Anthony Joshua
Anthony Joshua was already heading for the exit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the 20th of August 2022 when he stopped and turned around. The British heavyweight had just lost a split decision to Oleksandr Usyk. Moments before, he had tossed two of Usyk's title belts out of the ring. Now he took the microphone and gave an unusual speech about his own hard life, about fighting, about Ukraine, and about the man who had beaten him. The crowd seemed unsure how to respond. At the press conference that followed, Joshua broke down in tears.
The man in that ring had been born in 1989 and had not even laced up gloves until his late teens. Within a few years he was an Olympic champion, and within a few more he was filling stadiums. How does someone start so late and climb so high? What did the climb pay, and what did it cost? And why did a career built on early finishes keep delivering nights that nobody predicted?
On the 15th of October 1989, Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua was born in Watford, Hertfordshire. His parents, Yeta Odusanya and Robert Joshua, were British Nigerians who had both grown up in Sagamu. The family line traces to the Yoruba people, and through his great-grandfather Omo-Oba Daniel Adebambo Joshua he holds aristocratic rank among them. That ancestor was also among the first Nigerians to trade with Europeans. An Irish thread runs through the family as well, via his paternal grandmother, Moya V. Harper.
At Mayflower School in Ikenne, Nigeria, Joshua spent part of his childhood as a boarder. His parents divorced when he was 12, and halfway through Year Seven he came back to England to attend Kings Langley Secondary School. He grew up on the Meriden Estate in Garston, Hertfordshire. Friends and teachers called him Femi, after his middle name. Sport came easily. He was good at football and athletics, and he broke his school's Year Nine 100 metre record with a time of 11.6 seconds.
Boxing arrived in 2007, when Joshua was 18 and a relative suggested he try it. He joined Finchley ABC in Barnet, North London, a club that also trains the professional heavyweight Derek Chisora. He won the Haringey Box Cup in both 2009 and 2010. In 2010 he took the senior ABA Championships in only his 18th bout, and he then turned down £50,000 to go professional. His explanation was blunt: "Turning down that £50,000 was easy. I didn't take up the sport for money, I want to win medals." He won the same tournament again the following year.
His success earned a place on the GB Boxing team in 2010, and later that year he became British amateur champion by beating Amin Isa. The 2011 European Championships in June brought a setback. After wins over Eric Brechlin of Germany and Cathal McMonagle of Ireland, he was stopped by the Romanian southpaw Mihai Nistor following several standing counts. Even so, the Boxing Writers Club of Great Britain named him Amateur Boxer of the Year in October 2011. His amateur record stood at 40-3.
The 2011 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, announced him to the wider boxing world. He beat the reigning world and Olympic champion, Roberto Cammarelle of Italy, then stopped Erik Pfeifer of Germany in the semi-finals. The home fighter Magomedrasul Majidov beat him in the final by a single point, and Joshua took silver. That run also secured his place at the 2012 Olympics as a relative newcomer.
London in 2012 began with a hard draw. In the last 16 he faced Erislandy Savón of Cuba, ranked fourth in the world and nephew of the three-time Olympic champion Félix Savón. Joshua got the verdict 17-16, a result that stirred controversy, since most observers thought Savón had clearly won. He then dropped the taller Zhang Zhilei, a Beijing silver medallist, and won 15-11. In the semi-final he beat Ivan Dychko of Kazakhstan 13-11, despite giving up height.
The final pitted him against Cammarelle again. The Italian was 32, the reigning Olympic champion, and a former two-time world champion. Cammarelle took the first two rounds, 6-5 and 13-10, but Joshua fought back and the scores were level at 18-18 after the third. Joshua was declared the winner on count-back. Some boxing experts called it a home decision. Queen Elizabeth II appointed him a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours, and he later became an Officer in December 2018.
The man who won that gold medal would turn professional with Matchroom Sport in 2013, and his first opponents would have little time to settle.
On the 11th of July 2013, Joshua's move to the Matchroom Sport promotional banner was confirmed. His professional debut came on the 5th of October 2013 at The O2 Arena in London. He headlined a card that featured Scott Quigg's WBA super-bantamweight defence, and he beat the Italian Emanuele Leo by first-round technical knockout. Three weeks later, in Sheffield, the referee halted his bout with Paul Butlin in the second round. In November, on a Prizefighter card, Joshua stopped the Croatian Hrvoje Kišiček, also in the second, for a third knockout in a row.
