Whatever Anthony Joshua does next, whenever he does it, the spotlight will be on him.
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The boxer said he has undergone random checks twice by Britain’s anti-doping agency in the last two weeks, ahead of his first defence of the title against American Dominic Breazeale in London on Saturday.
The tough-chinned Breazeale took some solid shots in the previous six rounds, before this barrage. So now I look forward to getting my break.
Reaction to the bout saw viewers stunned by the overwhelming dominance and power of Joshua. When a badly hurt Breazeale returned to this feet, right eye swollen badly through the sharp jabs of the 26-year-old Joshua, the reigning IBF heavyweight champion went in for the kill.
Breazeale managed to pull himself together and continue but he was floored again by a vicious left that ended the contest.
Also, Kevin Barry, Parker’s trainer stated that Joshua will probably beat Breazeale (17-0).
“The main thing is I really want to catch up with my family and spend some time at home”.
However, having postponed his July 9 rematch with Wladimir Klitschko on Friday (Saturday NZ time) due to a ankle injury, it has since been reported that Fury is the subject of a doping investigation. He said that “Breazeale’s a ideal opponent for Joshua”, because Parker’s future counterpart had 16 opponents created to make him look glorious., which implies that Joshua had not had the chance to encounter a real challenge.
WBC champion Deontay Wilder will face fellow American Chris Arreola a week later. Price was recently put back into the IBF’s top 15, making him eligible as an opponent for Joshua.
“I was looking at Tyson Fury and I hope he gets better soon because I was hoping to get that in the winter”, Joshua said. I think Fury’s title reign will be as short as Douglas’ unfortunately.
“Now I want rest, to recharge my batteries before I get to it again”.
It is that brutal destruction of his opponents which has made Joshua the overwhelming favourite with bookmakers for tomorrow’s bout, the fulcrum of Sky Sports’ pay-per-view boxing platform and the fifth most marketable athlete in the world, according to SportsPro magazine.
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