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Anthony JOSHUA

Male

(Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua)
Heavyweight, Great Britain, London, England
Born: 15 October 1989, Watford, England, Great Britain
Height: 6ft 6in, mt 1,98
Weight: 248-245 lbs

Club as an amateur:
Finchley ABC

amateur record: 45 contests, won 42, lost 3
(all reported below)

2009 as a Super Heavyweight
L PTS 3 Dillian Whyte
2009 ABAE Super Heavyweight Senior Novice Champion
2009 Haringey Box Cup Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist
2011 ABAE Super Heavyweight Elite Champion

Anthony Joshua was the fourth Gold Medallist at super-heavyweight
to win a professional heavyweight world title



Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
2008
+ Nov. 27Nathan BredeTufnell Park, England WRSC 1
2009
+ Feb. 5O. HotakTufnell Park, England WKO 1
- Feb. 20Dillian WhyteTufnell Park, England LPTS
+ Mar. 7Steve O'DriscollBarnet, England WAB 1
Haringey, England, Haringey Box Cup winner, +91 kg
+ May 23Patrick SchmidHaringey, England WPTS
+ May 24Ali BaghouzHaringey, England WPTS
+ Nov. 12Frazer ClarkeBurton-on-Trent, England WPTS
Tufnell Park, England, London Novice Championships winner, +91 kg
+ Nov. 21C. FrancisTufnell Park, England WRSC 2
+ Nov. 22P. McDonaghTufnell Park, England WKO 2
+ Nov. 29Joe HarveyTufnell Park, England WKO 1
Oxford and Kirkby-in-Ashfield, England, English Novice Championships winner, +91 kg
+ Dec. 6Mohammed SharifOxford, England WKO 1
+ Dec. 20John NdjebayiKirkby-in-Ashfield, England WPTS
2010
+ Feb. 21Andy JonesChester, England WPTS
London Area, Bideford, King's Lynn and London, England, English ABAE Nationals gold medal, +91 kg
+ Mar. 19Dominic AkinladeLondon Area, England WPTS
+ Mar. 20Luke HerdmanLondon Area, England WRSC 2
+ Apr. 17Chris DuffBideford, England WWO
+ May 2Simon HaddenKing's Lynn, England WWO
+ May 14Dominic WinrowLondon, England WRSC 1
Haringey, London, England, Haringey International Tournament gold medal, +91 kg
+ June 20Otto WallinHaringey, England WPTS
Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Cup winner, +91 kg
+ Sept. 12Javon WallaceLas Vegas, Nevada WPTS
Aldershot, England, Dual Match England vs Ireland, +91 kg
+ Oct. 30Chris DevanneyAldershot, England WRSC 2
Manchester, England, Great Britain Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ Nov. 13Amin IsaManchester, England WPTS 6:3
Westport, Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs England, +91 kg
+ Dec. 8Chris TurnerWestport, Ireland WPTS 6:3
2011
Stockholm, Sweden, Dual Match Sweden vs England, +91 kg
+ Jan. 14Otto WallinStockholm, Sweden WPTS 3:0
London Area, Earlsfield and Colchester, England, English Championships gold medal, +91 kg
+ Mar. 12Joe JoyceLondon Area, England WRSCH 1
+ Apr. 3J. TaukeinikocoEarlsfield, England WWO
+ May 13Fayz Aboadi AbbasColchester, England WPTS 24:15
Ankara, Turkey, European Championships quarter-finals, +91 kg
+ June 18Eric BrechlinAnkara, Turkey WPTS 23:16
+ June 20Cathal McMonagleAnkara, Turkey WPTS 22:10
- June 21Mihai NistorAnkara, Turkey LRSCH 3
Baku, Azerbaijan, World Championships silver medal, +91 kg
+ Sept. 29Tariq Abdul-HaqqBaku, Azerbaijan WRSCI 3
+ Oct. 2Juan Isidro HirachetaBaku, Azerbaijan WAB 1
+ Oct. 4Mohamed ArjaouiBaku, Azerbaijan WPTS 16:7
+ Oct. 5Roberto CammarelleBaku, Azerbaijan WPTS 15:13
+ Oct. 7Erik PfeifferBaku, Azerbaijan WRSCI 1
- Oct. 8Magomedrasul MedzhidovBaku, Azerbaijan LPTS 22:21
2012
Debrecen, Hungary, Bocskai Memorial gold medal, +91 kg
+ Feb. 10Sergey KuzminDebrecen, Hungary WPTS 9:7
+ Feb. 11Sardor AbdullayevDebrecen, Hungary WRSC 3
Kaunas, Lithuania, Algirdas Socikas Tournament gold medal, +91 kg
+ May 10Sean TurnerKaunas, Lithuania WPTS 9:5
+ May 11Johan LindeKaunas, Lithuania WKO 1
+ May 12Aidas PetruskeviciusKaunas, Lithuania WWO
London, England, Olympic Games gold medal, +91 kg
+ Aug. 1Erislandy SavonLondon, England WPTS 17:16
+ Aug. 6Zhang ZhileiLondon, England WPTS 15:11
+ Aug. 10Ivan DychkoLondon, England WPTS 13:11
+ Aug. 12Roberto CammarelleLondon, England WPTS +18:18