The pace barely slowed. In February 2014, Dorian Darch fell in the second round. A month later in Glasgow, on the undercard of Ricky Burns against Terence Crawford, Héctor Alfredo Ávila lasted one round. In May, Matt Legg went in one round on the undercard of Carl Froch against George Groves at Wembley Stadium. On the 12th of July 2014, Matt Skelton was stopped in Liverpool in the second round. In Manchester on the 13th of September, Joshua took his record to 8-0 with a third-round stoppage of the German Konstantin Airich.
On the 11th of October 2014, Joshua won the vacant WBC International heavyweight title by knocking out Dennis Bakhtov in the second round at The O2 Arena. He was 24. Before the year ended, The Ring magazine had named him Prospect of the Year. His tenth fight, against Michael Sprott on the 22nd of November, lasted 1 minute and 26 seconds. That brought his total professional ring time to just 36 minutes and 36 seconds, and all ten wins had come by stoppage.
A back injury cancelled a planned meeting with the American Kevin Johnson on the 31st of January 2015. Joshua returned in April with a third-round knockout of Jason Gavern. In May he stopped Raphael Zumbano Love in the second round in Birmingham. On the 30th of May, Joshua finally got Johnson. Johnson had taken Vitali Klitschko, Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora the twelve-round distance, yet Joshua ended his bout early in the second round. It was the first stoppage loss of Johnson's career. He announced his retirement the next day, although he came back in March 2017.
Gary Cornish, a Scot who was 21-0 and held the IBO Intercontinental title, met Joshua on the 12th of September 2015 for the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title. It lasted 90 seconds. Cornish went down twice before the referee ended it. Joshua explained the finish afterwards: "Gary had a solid jab so I had to make sure I didn't take any of those shots." He added that he slipped the jab and landed a perfect right hand.
Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter, immediately named the next opponent, the undefeated Dillian Whyte. The two had met as amateurs in 2009, and Whyte had won. Their rematch took place on the 12th of December 2015 on Sky Box Office, with the vacant British title at stake and the Commonwealth belt on the line too. Joshua survived the first real scare of his career in the second round. He then shook Whyte with a right hook to the temple and finished him with an uppercut in the seventh. Joshua reportedly earned £3 million, thanks to a new five-year Matchroom deal that gave him a share of pay-per-view revenue.
That deal set up a world title shot, and the champion in question had held his belt for only a short time.
In February 2016, Joshua was announced as the challenger to the IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin. Martin, who was 23-0-1, had won the vacant title in January against Vyacheslav Glazkov. The two met on the 9th of April 2016 at The O2 Arena. Joshua controlled the first round, then dropped the southpaw with a straight right in the second. Martin rose, was dropped again by a similar punch, and could not beat the count. Joshua had his first world title.
Critics savaged Martin for apparently lacking ambition and for giving up too soon. Martin later said he had been "mentally not there" because of pre-fight distractions. His reign lasted 85 days, the second shortest in professional boxing history. Only Tony Tucker's 1987 reign was shorter.
For the first defence, Hearn floated a shortlist from the IBF's top 15, naming Bermane Stiverne, Eric Molina and the unbeaten Dominic Breazeale. Breazeale, 17-0 with 15 knockouts, got the nod and fought Joshua on the 25th of June 2016 in London. He became only the second man after Whyte to take Joshua beyond three rounds. A huge left hand dropped him in the seventh and ended it. The fight drew an average of 289,000 viewers on Showtime. The American network had just signed on as Joshua's exclusive US partner.
The second defence was set for the Manchester Arena on the 26th of November 2016. Wladimir Klitschko had been the leading candidate, but the WBA delayed sanctioning the fight and Klitschko hurt himself. Instead, Joshua faced Molina, who was 25-3 and had stopped Tomasz Adamek despite trailing on the scorecards. Joshua dropped him with a right hand in the third round and then overwhelmed him, and referee Steve Gray stopped it. The fight peaked at 390,000 on Showtime. Molina later tested positive for dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, and UK Anti-Doping banned him from fighting in Britain for two years.
