Anthony Joshua stops Charles Martin in Round 2

By Kristian Ibarra - todaysknockout.com

Anthony Joshua defeated Charles Martin via second-round KO Saturday, stopping his American counterpart to become the International Boxing Federation heavyweight champion.

Undefeated at 16-0, Joshua picked up his 16th straight knockout victory against Martin.

Joshua was uncharacteristically patient in the early goings of the fight, trading in his traditional early blitz for a more crafty approach. A stiff right hand caught Martin early in the second round to drop him to the canvas, only to find himself taking advantage of every last moment of the 10-count before standing up. Another big straight right soon followed for Joshua, this time keeping Martin down for the count.

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Anthony Joshua Stops Charles Martin to Win IBF Heavyweight Crown

By Gabe Rivas - roundbyroundboxing.com

It didn’t last long, but on April 9, 2016, Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KOs) scored a second-round knockout victory against Charles Martin (23-1-1, 21 KOs) to win the IBF Heavyweight title at the 02 Arena in London, England.

The scheduled 12-round Heavyweight fight was televised on Showtime in the U.S.

Joshua, a 26-year-old native of the U.K, began the first round from his calm, orthodox stance. Joshua’s skill level was clear from the opening round as he exchanged tentative jabs with Martin, a southpaw.

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Anthony Joshua stops Charles Martin in second round to win IBF Heavyweight title

couriermail.com.au

ANTHONY Joshua stopped Charles Martin inside two rounds to snatch the IBF heavyweight belt off the American in only his 16th professional fight.

With two knockdowns in the second round at the O2 Arena, Joshua secured a crushing knockout victory that means Britain’s Olympic champion holds the leading amateur and professional heavyweight titles.

“I ain’t going to get too carried away,” Joshua said after stopping Martin 92 seconds into the second round. “I’ve got to keep on improving. I’ve got David Haye calling me out, Tyson Fury calling me out.

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Anthony Joshua beats Charles Martin to win IBF world heavyweight title – as it happened

theguardian.com

Anthony Joshua made light work of Charles Martin to claim the IBF world heavyweight title, sending the defending champion to the canvas twice in round two before the referee brought a swift end to the fight.

Some doubted if this fight was the right move for Anthony Joshua, worried that the challenger could be found wanting for experience or ability, thrust into a world title fight so early in his career. Those doubts were fading within seconds, and before long they were extinguished completely.

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Anthony Joshua destroys Charles Martin to win world title

John Dennen sees Anthony Joshua win the IBF heavyweight title at the O2

ANTHONY JOSHUA destroyed Charles Martin inside two rounds to win the IBF heavyweight title Saturday at the O2.

The tall Londoner strolled to the ring, wearing a long white robe, aware of the roaring cheers of 20,000 supporters and smiling in response. But once in his the ring, his focus zeroed in on Martin and the challenger did not let his prey off the leash.

Martin cycled round but he could scarcely get a shot through. Joshua tempered him with his excellent jab, probing the American’s body with heavy duty crosses. In the second round Joshua struck. Martin lunged at him and Anthony fired a stiff, arrow-straight right that dropped the American heavyily. Charles slowly stood but Joshua did not hesitate. Again Martin approached and now Joshua threw another wickedly fast right. The shot arched round slightly, hit home, flush and blasted the American down to the canvas. Martin rolled up, sat on the seat of his shorts, it looked for a moment like he could get up but simply took too long. Referee Jean-Pierre Van Imschoot counted him out at 1-32 of the second round. With speed, precision and focused ferocity Anthony Joshua had seized the IBF heavyweight title.

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Anthony Joshua stops Charles Martin to win IBF world title

Nick Parkinson  at The O2 - espn.go.com

LONDON - Anthony Joshua was crowned world heavyweight champion in only his 16th professional fight after he stopped Charles Martin in the second round of Saturday's world title fight in London.

Joshua captured the IBF world heavyweight title after twice flooring Martin in the second round before the American failed to beat the count at the O2 Arena.

Martin was powerless in resisting Joshua's power in his first defence and has lost the title three months after winning it. Once Joshua began to unload his big punches in the second round with unerring accuracy, the end seemed inevitable.

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