Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko

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Challenger rankings
Org. Pos. As of Published
1+ Mth. Old
WBA 2 09.09.2016 15.09.2016
WBC N/A N/A N/A
IBF N/A N/A N/A
WBO N/A N/A N/A
Ring 1 22.08.2016 by 15.09.2016
2+ Mth. Old
WBA 2 09.08.2016 11.08.2016
WBC N/A N/A N/A
IBF N/A N/A N/A
WBO N/A N/A N/A
Ring 1 21.07.2016 by 08.08.2016
3+ Mth. Old
WBA 3 11.07.2016 14.07.2016
WBC N/A N/A N/A
IBF N/A N/A N/A
WBO N/A N/A N/A
Ring 1 27.06.2016 by 08.07.2016

Anthony Joshua 250 lbs beat Wladimir Klitschko 240 lbs by TKO at 2:25 in round 11 of 12

  • Date: 2017-04-29
  • Location: Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
  • Referee: David Fields
  • Judge: Steve Weisfeld 93-95
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  • Judge: Don Trella 96-93
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Notes

Timeline

JoshuavsKlitschkoFightPoster.jpg
  • Contracts signed between October 11-16, 2016.[1][2]
  • After Joshua easily defeated Molina on November 1, Eddie Hearn entered the ring and announced: "I'd like now to bring Wladimir Klitschko to the ring, and I'm officially announcing the fight against Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium on 29 April." Klitschko entered the ring and congratulated Joshua on his victory before confirming the showdown.[3][4]

Ranking Movements

  • Long-reigning heavyweight champion Klitschko was steadily ranked as the No. 1 contender by The Ring Magazine ever since being dethroned by Tyson Fury on November 28, 2015, and remained as such entering the fight.

The Fight

  • Klitschko down once in round five and twice in round eleven. Joshua down once in round six.
  • The winner received a special commemorative belt from the WBA.
  • Ticket prices ranged between £40-£2000 ($50-$2,495).[5]
  • 90,000 people were in attendance.[6]
  • Televised in 150 countries.[7][8][9]
  • The fight generated 1.631 million PPV buys in the United Kingdom, setting a domestic record and exceeding the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight.
  • The betting turnover for this fight was £100 million (£20 million in the UK).[10]
  • In Germany, the fight averaged 9.59 million viewers with 40.6 audience share, peaking at 10.43 million.[11] It became the 3rd highest rated TV program on RTL television in 2017.[12]
  • Official Scorecards.
  • CompuBox Punchstats.


Preceded by:
Klitschko vs. Fury 		WBA Heavyweight Title Fight
# 102 		Succeeded by:
Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam
Preceded by:
Joshua vs. Molina 		IBF Heavyweight Title Fight
# 69 		Succeeded by:
Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam


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