On the 2nd of November 2016, the WBA had agreed to sanction a unification bout with Klitschko, provided Joshua beat Molina. He did, and Hearn announced the fight from the ring. It was set for the 29th of April 2017 at Wembley Stadium. By January, over 80,000 tickets had gone, a new box office record, passing Froch against Groves. Joshua was reported to be in line for around £15 million. At the weigh-in, the 41-year-old Klitschko was his lightest since 2009, while Joshua, 27, weighed 250 lb.
The crowd of 90,000 was a post-war record. The first four rounds were close and cautious. In the fifth, a Joshua flurry put Klitschko down, but the veteran got up angry and took the rest of the round. In the sixth he floored Joshua. Caution returned until the eleventh, when Joshua put Klitschko down twice. A final barrage against the ropes made the referee step in. Joshua led 96-93 and 95-93 on two cards, while the third had Klitschko ahead 95-93. CompuBox counted 107 landed of 355 for Joshua, and 94 of 256 for Klitschko.
The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America both named it Fight of the Year. In the ring, Joshua called out Tyson Fury and said, "I just want to fight everyone." On German television, RTL reported an average of 9.59 million viewers, peaking at 10.43 million. That beat the 8.91 million who had watched Klitschko against Fury in 2015. On the 7th of June 2017, the IBF granted Joshua an exemption to rematch Klitschko, but on the 3rd of August Klitschko announced his retirement.
Within a day of Klitschko's retirement, the IBF ordered Joshua to fight the 36-year-old Kubrat Pulev. The WBA then demanded he face its top contender, Luis Ortiz. Boxing's governing bodies each had a mandatory challenger waiting, and promoter Eddie Hearn had to juggle them while chasing a bigger prize, a unification with Deontay Wilder.
On the 28th of October 2017, Joshua was to meet Pulev at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. About 70,000 tickets were reported sold the day after the press conference, the fastest sale for any such event. It was also expected to set a record for an indoor boxing crowd. The old mark was the 63,000 who attended the Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks rematch in 1978 at the New Orleans Superdome. When HBO bid $1.6 million for the US rights, Showtime used its matching right to keep the fight.
Then Pulev's camp revealed a shoulder injury from sparring. Carlos Takam, 35-3-1 and ranked third by the IBF, stepped in on 12 days' notice. Hearn said that when the Pulev fight was made, he had told Takam's team to start a camp and stay ready. Joshua weighed a career-heavy 254 lb, against Takam's 235 lb.
Takam headbutted Joshua's nose in the second round, which watered his eyes, and Joshua opened a cut over Takam's right eye in the fourth. A left hook dropped Takam then, but he survived the round. Joshua backed off in the eighth and ninth, and Takam landed some good shots. In the tenth, a right uppercut and a barrage brought in referee Phil Edwards, who stopped it at 1 minute 34 seconds. Ringside fans booed, since Takam had been going out on his feet. The scorecards read 89-81 twice and 90-80. Asked about the stoppage, Joshua said, "I don't have control over the ref's decision."
Joseph Parker, the WBO champion, was next, and the money talk dragged on for weeks. Hearn first offered an 80-20 split in Joshua's favour, which Parker's trainer, Kevin Higgins, rejected as too low. By late December, Higgins announced that Parker would receive between 30 and 35% of the purse. The fight was announced on the 14th of January 2018 for the 31st of March in Cardiff. Joshua was reported to be earning a career-high £18 million, and Parker £8 million.
Joshua came in at 242.2 lb, his lightest since 2014. He took all twelve rounds for the first time in his 20-0 career, and he won on scores of 118-110 twice and 119-109. That added Parker's WBO belt to his collection and ended a run of 20 straight knockouts. Parker moved well and slipped many attacks, but he did too little himself to win rounds. Italian referee Giuseppe Quartarone repeatedly separated them on the inside, which hurt Parker the most. Sky Sports, Showtime and many pundits criticised him.
Joshua described his plan afterwards: "The old saying is the right hand could take you around the block, but a good jab will take you around the world." Parker, for his part, took defeat with grace: "Today I got beaten by a better champion, bigger man."
