Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua, OBE is a British professional boxer. He is a two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, having held the WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO titles from December 2019 to September 2021, and previously between 2016 and June 2019.
Anthony joshua: First loss| Last fight 2021| Overrated| rematch
First loss:
Britain’s heavyweight star was defending his WBA, WBO and IBF belts against Usyk at Tottenham’s Stadium, but a masterclass in boxing across 12 rounds from Usyk take the heavyweight titles with a unanimous decision. The scores were 117-112, 116-112, 115-113.
Oleksandr Usyk
Anthony Joshua has no regrets over his defeat to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk after the end of his second reign as heavyweight world champion. Usyk won the contest at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a unanimous decision.
Last fight 2021:
Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter and the main man behind the proposed heavyweight showdown, had previously said that it was ‘a done deal’ for this summer.
However, Deontay Wilder then won his arbitration case for a third fight with Fury and is now set to be the Gypsy King’s next opponent.
Meanwhile, AJ is gearing up to face Oleksandr Usyk this weekend.
Overrated:
Ukrainian southpaw Oleksander Usyk ended the British reign as world champion with a masterclass that shocked the entire world.
Usyk had dominated Joshua from the opening bell to the last round and before the scorecards were announced, every boxing fan knew that boxing has produced a new heavyweight sensation.- Anthony Joshua
| Boxing record | |
|---|---|
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 2 |
Rematch:
Anthony Joshua told reporters at the post-fight news conference that he is “110% likely” to activate the rematch clause.
“The approximate time that Eddie Hearn announced at the press conference after the fight, February-March, is indeed true,” Krassyuk added.
Usyk has previously said he wants the rematch to take place at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv.
