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President Tinubu receives autographed glove from boxing legend Anthony Joshua in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 2 January 2025 0

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on January 1, 2025, hosted former World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos. During the courtesy visit, Joshua presented the President with an autographed boxing glove, symbolizing mutual respect and goodwill. The meeting, held in a

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Ogun Governor Appoints Anthony Joshua as Sports Ambassador

Ihesiulo Grace 1 January 2025 0

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has appointed boxer Anthony Joshua as the state’s sports ambassador. The appointment was made during a courtesy visit to the Government House in Abeokuta, Abiodun. Governor Abiodun presented Joshua with a letter formalizing his appointment as Sports Ambassador. The governor praised Joshua for his dedication, discipline, and excellence,

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‘He’s finished’ – Tyson Fury advises Anthony Joshua to retire

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2021 0

British heavyweight boxer, Tyson Fury, has advised Anthony Joshua to retire from boxing if he loses his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Recall that Joshua had recently lost his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles to Ukrainian Usyk. Joshua activated his rematch clause with Usyk immediately after the comprehensive defeat. But Fury believes Joshua should resign […]

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Anthony Joshua rejects Cristiano Ronaldo’s kind of dream, reveals his retirement age

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2021 0

Nigerian-born British World heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has declared that he is not chasing the Cristiano Ronaldo’s kind dream of remaining in sports for a very long time. Joshua, who will be defending his belts on Saturday night against Ukraine’s Oleksandar Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, also revealed that he would be retiring from […]

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Eddie Hearn confirms Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury will be announced this week

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2021 0

For what seems like an eternity, the two best heavyweights in the world have circled around one another ominously with the threat of a fight date waiting to be announced. Fury was in Dallas at the same time as Hearn, with the fight against Joshua likely to be announced this week Although both men and […]

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Mayweather says he looks forward to working with Anthony Joshua

Ihesiulo Grace 18 March 2021 0

Floyd Mayweather has hinted at his intention to work with the two-time unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua in his coming fight against Tyson Fury. The duo appears to have a strong bond after Mayweather was seen showing support for Joshua in his title fight against Pulev, with the British-born Nigerian boxer claiming that the […]

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Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury match-up deal closed, says Bob Arum

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2021 0

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has hinted at an imminent agreement between world heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Arum is Fury’s co-promoter along with Frank Warren, and the pair are in negotiations with Edde Hearn, Joshua’s representative. The 89-year-old American admitted Hearn was right when he said that Arum had asked him to […]

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Anthony Joshua says he would rather die than fight with fear against Fury

Ihesiulo Grace 8 February 2021 0

By Ben Alaiya Anglo-Nigerian world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Olaseeni Joshua, has said he would rather die in the ring and go to heaven than chicken out when he takes on World Boxing Council (WBC), champion, Tyson Fury. He said on his twitter page that all the talks being credited to Fury, were mere mouthy […]

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Opinion: Anthony Joshua, Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 17 December 2020 0

By Olanrewaju Osho The news of Anthony Joshua’s latest successful title defence against Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev on the night of Saturday December 12, 2020 was sweet music in the ears of many Nigerians including President Muhamadu Buhari who did not waste any time in elatedly issuing an official statement to congratulate Anthony Joshua who is […]

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Anthony Joshua to punish Pulev, plans to fight in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2020 0

By Ben Alaiya The much anticipated fight between Anglo-Nigerian born, Anthony Joshua and Bulgarian heavyweight, Kobrav Pulez is now days away and both fighters have been talking, with the Joshua camp saying that the fight will be tough but the champion will prevail, while the Pulez camp is thinking of an upset. The match-up at […]

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Anthony Joshua to spar with Joe Joyce ahead Kubrat Pulev bout

Ihesiulo Grace 3 October 2020 0

By Ben Alaiya Heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Joe Joyce are to spar with each another in order to prepare for their upcoming fights. Kubrat Pulev is Joshua’s mandatory challenger for the IBF belt, and the pair are expected to fight on 12 December, while Joyce will face undefeated youngster Daniel Dubois. Sky Sports reports that […]

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Anthony Joshua to face Pulev on December 12

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2020 0

British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua will fight IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev on December 12 at London’s O2 Arena, promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed. The fight between the heavyweight champion and the Bulgarian was initially slated to take place in June at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but was postponed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. […]

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Anthony Joshua no longer interested in fighting Mike Tyson.

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2020 0

Nigerian-British Anthony Joshua, the man currently holding three of the four world title belts, has no interest in taking on Mike Tyson. In an interview with The Sun of UK, Joshua said ‘With all due respect I wouldn’t when asked if he would step in the ring with the 53-year old. ‘Even if I fought […]

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Anthony Joshua beats Paul Pogba, ranks second-richest sportsperson in UK

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2020 0

Anthony Joshua who is the current World heavyweight champion has been ranked the second-richest sportsperson in the United Kingdom. Joshua was ranked by The Sunday Times and Gareth Bale was rated the richest young sports star. FIFA Postpones Women’s Under-17 World Cup To 2021 Joshua reportedly earned an estimated £78 million from his two fights with Andy […]

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Covid-19: Doyin Okupe reveals Dongaro leaves Tumeric, hydroxychloroquine cured him

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2020 0

Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, has said Dongaro leaves, Tumeric and hydroxychloroquine were amongst the medications he used to recover from coronavirus. He disclosed this on his twitter handle on Wednesday. None of our members were arrested with AK47 – IPOB React He said, ” My medications for […]

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Joshua versus Pulev heavyweight title fight postponed, promoters announce

Ihesiulo Grace 4 April 2020 0

The world heavyweight title fight between Briton Anthony Joshua and IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria originally scheduled for June 20 has been postponed, promoters Matchroom Boxing said on Friday. Joshua’s defence of his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO titles was set to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. But the coronavirus outbreak […]

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Anthony Joshua to fight Kubrat Pulev

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2020 0

Nigerian Anthony Joshua will face Kubrat Pulev, the IBF’s mandatory challenger, at Tottenham Hotspur’s 62,000-seat stadium on 20 June. Pulev on Monday confirmed the fight against the world IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO heavyweight. READ ALSO: Bekele breaks Farah’s record, wins Farah’s half-marathon “The contract is already officially signed,” the 38-year-old former European

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Nigerians wail as NIMC issue Anthony Joshua NIN slip

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2020 0

Nigerian- British Anthony Joshua has been issued his National ID by the NIMC and Nigerians have expressed their feeling on twitter. READ ALSO: NGF set to flag off Region 2 & 3 Africa Championship Tourney Olamide Obe@olajideobe I’ve enrolled for this national ID card since 2014, and I’m yet to be issued a permanent ID […]

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‘I’ll bust you up in front of your own fans’ tells Pulev Joshua

Ihesiulo Grace 8 February 2020 0

Kubrat Pulev has warned Anthony Joshua he is “ready to come to London” to “bust up” the world heavyweight champion. Negotiations to finalise Joshua’s next fight have hinged mainly on the location – the IBF, WBA and WBO champion’s preference is a UK homecoming after two fights abroad in 2019, and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium […]

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Tyson Fury accepts Anthony Joshua offer ahead Deontay Wilder rematch

Ihesiulo Grace 18 December 2019 0

Tyson Fury has accepted Anthony Joshua’s offer to help him prepare for his rematch with Deontay Wilder insisting he would “love” to have his domestic rival in camp. Joshua, 30, has not always seen eye-to-eye with Fury amid calls for the British heavyweights to lock horns. READ ALSO: Serie A unveil Anti-racism Monkey Paintings But […]