Anthony Joshua

Amateur Highlights

• Joshua had an approximate amateur record of 48-3 (18 KO's). With walkovers excluded he was 40-3 (18 KO's).
• 2009 ABAE Super Heavyweight Senior Novice Champion.
• 2009 Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the Haringey Box Cup.
• 2010 ABAE Super Heavyweight Elite Champion.
• 2010 Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the Haringey Box Cup.
• 2010 Great Britain Super Heavyweight Champion.
• Joshua was suspended from Great Britain's amateur boxing team after he was arrested for possession of cannabis with intent to supply on January 11, 2011. He was also sentenced to a 12-month community order and 100 hours' unpaid work. "The arrest changed a lot," Joshua said. "It forced me to grow up and to respect my responsibilities." [2]
• 2011 ABAE Super Heavyweight Elite Champion.
• Shortly after winning the ABAE Super Heavyweight Elite Championship in 2011, Joshua turned down £50,000 to turn professional. "Turning down that £50,000 was easy," Joshua said. "I didn't take up the sport for money. I want to win medals." [3]
• 2011 Quarter-Finalist at the European Championships in Ankara, Turkey.
  Results:
  • Defeated Eric Brechlin (Germany) 23-16
  • Defeated Cathal McMonagle (Ireland) 22-10
  • Lost to Mihai Nistor (Romania) RSCH by 3
• 2011 Silver Medalist at the World Amateur Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
  Results:
  • Defeated Tariq Abdul Haqq (Trinidad and Tobago) RSCI 3
  • Defeated Juan Hiracheta (Mexico) AB 1
  • Defeated Mohamed Arjaoui (Morocco) 16-7
  • Defeated Roberto Cammarelle (Italy) 15-13
  • Defeated Erik Pfeifer (Germany) RSCI 1
  • Lost to Magomedrasul Majidov (Azerbaijan) 21-22
• 2011 Boxing Writers Club of Great Britain "Amateur Boxer of the Year."
• 2012 Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the Olympic Games in London, England, UK.
  Results:
  • Defeated Erislandy Savon (Cuba) 17-16
  • Defeated Zhang Zhilei (China) 15-11
  • Defeated Ivan Dychko (Kazakhstan) 13-11
  • Defeated Roberto Cammarelle (Italy) +18-18 (decided by countback)
• 2012 Boxing Writers Club of Great Britain "Amateur Boxer of the Year," along with 2012 Olympic Bantamweight Gold Medalist Luke Campbell. [4]

Professional Record

Championship Record

• Has a record of 7-0-0 (6 KO’s) in world title fights.
• Has a record of 4-0-0 (3 KO’s) against former, current, and future world champions:
  • Won against Charles Martin, Wladimir Klitschko, Joseph Parker & Alexander Povetkin.

Variant Records

• 1-0-0 (1 KO) against former or current world lineal champions:
  • Won against Wladimir Klitschko.
• Defeated 5 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: Gary Cornish, Dillian Whyte, Charles Martin, Dominic Breazeale & Joseph Parker.

Regional & Minor Titles

• WBC International Heavyweight Title (October 2014; 3 defenses)
• Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight Title (September 2015; 1 defense)
• BBBoC British Heavyweight Title (December 2015; 0 defenses)
• IBO Heavyweight Title (April 2017; 3 defenses)

World Titles

• IBF World Heavyweight Title (April 2016; 6 defenses)
• WBA Super World Heavyweight Title (April 2017; 3 defenses)
• WBO World Heavyweight Title (March 2018; 1 defense)

Awards & Recognitions

• British Boxing Fight of the Year vs. Wladimir Klitschko (2017)
• HBO Fight of the Year vs. Wladimir Klitschko (2017)
• The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year vs. Wladimir Klitschko (2017)
• ESPN Fight of the Year vs. Wladimir Klitschko (2017)

Notes

• On July 24, 2013, it was announced that Joshua had signed a long-term promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Sport and would turn professional at the O2 Arena in London on October 5.
• Joshua defeated Denis Bakhtov by a second-round TKO to win the WBC International Heavyweight Championship on October 11, 2014.
• Joshua defeated Kevin Johnson by a second-round TKO on May 30, 2015. He became the first boxer to stop Johnson, who had gone the 12-round distance with Vitali Klitschko, Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora.
• Joshua defeated Charles Martin in the second round to become the IBF World Heavyweight Champion on April 9, 2016.
• On April 29, 2017, Joshua knocked out former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, winning the WBA Super and IBO world heavyweight titles, while also defending his IBF world title.
• Featured on the cover of the Sept. 2017 issue of The Ring magazine.
• On March 31, 2018, Joshua became WBO World Heavyweight Champion by defeating Joseph Parker on points while also defending his IBF, WBA Super, and IBO world heavyweight titles in a Unification bout.

 

Preceded by: Charles Martin	IBF Heavyweight Champion 2016 April 9 – present	Succeeded by: —
Preceded by: Tyson Fury Super Champion Vacated	WBA Heavyweight Champion 2017 April 29 – present Super Champion	Succeeded by: —
Preceded by: Tyson Fury Vacated	IBO Heavyweight Champion 2017 April 29 – present	Succeeded by: —
Preceded by: Joseph Parker	WBO Heavyweight Champion 2018 March 31 – present	Succeeded by: —

 

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