Anthony Joshua
British boxer
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| September 21 2024 | Anthony Joshua to fight Daniel Dubois for IBF heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium |
| September 21 2024 | Joshua fought Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium in London. During the fight, Joshua was knocked down multiple times and ultimately lost by knockout in the fifth round, with Dubois retaining the IBF heavyweight title. Dubois knocked Joshua down in the first, third, fourth, and fifth rounds, with the final knockout occurring 59 seconds into the fifth round. |
| June 26 2024 | IBF interim heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois was elevated to full IBF champion after the title was vacated by Oleksandr Usyk. On the same day, Joshua was announced to challenge Dubois for the title on 21 September 2024 at Wembley Stadium in London. |
| March 8 2024 | Anthony Joshua fought Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia, knocking down Ngannou in the first round and winning by second-round knockout. This was a notable cross-discipline bout against a former UFC Heavyweight Champion who was ranked #10 in the WBC at the time. |
| 2023 | Joshua joined the investment group of the Alpine racing team in Formula One. |
| December 23 2023 | Joshua defeated Otto Wallin by RTD (Referee Technical Decision) after Wallin's corner stopped the fight after round 5. |
| November 15 2023 | Official announcement confirmed Joshua would fight Otto Wallin on 23 December. |
| November 11 2023 | Reports indicated that Joshua and Wilder would fight on 23 December, but against different opponents. |
| October 2023 | Initial reports emerged about a potential fight between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia on 23 December. |
| August 12 2023 | Joshua fought Robert Helenius and won by knockout with a right hook in the 7th round. |
| August 8 2023 | Robert Helenius was announced as the replacement opponent for the originally scheduled fight. |
| August 5 2023 | The Whyte vs. Joshua rematch was cancelled after Whyte returned a positive drug test from the voluntary anti-doping agency. |
| July 6 2023 | Dillian Whyte vs. Anthony Joshua II rematch was announced to be held at The O2 Arena in London. |
| April 1 2023 | Joshua fought Jermaine Franklin at The O2 Arena, winning via unanimous decision with judges' scorecards of 117–111 (twice) and 118–111. He weighed a career-heaviest 255¼ lbs, while Franklin weighed 234¾ lbs. |
| February 9 2023 | Joshua held his first pre-fight press conference, announcing a new partnership with American trainer Derrick James and emphasizing his motivation for fighting as being primarily financial. |
| February 6 2023 | Anthony Joshua officially announced his return to boxing, scheduling a fight against Jermaine Franklin at The O2 Arena on 1 April, marking the first fight of his five-year deal with DAZN streaming service. |
| August 2022 | Joshua faced questions about holding a world-title challenge in Saudi Arabia, addressing concerns about human rights in the Kingdom while maintaining a positive stance on the event. |
| August 20 2022 | Joshua faces Usyk in a world heavyweight title rematch, losing by split decision. During the post-fight events, Joshua threw Usyk's belts out of the ring, gave an emotional speech, and broke down in tears at the press conference. |
| June 19 2022 | Official announcement of the rematch between Joshua and Usyk, scheduled to take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 20 August. |
| 2021 | Joshua was included in the annual Powerlist as one of the 100 most influential Black Britons. |
| 2021 | Loses the unified world heavyweight championship. |
| September 29 2021 | Four days after losing to Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua's promoter Alexander Krassyuk announced the activation of the rematch clause in their fight contract. |
| September 25 2021 | Usyk defeats Joshua by unanimous decision, handing Joshua his second professional loss. Usyk wins by scores of 117–112, 116–112, and 115–113, with his movement and fighting variety proving decisive. |
| July 20 2021 | Official announcement confirms Joshua will fight Oleksandr Usyk on 25 September at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after negotiations with Fury fall through. |
| May 17 2021 | Tyson Fury announces a proposed fight with Joshua to take place on 14 August 2021 in Saudi Arabia, which was subsequently disrupted by Deontay Wilder's contractual rights. |
