Anthony Joshua Wins Historic London Battle

Anthony Joshua, the English boxer, successfully claimed the world championship belt at Wembley Stadium in London with 90,000 spectators in attendance. In an exciting and tumultuous match, Joshua defeated Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko in the eleventh round. He now holds the championship belts from three professional boxing organizations: WBA, IBF, and IBO. The Joshua-Klitschko fight pleased boxing fans, especially after the previous criticism of the quality of the Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas. In London, Klitschko was knocked down in the fourth round. It seemed the fight would soon end, but in the sixth round, Klitschko managed to knock his younger opponent down. The sixth round was Klitschko's best display in the match, and the 41-year-old Ukrainian boxer appeared on the verge of victory with a clear advantage. However, after the break, the situation changed. From the seventh round onward, the English rival took control of the fight with his youthful energy and heavy uppercuts. The age difference was not the only determining factor. Joshua had emphasized before the fight that his preparation training over the past three months had been the hardest period of his life. Having previously been involved with the police and arrested for drug possession in his youth, he returned to life through boxing and is now considered among the elites in boxing history with a record of 19 wins without a loss. Joshua told reporters that they had a fateful fight that would be recorded in history: 'I go round by round, and victory will come.' This happened in the eleventh round. The veteran boxer fell, got back up, and requested to continue the fight before the referee's count ended. It didn't take long for him to roll back under the ropes again. Klitschko, nicknamed 'The Mountain' and 'Steel Hammer,' did not want to give up, but he no longer had the strength to fight. Finally, while trapped in the corner of the ring and under Joshua's heavy punches, the referee decided to declare the English boxer the winner. Joshua had been active in amateur boxing until the London Olympics, where he stood on the championship podium. Klitschko also stood on the first podium at the Atlanta Olympics when Joshua's opponent last night was only seven years old! Klitschko's professional record includes all possible honors, and this is the first time he has lost two consecutive fights. The WBC belt is now held by American Deontay Wilder, who has an astonishing record of 38 wins without a loss, and it is not surprising that a major fight between Joshua and Wilder is on the horizon. Wilder was present at Wembley and, after the Joshua-Klitschko fight, expressed readiness to fight Joshua again. Wilder told Sky Sports, 'Let's fight at the end of the year so the winner can take all the belts. The victorious boxer deserves the title of 'the best man on the planet.'