“You have already seen that aggression from Anthony Joshua and if you mix that aggression with the dislike he has for Dillian Whyte, then we expect to see even more of that on Saturday night”.
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Both men are unbeaten heading into the contest, with Joshua winning 14 matches all by knockout and Whyte earning 16 victories in a row, with 13 of them inside the distance.
Buffer will also introduce the main event fighters at Friday’s weigh-in at The Indigo O2 before a stacked bill thrills the sold-out arena – and the American can not wait to take his ringside seat for the night.
The 27-year-old, who beat Joshua in the amateur ranks, has not been shy when expressing his opinion about the Brit and he is fully confident he will have his hand raised.
Anthony Joshua said: “This is an enormous end to an extraordinary year for me”.
Then there is Joshua, who when posting a picture of himself with Ennis-Hill a few months ago, wrote: “Training with the baddest woman I know, apart from my mother”.
We will have it all for you, including those all-important pre-fight weights, right here so don’t touch that dial.
“I think he’s probably just doing anything to assassinate my character”.
“He has beaten me and believes he can do it again”.
There are many questions to be answered – neither have had their chins tested, have had to use their stamina, show they can handle big fight pressure or have had to dig deep or survive a crisis. “I’m undefeated. I believe I can be a world champion and I am going to do what I do naturally, which is to fight”. “I’ve trained for a 12-round fight, but I think it will go three or four rounds”. “I just need to go in there relaxed”.
“Anthony Joshua sucks. He’s just so boring”.
“This will my first chance to introduce Chris Eubank Jr. and as I’ve known his dad for so long it’s going to be a real treat as he faces Spike O’Sullivan in battle of top tier Middleweights”.
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Kevin Mitchell meets Ismael Barroso for the WBA Interim Lightweight title with the victor facing newly crowned WBA supremo Anthony Crolla, Tony Bellew faces Mateusz Masternak for the vacant European Cruiserweight title, Joshua’s fellow Olympic gold medal hero Luke Campbell MBE defends his WBC International Lightweight title against Yvan Mendy, Paulie Malignaggi challenges Antonio Moscatiello for the EU Welterweight title and Heavyweight star Dereck Chisora also features.