Alexander Povetkin, the WBA's mandatory challenger, was next, after Wilder talks stalled over the purse split, date and venue. On the 22nd of September 2018, nearly 80,000 watched at Wembley. Povetkin hurt Joshua early with big shots, and Joshua's nose bruised in the second round. By round five, Povetkin was tiring. In the seventh, a left hand dropped him and a flurry stopped the fight, with Joshua leading 58-56 twice and 59-55. Joshua weighed 246 lb to Povetkin's 222 lb, and was reported to earn about £20 million. Afterwards he said, "I found my right hand again."
The Wilder fight never materialised, and the opponent chosen next would change everything.
In early 2019, Dillian Whyte claimed that Joshua's side had made him a very low offer for a rematch. Whyte said that Joshua knew by September 2018 that he would fight in April, yet made no offer. By the 8th of February, terms were set instead for Joshua to defend his titles against the American Jarrell Miller on the 1st of June at Madison Square Garden. It would be Joshua's US debut, and the event became the arena's highest-grossing boxing pre-sale. At the launch press conference, Miller shoved Joshua during the first face-off.
On the 17th of April 2019, both camps confirmed that the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association had told them Miller tested positive for GW1516. The sample came from a random urine test on the 20th of March. Further samples on the 31st of March were positive for EPO, HGH and GW1516. Hearn spoke to 16 heavyweights in 24 hours. About 17,000 tickets had been sold, 10,000 of them in Britain, so he insisted the date would stand. Luis Ortiz was Joshua's first choice, but his team turned down two offers.
Andy Ruiz Jr., who was 31-1 with 20 knockouts, volunteered, and terms were agreed within a week. The fight was confirmed on the 1st of May, with Ruiz reportedly set to earn around $7 million. Joshua dropped Ruiz in the third round, the first knockdown of the challenger's career. Ruiz got up and floored Joshua moments later, and Joshua went down again before the round ended. After two more knockdowns in the seventh, the referee waved it off. Ruiz led 57-56 on two cards, and Joshua led by the same margin on the third. Ruiz took all four of Joshua's heavyweight titles. Many compared it with Mike Tyson against Buster Douglas.
The rematch took place on the 7th of December 2019 at the purpose-built Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Joshua weighed 237 lb, nearly 10 lb lighter than before. Ruiz came in at 284 lb, 16 lb heavier than in the first meeting. Joshua kept Ruiz at the end of his jab and used lateral movement to avoid trading up close. A right hand in round one cut Ruiz beside his left eye. Ruiz had a moment late in the fourth, but Joshua stayed in control. The scores were 118-110 twice and 119-109, and Joshua said, "the first time was so nice, I had to do it twice."
Pulev, the challenger who had missed out in 2017, was finally announced on the 2nd of March 2020 for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the 20th of June. The COVID-19 pandemic postponed the fight on the 3rd of April. It was re-announced for The O2 Arena on the 12th of December, then moved to Wembley Arena, where up to 1,000 fans could attend. Joshua dropped Pulev twice in round three and knocked him out in the ninth. Floyd Mayweather Jr. watched from ringside. Joshua said he had pulled off one of Mayweather's favourite moves, the pull-counter.
After the fight, Joshua said of the champion who held the other belts, "If that is Tyson Fury, let it be Tyson Fury." A two-fight deal had been agreed in principle since June 2020, but a different Ukrainian was about to intervene.
On the 17th of May 2021, Tyson Fury announced that he would fight Joshua on the 14th of August in Saudi Arabia. Within 24 hours, the arbitration judge Daniel Weinstein ruled that Deontay Wilder could exercise a contractual option for a third fight with Fury. Wilder said he would not step aside. On the 21st of May, the WBO gave Joshua's camp 48 hours to settle with Fury or face its mandatory challenger, former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. No deal came, and on the 22nd of May the WBO ordered Joshua to fight Usyk.
On the 25th of September 2021, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Usyk outboxed Joshua for twelve rounds. The scores were 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113, and it was Joshua's second professional defeat. Usyk very nearly stopped him in the final seconds. Four days later, Usyk's promoter said the rematch clause had been activated from Joshua's side. Usyk hoped to hold the return at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv. Hearn called Ukraine a very unlikely venue, since he wanted to maximise income.
