British- born Nigerian boxer Anthony on Saturday defeated New Zealander Joseph Parker in a world heavyweight title bout at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff , Wales .
It was a unanimous points win for Joshua after two judges gave the fight it to him by a margin of 118- 110, with the third scoring it 119 -109 .
With the victory , Joshua now holds the WBA , IBF, WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles . Only Deontay Wilder ’ s WBC belt is stopping the boxer , whose father is from Sagamu, Ogun State , from having the full set .
Though Parker lost his world heavyweight unification bout by unanimous decision, he is the first man to go the distance with Joshua .
“ My strategy was to stick behind the jab, that ’s one of the most important weapons, ” Joshua said in the ring afterwards.
Parker’ s best rounds were the first two and possibly the fifth, but he looked the most dangerous when he was tagged . Unfortunately for him , when he went to engage and brawl, the referee got in the way .
Parker said on his performance, “ Today I got beaten by a better champion . It ’s a good experience being here. Thank you all for the opportunity. No regrets . We’ ll be back again. I’ d love to have another go; it’ s back to the drawing board . ”
Joshua found his range in the third and both men were warned for leading with their heads . Immediately after Parker landed a left hook but it was Joshua ’ s round .
It was a unanimous points win for Joshua after two judges gave the fight it to him by a margin of 118- 110, with the third scoring it 119 -109 .
With the victory , Joshua now holds the WBA , IBF, WBO and IBO world heavyweight titles . Only Deontay Wilder ’ s WBC belt is stopping the boxer , whose father is from Sagamu, Ogun State , from having the full set .
Though Parker lost his world heavyweight unification bout by unanimous decision, he is the first man to go the distance with Joshua .
“ My strategy was to stick behind the jab, that ’s one of the most important weapons, ” Joshua said in the ring afterwards.
Parker’ s best rounds were the first two and possibly the fifth, but he looked the most dangerous when he was tagged . Unfortunately for him , when he went to engage and brawl, the referee got in the way .
Parker said on his performance, “ Today I got beaten by a better champion . It ’s a good experience being here. Thank you all for the opportunity. No regrets . We’ ll be back again. I’ d love to have another go; it’ s back to the drawing board . ”
Joshua found his range in the third and both men were warned for leading with their heads . Immediately after Parker landed a left hook but it was Joshua ’ s round .
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