ANTHONY JOSHUA SET TO DEFEND HIS TITLES IN NEW YORK ON THE 1ST OF JUNE

The IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, is ready to defend his titles on June 1st in the United States. The Briton has a total of 22 victories in 22 fights and has won 21 victories by KO. He is set to face America’s Jarrell Miller, nicknamed “Big Baby”, in the Madison Square Garden in New York. This will be Anthony Joshua’s first professional fight in the United States.

Joshua spoke in a recent interview saying, “Wembley means so much to me, it’s a wonderful and fantastic place. I fought in small halls, arenas, and it was an honour and a blessing to do so in the stadiums. But it’s time to change”.

The Nigerian-British boxer also regrets the cancellation of a fight between him and Deontay Wilder, the undefeated WBC world heavyweight champion, in a short speech, he said, “Deontay Wilder and I are heavyweight world champions, and we were hoping to have this fight on the 13th of April, but things didn’t go as planned, because of the boxing rules – I’m sure you’re aware of that. So we had to adapt and look for other options and Jarrell Miller arrived”.

After the conclusion of the fight against Miller, Joshua, if victorious would have to compete for the supremacy of the heavyweights against winner of the Duel between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. These two contenders are expected to face each other by the end of the first half of 2019.