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Britain’s Anthony Joshua (L) reacts to winning the fight against Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev (R) during their heavyweight world title boxing match at Wembley Arena in north west London on December 12, 2020. (Photo by ANDREW COULDRIDGE / POOL / AFP)
NIGERIANS woke up last Sunday morning to the heart-warming news of Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua’s latest boxing victory against Kubrat Pulev. Joshua retained his world heavyweight titles by knocking out Pulev in the ninth round on Saturday night, December 12, 2020.
A Briton, born to a Nigerian mother, Yeta, and Robert Joshua, an Irish man of Nigerian descent, Joshua, no doubt, has become Nigeria’s poster ambassador because of his love, dedication and identification with Nigeria in all his doings.
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We look at Anthony Joshua s 10 best knockouts, as he prepares to meet Kubrat Pulev this weekend.
Anthony Joshua made his name as he emerged from the amateurs as one of the most brutal finishers in the game. In 24 fights, he has won 21 by knockout. Ahead of his fight with Kubrat Pulev, we take a look at ten of his best stoppages.
Anthony Joshua TKO2 Matt Skelton (July 12, 2014)
Skelton was hardly Joshua’s toughest opponent, but as the former Olympian moved up from the amateurs he had to acclimatize to his new professional surroundings, and ideally maintain his unbeaten streak for as long as possible. In the summer of 2014, he was set up with a fight against Skelton, who challenged once for the WBA heavyweight title, back in 2008. A former MMA fighter and kickboxer, Skelton had held the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles.