore at Oleksandr Usyk at the weigh-in on Friday as the build-up to their historic undisputed heavyweight clash exploded into life. A shirtless Fury eyeballed the Ukrainian and then pushed him angrily, sparking a brief melee on stage, before hurling a series of F-bombs at his opponent. "We're ready to rock…
30 Apr
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) star Francis Ngannou's 15-month-old son has died. Ngannou confirmed the death of his son after posting on X on Monday night. The circumstances surrounding the death of Ngannou's son are unknown. "Too soon to leave but yet he's gone," the Cameroonian wrote. "My little boy, my mate, my partner Kobe…
26 Apr
Deontay Wilder could finally be set to end what’s been a long wait to fight Anthony Joshua, and according to his agent, Shelly Finkel, is ‘hoping’ an offer to take on the British fighter will be made later in 2024 reports dailymail.co.uk.
21 Mar
Campbell Hatton believes Anthony Joshua is back to his best and would beat Tyson Fury inhis current form, reports talksport.com. AJ putsup a scintillating display knocking Francis Ngannou ...
19 Mar
Boxing icons, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, are being lined up for a two-fight deal.
The two British rivals have not yet met in the ring despite being two of the most dominant boxers in the heavyweight division over the past decade.
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