The rematch finally came in Jeddah, announced on the 19th of June 2022, as Joshua's twelfth consecutive world heavyweight title fight. He fought better than in the first meeting, landing 37 body punches against 15 before. Yet Usyk still landed 170 of 712 punches, while Joshua landed 124 of 492. CompuBox said that was a record for an opponent against Joshua, and that Usyk landed 39 in the tenth round alone. In his speech, Joshua complained that he had not been given the chances in the amateurs that Usyk had. He also said critics asked why he did not throw combinations like Rocky Marciano, a much smaller man.
On the 6th of February 2023, Joshua's return was announced, against Jermaine Franklin at The O2 Arena on the 1st of April. It was the first bout of his exclusive five-year deal with the streaming service DAZN. He also introduced a new American trainer, Derrick James. Hearn asked about his motivation, and Joshua answered, "Money, money, money," before elaborating, "I like making money. Straight up." He weighed in at a career-heaviest and won by unanimous decision, 117-111 twice and 118-111. After the final bell he tapped Franklin on the back of the head, and the two nearly brawled.
A rematch with Whyte was announced for the 12th of August 2023 but collapsed on the 5th of August when Whyte failed a drug test with the voluntary anti-doping agency. Robert Helenius stepped in, and Joshua knocked him out in the seventh round with a right hook. On the 23rd of December 2023, in Saudi Arabia, Otto Wallin retired on his stool after round five. On the 8th of March 2024, Joshua faced the former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. He dropped him in round one and knocked him out in round two.
Then came Daniel Dubois. On the 26th of June 2024, Usyk vacated the IBF belt, which elevated Dubois from interim to full champion. Joshua was announced as the challenger for the 21st of September at Wembley Stadium, his thirteenth world title fight. The weigh-in took place in front of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. Joshua weighed 252.5 lb to Dubois' 248.6 lb. Joseph Santoliquito of The Ring wrote that Dubois walked out composed, while Joshua seemed tight.
Dubois was the betting underdog, yet he dropped Joshua with an overhand right at the end of round one. In round three, a left to the chin produced another knockdown. In round four, Joshua hit the canvas twice, though one of those was ruled a slip. In round five, Joshua landed a right hand that seemed to push Dubois back. Then Dubois caught him with a counter right as Joshua threw an uppercut, and the fight ended after 59 seconds of that round. Dubois landed 79 of 196 punches, and Joshua landed 32 of 117.
In July 2025, Eddie Hearn discussed a possible fight between Joshua and the YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul. He said it was not a fight they had targeted, but with Turki Al-Sheikh involved, "why not?" if it was a warm-up before Tyson Fury. On the 8th of August, Joshua's return was announced for December. Another name on the list was the French Olympic gold medallist Tony Yoka, who was 14-3 with 11 knockouts.
Paul's own plans fell apart first. He had announced an exhibition against Gervonta Davis for November 2025. Davis was named in a civil lawsuit that accused him of violent behaviour, battery and kidnapping. On the 4th of November, Most Valuable Promotions and Netflix cancelled the card. By the 12th of November, The Ring reported that Joshua and Paul were finalising a December fight in Miami. The talks were difficult, because Joshua was tied to DAZN and Paul wanted Netflix.
On the 17th of November 2025, the bout was announced for the 19th of December at the Kaseya Center in Miami, scheduled for eight rounds with 10 oz gloves. Joshua told Forbes he took it for the global attention and the viewership. He said he wanted to "do massive numbers" and "break the internet." It was his first fight in the United States since the loss to Ruiz in 2019. DraftKings listed him as a 12-1 favourite. Paul had mostly fought as a cruiserweight, with far less professional experience.
For the first time in his professional career, Joshua had to make weight, which was 245 lb. He weighed 243.4 lb, his lightest since 2021, and Paul weighed 216.6 lb. Joshua joked, "I can't wait to eat." He hoped for a clean win like his second-round knockout of Ngannou, and he insisted it was not personal. Early on, Paul stayed away from engagement, which stretched the fight. Joshua dropped him four times in all.
The sixth round brought the end. A straight right, then a right-left combination, put Paul down at 1 minute 31 seconds, and the referee counted him out as he got back up. All three judges scored it 50-43. CompuBox counted 48 landed of 146 for Joshua, and 16 of 56 for Paul. Afterwards Joshua conceded, "it wasn't the best performance." He then challenged Fury to put down his Twitter fingers and fight him. Netflix said the event drew 33 million viewers globally.
