Undefeated heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua proved that his power and chin are resilient earlier today (Sat., April 29, 2017) when he took on Wladimir Klitschko for the IBF, vacant WBA (Super) and IBO heavyweight titles live on Showtime from Wembley Stadium in London, England. After a back-and-forth first few rounds, Klitschko caught Joshua in the sixth and dropped him for the first time in his short career. The champ would recover, though, and trade with the Ukrainian for the next few rounds. That was until Joshua blasted Klitschko with a mean uppercut in Round 11. Klitschko wobbled, fell down, got back up, was wobbled again, fell down again, got back up again, and then was finally trapped and finished in the corner.
The full fight video highlights can be seen below:
WOW! Great Fight!! #JoshuaKlitschko pic.twitter.com/kGLbAIVspD
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OMG! #JoshuaKlitschko pic.twitter.com/3csDTKkCUN
— Fancy Combat (@FancyCombat) April 29, 2017
#JoshuaKlitschko pic.twitter.com/e3rqy56QPH
— Fancy Combat (@FancyCombat) April 29, 2017
With this win, Joshua not only remains undefeated at 19-0, but he puts out one of the best heavyweight fighters in recent memory. It is easily his biggest win to date, and one that is even sweeter considering the English champ had to fight from behind to score the finish.
You can catch the full fight replay later this evening on HBO starting at 11:00 p.m. ET.
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