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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 amateur super-heavyweight […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
World boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will soon present his belts to President Muhammadu Buhari, a presidential aide disclosed on Wednesday in Abuja. Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, made the disclosure while briefing State House correspondents on behalf of the Minister […]
Former heavyweight champion, Andy Ruiz has blamed three months of partying for his one-sided world heavyweight championship defeat to Anthony Joshua on Saturday, admitting he had failed to train seriously for his first title defense. READ ALSO: How Anthony Joshua reclaimed world boxing titles from Andy Ruiz Jr The 30-year-old Mexican-American stunned the world in […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has thumbed up for World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua, for regaining his belts on Saturday night in a rematch with Mexican, Andy Ruiz Jnr. The President, in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja on Sunday, rejoiced with Joshua, saluting him for bringing joy to millions of […]
Nigerian-British boxer, Anthony Joshua has defeated defending champion, Andy Ruiz Jr to reclaim the world heavyweight titles he lost in June this year. Joshua won by unanimous decision as the three judges gave him the fight. Two cards have it 118-110, while the other scored the fight 119-109 – but all three judges were in […]
There will be no ring girls for Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday night. The long-standing boxing tradition has been scrapped in order to respect the culture of Saudi Arabia which will host the heavyweight sequel. READ ALSO: F1 star Lewis Hamilton dominates in Abu Dhabi GP The desert country has strict […]
Briton Anthony Joshua said his first career defeat at the hands of Andy Ruiz Jr. was due to a lack of experience and he had become a “smarter” fighter ahead of December’s rematch. Mexican-American Ruiz produced one of boxing’s biggest upsets when he dethroned the previously undefeated world heavyweight champion with a seventh-round stoppage at […]
Anthony Joshua is willing to fight Andy Ruiz Jr on ‘neutral ground’, but the British heavyweight star would love the rematch to be staged in Cardiff. Joshua’s second world title fight with Ruiz Jr is yet to be confirmed following the Mexican’s shock victory at Madison Square Garden in New York, although Matchroom Boxing boss […]
Anthony Joshua is finished as a boxer after losing his world heavyweight titles to Andy Ruiz Jr, fellow-Briton Tyson Fury says. Fury, also a previous IBF, WBA and IBO champion, fights German underdog Tom Schwarz in a non-title bout in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The big Briton said Joshua had shown against Ruiz that […]
Anthony Joshua is wasting no time when it comes to getting back into the swing of a full training regime, after his recent activation of the rematch clause to meet Andy Ruiz Jr in the ring once again. Joshua is still reeling from recent shock defeat by the Mexican boxer inside New York’s Madison Square […]
Joshua, 29, was floored four times as Ruiz defied underdog status to win in seven rounds and deliver a true shock to the sport at Madison Square Garden.He said: “It’s a test of character. I’ll see what is next and move on.” Promoter Eddie Hearn said a rematch is a “must win” because Joshua’s options […]
Michael Hunter intends to earn his world title shot at Anthony Joshua after coming close to being confirmed as a replacement opponent for the British star’s US debut. The American was included on a shortlist for Joshua before Andy Ruiz Jr was named as the next challenger for the WBA ‘super’, IBF and WBO heavyweight […]
Tyson Fury has called on heavyweight rivals Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder to fight each other in order to crown an undisputed champion. Several boxing fans have been calling for the heavyweights to fight each other since 2016 when all three men held versions of the world title. Wilder recorded an emphatic first round knockout […]
IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has signed a multi-fight deal with US network Showtime as he looks to make a name for himself across the Atlantic. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn announced the news at a press conference for Joshua’s maiden defence of a world title against Dominic Breazeale, which takes place at The O2 […]