| 2020 | Joshua spoke about his positive relationship with his long-time promoter Eddie Hearn, who has promoted him since his professional debut in 2013. |
| December 12 2020 | Joshua fought and defeated Kubrat Pulev by ninth-round knockout at Wembley Arena in London, retaining his unified heavyweight titles. During the fight, he dropped Pulev twice in the third round. |
| June 2020 | Joshua delivered a speech at a Black Lives Matter protest in Watford, which sparked controversy over perceived racist undertones when he urged people to invest in black-owned businesses. |
| April 3 2020 | Fight against Pulev postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 2 2020 | Anthony Joshua officially announced his fight against Kubrat Pulev, defending his heavyweight titles at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, originally scheduled for 20 June. |
| 2019 | DAZN's official fight highlight video became the #1 trending video on YouTube, accumulating over 4 million views in less than 24 hours and more than 10 million views overall. |
| 2019 | The fight set an online piracy viewership record, with over 13 million illegal live streams worldwide, surpassing the previous record held by Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury. |
| December 7 2019 | Anthony Joshua defeated Andy Ruiz Jr. in a rematch at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia, reclaiming the unified heavyweight titles via unanimous decision. Joshua strategically outboxed Ruiz, maintaining distance and landing significant punches, with judges scoring the fight 118-110, 118-110, and 119-109 in his favor. |
| June 1 2019 | Anthony Joshua fought Andy Ruiz Jr. at Madison Square Garden in New York City, resulting in a shocking upset where Ruiz Jr. won via technical knockout in the seventh round, ending Joshua's undefeated record and becoming the new unified heavyweight champion. |
| April 17 2019 | Miller tested positive for banned substances GW1516, EPO, and HGH, leading to his removal from the fight. |
| February 8 2019 | Joshua agreed to terms to defend his unified heavyweight titles against Jarrell Miller on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. |
| 2018 | In the Povetkin vs. Price fight, Povetkin knocked down Price in round 3 with a right hand to the head, and ultimately finished the fight by knockout in round 5 at 1:02, with referee Howard Foster stopping the match. |
| December 2018 | Promoted to Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours by Prince Charles. |
| December 29 2018 | Eddie Hearn stated Dillian Whyte was the frontrunner to challenge Joshua at Wembley Stadium. |
| September 22 2018 | Joshua defeated Alexander Povetkin by knockout in round seven at Wembley Stadium, retaining his world heavyweight titles. Joshua overcame early challenges, eventually dropping Povetkin with a left hand and forcing a referee stoppage. |
| August 1 2018 | WBO confirmed the Povetkin fight would satisfy Joshua's mandatory title defenses for both WBA and WBO, with potential to become WBO Super Champion. |
| July 27 2018 | Joshua signed a new three-year deal with Matchroom Boxing, guaranteeing at least five more fights on Sky Box Office. |
| July 16 2018 | Joshua vs. Povetkin fight was officially announced for 22 September, competing for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles. |
| July 5 2018 | Matchroom Boxing announced Wembley Stadium would host Joshua's next two fights on 22 September 2018 and 13 April 2019. |
| June 26 2018 | WBA gave Joshua's camp 24 hours to finalize a deal with Povetkin for their mandatory title fight. |
| May 22 2018 | UK Anti-Doping issued Eric Molina a two-year ban from fighting in the UK, backdated from 28 October 2017, after he tested positive for dexamethasone following his loss to Joshua. |
| March 31 2018 | Anthony Joshua defeated Joseph Parker by unanimous decision in a heavyweight unification bout at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. This was Joshua's first fight to go the full 12-round distance. Joshua successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO titles while also winning Parker's WBO title. |
| February 5 2018 | Showtime announces they will televise the fight live in the United States. |
| January 30 2018 | Eddie Hearn announced that a deal for the Povetkin vs. Price fight was close to being finalized after both fighters agreed to the terms. |
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