Jan 13 2023
The Beltline: Humbled and all out of mantras, Anthony Joshua returns from A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Is Anthony Joshua staying "hungry and humble", or is he about to turn heel? asks Elliot Worsell
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Anthony Joshua
THE rise of Britain’s Anthony Joshua has been meteoric. The big Londoner finished the 2012 Olympics in his home city winning the super-heavyweight gold medal. Feted as he turned professional the following year, his ascent to the top of the sport was rapid. He won the British heavyweight title knocking out old rival Dillian Whyte and picked up the IBF heavyweight world title dispatching an underwhelming Charles Martin.
On an extraordinary night in 2017 he beat ageing legend Wladimir Klitschko in a packed Wembley stadium to become a unified world champion. However in 2019, in one of the biggest upsets of recent years, he lost his titles when unheralded Andy Ruiz stopped him in seven rounds at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Joshua gained revenged and won back his world titles when he outpointed Ruiz six months later in December in Saudi Arabia.
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Jan 12 2023
Editor’s Letter: Heavyweight remains the pressure zone of the boxing world
As Joshua prepares to launch his 2023 campaign the revered Itauma starts his professional career, writes Matt Christie
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Jan 10 2023
10 all-British fights to (hopefully) look forward to in 2023
As we enter 2023, here are the 10 all-British blockbusters on the Boxing News wish list
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Dec 20 2022
Media Review: Anthony Joshua has earned the right to bide his time
‘AJ’ finds himself under fire for a throwaway comment to GQ at a stage of his career when caution and care are surely necessities, writes George Gigney
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Nov 24 2022
Panel: If Dillian Whyte and Anthony Joshua fight again in the future, who would you pick to win?
This week's panellists were asked to imagine what would happen if Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte met for a second time
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Nov 17 2022
Editor’s Letter: It’s undisputed chaos at heavyweight, and not for the first time
The IBF’s decision to enforce Hrgovic as mandatory highlights how nonsensical the ‘four-belt era’ has become, writes Matt Christie
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Oct 24 2022
Media Review: The UFC is showing boxing how it’s done
While boxing struggles to make the best fights possible, the Ultimate Fighting Championship lead by example as we approach the end of the year, writes George Gigney
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Oct 19 2022
Panel: What would happen if Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua share a ring next year?
This week's panellists were asked to imagine a fight between heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua and then pick a winner
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Oct 04 2022
Media Review: Boxing remains a sport better at tricking than treating
The latest big-fight negotiations for Spence-Crawford and Fury-Joshua leave us with that familiar feeling, writes George Gigney
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Sep 29 2022
Editor’s Letter: While Fury and Joshua tease a mega fight, chaos reigns in the amateur game
Fury-Joshua hog the headlines but the real crisis is occurring at amateur level, writes Matt Christie