On the 19th of February 2026, Joshua began planning a summer return. The first plan was a March fight in Riyadh followed by Fury in August, but a car accident in December delayed it. By March he was back in full training. Matchroom CEO Frank Smith said the Whyte rematch rumours were wrong. On the 27th of April, Joshua was matched with the little-known Albanian Kristian Prenga, 20-1 with 20 knockouts, for the 25th of July in Riyadh on DAZN. Hearn expected Fury in November 2026.
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When and where was Anthony Joshua born?
He was born on the 15th of October 1989 in Watford, Hertfordshire, to British Nigerian parents who both grew up in Sagamu.
How did Joshua win Olympic gold?
At the 2012 London Olympics he beat Roberto Cammarelle of Italy in the super-heavyweight final. The scores were level at 18-18 after three rounds, and Joshua was declared the winner on count-back.
Whom did Joshua beat to win his first world title?
On the 9th of April 2016 he knocked out the IBF champion Charles Martin in the second round at The O2 Arena in London.
Why was the 2017 fight with Wladimir Klitschko significant?
It drew a post-war record crowd of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium. Joshua won by stoppage in round eleven, and The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America named it Fight of the Year.
Who has beaten Joshua as a professional?
Andy Ruiz Jr. stopped him in 2019, Oleksandr Usyk beat him in 2021 and 2022, and Daniel Dubois knocked him out in 2024.
What happened in the fight with Jake Paul?
On the 19th of December 2025 in Miami, Joshua dropped Paul four times and won by sixth-round knockout. All three judges scored the fight 50-43.
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- 175Dillian Whyte: I Heard Rumor Joshua Will Face Miller at MSG5 January 2019
- 176Dillian Whyte Furious at Severe Lowball Offer For Joshua Rematch12 January 2019
- 177Hearn: Don't Be Surprised if Joshua is on DAZN in the US in June21 January 2019
- 178Dillian Whyte, Eddie Hearn Trade Words Over Joshua Deal Fallout31 January 2019
- 179Anthony Joshua Not Likely To Fight on April 13, Admits HearnFebruary 2019
- 180Dillian Whyte: Joshua Fight is DEAD, I Want Breazeale Next!2 February 2019
- 182Jarrell Miller's Total Package Is $6.5 Million For Joshua Fight20 February 2019
- 183Sources: Joshua-Miller set for June 1 at MSG8 February 2019
- 184Joshua-Miller Official For June 1 At Madison Square Garden13 February 2019
- 185Anthony Joshua-Jarrell Miller Sets Pre-Sale Record at MSG15 February 2019
- 186Photos: Anthony Joshua, Jarrell Miller - Get Very Heated at Presser19 February 2019
- 188Anthony Joshua to snare career high purse against Jarrell Miller8 February 2019
- 189Sources: Miller, set to face Joshua, fails drug test17 April 2019
- 191Sources: 'Big Baby' Miller failed three drug testsDan Rafael — 19 April 2019
- 192Jarrell Miller tests positive for HGH on separate VADA test19 April 2019
- 194Ivan Dychko Ready To Step In, Face Anthony Joshua on June 117 April 2019
- 195Hearn on Joshua Foe: I Spoke To 16 Heavyweights in 24 Hours17 April 2019
- 197Andy Ruiz Confirms He is in The Mix To Face Anthony Joshua22 April 2019
- 198Andy Ruiz Emerges as Frontrunner in Joshua Sweepstakes25 April 2019
- 199Team Ruiz Confirm Deal Nearly Finalized To Face Anthony Joshua29 April 2019
- 202Joshua to fight short-notice foe Ruiz on June 11 May 2019
- 203Andy Ruiz Jr purse: How much will Anthony Joshua challenger earn from fight?Andy Wilson — 1 May 2019
- 204Anthony Joshua sensationally beaten by Andy Ruiz Jr at Madison Square GardenLuke Reddy — BBC — 2 June 2019
- 205Anthony Joshua v Andy Ruiz: Inside the 24 hours that shook boxing4 December 2019
- 224NewsAnthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch: Usyk wants it held in Ukraine27 September 2021