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
2013
+ Oct. 5 Emanuele LeoGreenwich, EnglandTKO 1
+ Oct. 26 Paul ButlinSheffield, EnglandTKO 2
+ Nov. 14 Hrvoje KisicekBethnal Green, EnglandTKO 2
2014
+ Feb. 1 Dorian DarchCardiff, WalesTKO 2
+ Mar. 1 Hector AvilaGlasgow, ScotlandKO 1
+ May 31 Matt LeggWembley, EnglandKO 1
+ July 12 Matt SkeltonLiverpool, EnglandTKO 2
+ Sept. 13 Kostantin AirichManchester, EnglandTKO 3
+ Oct. 11 Denis BakhtovGreenwich, EnglandTKO 2 (1:00)
(Won vacant WBC International Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 22 Michael SprottLiverpool, EnglandTKO 1 (1:26)
(Retained WBC International Heavyweight Title)
2015
+ Apr. 4 Jason GavernNewcastle, EnglandKO 3
+ May 9 Raphael Zumbano LoveBirmingham, EnglandKO 2
+ May 30 Kevin JohnsonGreenwich, EnglandTKO 2 (1:22)
(Retained WBC International Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 12 Gary CornishGreenwich, EnglandTKO 1 (1:37)
Retained WBC International and won vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
+ Dec. 12 Dillian WhyteGreenwich, EnglandTKO 7 (1:27)
(Won vacant British and retained Commonwealth & WBC International Heavyweight Titles)
2016
+ Apr. 9 Charles MartinGreenwich, EnglandKO 2 (1:32)
(Won IBF World Heavyweight Title)
+ June 25 Dominic BreazealeGreenwich, EnglandKO 7 (1:01)
(Retained IBF World Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 10 Eric MolinaManchester, EnglandTKO 3 (2:02)
(Retained IBF World Heavyweight Title)
2017
+ Apr. 29 Wladimir KlitschkoWembley, EnglandTKO 11 (2:25)
(Retained IBF and won vacant WBA & vacant IBO Heavyweight Titles)
+ Oct. 28 Carlos Netsing TakamCardiff, WalesTKO 10 (1:34)
(Retained IBF, WBA and IBO Heavyweight Titles)
2018
+ Mar. 31 Joseph ParkerCardiff, WalesW 12 UD
(Retained IBF, WBA Super World and IBO & won WBO Heavyweight Titles)
+ Sept. 22 Alexander PovetkinWembley, EnglandTKO 7 (1:59)
(Retained IBF, WBA Super World, IBO and WBO Heavyweight Titles)
2019
- June 1 Andy RuizNew York City, New YorkTKO by 7 (1:33)
(Lost IBF, WBA, IBO and WBO Heavyweight Titles)
2020
Inactive
2021
- Sept. 25 Oleksandr UsykTottenham, EnglandL 12 UD
(Lost IBF, WBA, IBO and WBO Heavyweight Titles)

 

Summary

Total bouts: 24, Won: 22 (21 inside the limit), Lost: 2 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0