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2 Apr 2020
Tyson Fury is attempting to ‘have Deontay Wilder step aside’ from their trilogy fight so he can face fellow Briton Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight unification bout.
4 Mar 2020
Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed he is "ready to conclude a deal" for an all-British showdown between his fighter and Tyson Fury in December
21 Feb 2020
World heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, will bag a chieftaincy title in his hometown, Sagamu when he returns to Nigeria in March.
14 Dec 2019
Unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says a fight with Tyson Fury or Deontay Wilder “has to happen in 2020,” reports BBC. Britain’s Joshua reclaimed his IBF, WBA and WBO titles from Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
11 Dec 2019
Joshua reclaimed the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight titles with a victory in his rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday evening.
8 Dec 2019
Anthony Joshua would not be drawn on his future plans after regaining his world heavyweight titles from Andy Ruiz on Saturday.
7 Dec 2019
Sagamu, the home town of Anthony Joshua, is in prayer mood awaiting the world heavyweight boxing title contest between their son and Mexican-American, Andy Ruiz Jr. today in Saudi Arabia.
4 Dec 2019
Anthony Joshua said Wednesday he will not celebrate if he regains his world heavyweight title, as he faced off with rival Andy Ruiz in a final press conference before their controversial rematch in Saudi Arabia.
13 Nov 2019
Andy Ruiz Jr insists Anthony Joshua will be reluctant to go toe-to-toe with him in their rematch next month, reports express.co.uk. The Mexican-American will defend his WBA (Super), WBO, IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles against the Brit in Saudi Arabia on December 7.
4 Sep 2019
Heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr promised on Wednesday that history would repeat itself when he takes on Anthony Joshua in December's controversial rematch in Saudi Arabia. Ruiz goes into the bout trying to defend the IBF, WBA and WBO titles he sensationally took from British fighter Joshua in New York in June.
31 Aug 2019
Anthony Joshua will not consider retiring if he loses his money-spinning rematch against Andy Ruiz Jnr, according to Eddie Hearn.
3 Aug 2019
Promoter Oscar de la Hoya has called the IBF’s decision to strip Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez of his middleweight title “an insult to boxing”. Alvarez - the sport’s best-paid fighter - won the title from Daniel Jacobs in May to hold the IBF, WBA, and WBC belts.

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