- 227NewsOleksandr Usyk Defeats Anthony Joshua Again Following Excellent FightTris Dixon — 20 August 2022
- 228NewsUsyk's Heavyweight Win Sets Up Fury Showdown or More Boxing MessinessMorgan Campbell — 21 August 2022
- 229NewsOleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua Rematch: CompuBox Punch Stats21 August 2022
- 232Anthony Joshua to fight Jermaine Franklin in April DAZN News UK6 February 2023
- 235Weigh-in results: Anthony Joshua bulks up for Jermaine Franklin fight, heaviest weight of careerScott Christ — 2023-03-31
- 237Highlights and results: Anthony Joshua grinds out decision over Jermaine FranklinScott Christ — 2023-04-01
- 244Helenius steps in to fight Joshua as Whyte replacement8 August 2023
- 245Anthony Joshua vs. Robert Helenius Live Results (August 12, 2023)12 August 2023
- 246'They want a mega card' – Anthony Joshua claims he could fight Deontay Wilder on same night as Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk in AprilJordan Ellis — 23 October 2023
- 249NewsAnthony Joshua v Francis Ngannou: Heavyweight fight set for 8 March in Saudi Arabia15 January 2024
- 251NewsAnthony Joshua challenges Daniel Dubois for heavyweight title in LondonParviz Iskenderov — 27 June 2024
- 255NewsAnthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois full fight video highlightsParviz Iskenderov — 21 September 2024
- 256NewsHighlights! Dubois Scores Unreal Faceplant KO, Upsets JoshuaDan Hiergesell — 21 September 2024
- 257Daniel Dubois pulls off the shocker and stops Anthony Joshua to retain IBF titleJoseph Santoliquito — 2024-09-21
- 259CompuBox punch stats: Anthony Joshua-Daniel Dubois2024-09-21
- 266Jake Paul vs Gervonta Davis officially canceledWil Esco — 2025-11-04
- 269Jake Paul to fight ex-heavyweight champ Joshua2025-11-17
- 270Anthony Stitt, "Anthony Joshua Reveals Brutal Reason For Fighting Jake Paul In Netflix Bout," *Forbes*, 17 November 2025.
- 271"Anthony Joshua Reveals Motivation for Fighting Jake Paul," *Sports Illustrated* / FanNation, 17 November 2025.
- 275Anthony Joshua takes longer than expected but ends the Jake Paul experiment in sixNate Marrero — The Ring — 2025-12-20
- 277Paul v Joshua fight draws 33m viewers for NetflixGavin Hamilton — 2025-12-24
- 278Anthony Joshua destroys Jake Paul with devastating one-punch knockout in lopsided Netflix fightDarshan Desai — 2025-12-20
- 279Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul official scorecards releasedTim Rickson — 2025-12-30
- 282NewsAnthony Joshua calls out Tyson Fury after sending Jake Paul to hospital with broken jawBryan Armen Graham — 2025-12-20
- 284Anthony Joshua rumoured comeback opponent revealedCharlotte-Marie Ford — 2026-03-15
- 286Eddie Hearn confirms talks for possible Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fightJames Regan — 2026-04-14
- 287Notebook: Fury-Joshua showdown moving closer as AJ plots returnDan Rafael — 2026-04-23
- 288Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury deal signed; AJ in July 25 warm-up vs. PrengaDeclan Taylor — 2026-04-27
- 292Huge underdog Prenga ready to 'shock the world' with Joshua upsetAnson Wainwright — 2026-07-22
- 294Anthony Joshua survives two knockdowns to KO Kristian Prenga25 July 2026
- 300Riyadh Season plans for long-awaited Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua clash In 2026Nate Pardo-Marrero — 2025-12-13
- 302Anthony Joshua ready to go directly into all-Brit clash with Tyson FuryNate Pardo-Marrero — 2025-12-20
- 303Fury sets up Battle of Britain vs. Joshua after dominating MakhmudovDeclan Taylor — 2026-04-11
- 304Joshua says potential 'warm-up' fight with Fury is 'likely next'Mosope Ominiyi — 2026-04-11
- 306Fury threatens retirement again if Joshua avoids fighting him nowDeclan Taylor — 2026-04-12
- 307Tyson Fury 'not interested' in boxing if Anthony Joshua isn't nextJames Regan — 2026-04-11
- 313Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury venue: Wembley Stadium can host on one condition, says Turki AlalshikhTom Ivers — 6 July 2026
- 314WBC will approve Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury as heavyweight eliminator18 August 2026
- 315NewsTyson Fury and Anthony Joshua to fight at 2am in CardiffGareth A. Davies — 2026-09-24
- 319NewsLewis Hamilton ends incredible year top of influential Black Powerlist 2021Jane Lavender — 17 November 2020
- 320Raheem Sterling joins Meghan and Stormzy in top 100 most influential black BritsKelly-Ann Mills — 25 October 2019
- 321Anthony Joshua on boxing, Brexit and NigeriaAlex Thomas et al. — 5 December 2018
- 325Boxing star Joshua avoids comment in Saudi as tweeter jailed17 August 2022
- 326NewsAnthony Joshua urged to speak out on human rights abuses in Saudi ArabiaSean Ingle et al. — 19 August 2022
- 327When GQ met Anthony Joshua and JJ14 November 2018
- 329NewsWhy I still live with my mum at 34 - Anthony JoshuaEmmanuel Okogba — 2023-11-08
- 331NewsAnthony Joshua relocates to Dubai as 'millionaire exodus' hits UK15 March 2026
- 332NewsAnthony Joshua: Pro fights are entertainment but going for gold is pressureMihir Bose — 17 September 2013
- 333NewsBritish heavyweight Anthony Joshua will attempt to emulate Leon Spinks's steep ascent to a world titleGareth A. Davies — 8 October 2014
- 334Joshua tweetAnthony Joshua
- 335Anthony Joshua on Football - What team does he follow?18 November 2017
- 336My mate Anthony Joshua is a cut above the rest says Watford striker Troy DeeneyMike Watson — 2017-04-28
- 337My Top Five Greatest Heavyweights of All TimeAnthony Joshua — 7 July 2014
- 338NewsJubilation as Anthony Joshua, world heavyweight boxing champion, visits SagamuBioluwatife Akinyemi — 2020-02-19
- 340Ogun State Names Street After Anthony JoshuaRejoice Ewodage — 2020-12-23
- 341Patrick Mahomes invests in Formula One team, 'always looking around' at ownership opportunitiesNick Shook — 19 October 2023
- 342Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce Become Investors in Alpine F1 TeamMike McDaniel — Sports Illustrated — 17 October 2023
- 343Who are the UK's biggest taxpayers? The 2026 Tax List revealedRobert Watts — 2026-01-31
- 348FRSC operatives rescue Anthony Joshua as two die from Ogun State fatal crashFederal Road Safety Corps — 2025-12-29
- 352Anthony Joshua's driver charged over Nigeria crash that killed two2 January 2026
- 353Anthony Joshua Crash Case Adjourned AgainAyooluwa Ayobami — 2026-03-17
- 354NewsOgun to charge truck driver in crash involving Anthony Joshua, associatesBertram Nwannekanma — 2026-04-17
- 355Court adjourns Anthony Joshua crash trial to November 17Henry Oduah — 2026-09-10
- 359NewsBoxer Anthony Joshua makes first public appearance since car crash2026-04-05
- 360NewsAnthony Joshua out to put Dillian Whyte away in British heavyweight boutDeclan Taylor — 12 December 2015
- 361NewsAnthony Joshua goes from prison to punching way to heavyweight greatnessDonald McRae — 2015-05-26
- 362NewsGolders Green boxer Anthony Joshua to face crown court on drug supply chargesAlex Hayes — 3 March 2011
- 363How Anthony Joshua was spared jail over drugs conviction before boxing changed his lifeJames Gray — 24 April 2017
- 365NewsRatings: Joshua-Klitschko pulls in 659k in US, exceeds 10 million in GermanyMookie Alexander — 1 May 2017
- 370NewsJoshua vs. Ruiz 2 brings in around 1.8 million viewers on DAZN10 December 2019
- 371Rewanż Joshua - Ruiz hitem DAZN i polskiej telewizjiRedakcja — 10 December 2019
- 372Бій Усик-Джошуа на Megogo дивилися 1,5 мільйони унікальних глядачів24 August 2022
- 373NewsBig Fight UK Boxing PPV Buys Revealed Over Last 18 Months31 May 2017
- 376NewsJoshua vs Klitschko UK PPV recordPhil Jay — 5 January 2020
- 383Usyk vs Joshua 2 PPV numbers revealed, Fury price rise expected16 September 2022