On April 9, 2016, a 26-year-old Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs) got a shot at the IBF heavyweight title held by 29-year-old American boxer Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs).
Joshua came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 28 days. Martin was on a 17-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 24 days.
Anthony Joshua made very easy work of Charles Martin, stopping the champion via KO in the 2nd. Joshua improves his record to 16-0 (16 KOs), while Martin adds a loss to his record at 23-1-1.
On April 29, 2017, the 27-year-old IBF heavyweight world champion, Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs), faced a 41-year-old Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Joshua came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 19 days. Klitschko was on a -1-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 5 months, and 1 day.
Anthony Joshua stopped Wladimir Klitschko via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF heavyweight title. Joshua improves his record to 19-0 (19 KOs), while Klitschko adds a loss to his record at 64-5.
On December 7, 2019, Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. met again in an immediate rematch.
Joshua came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 6 days. Ruiz Jr. was on a 4-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 6 days.
Anthony Joshua defeated Andy Ruiz Jr. via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO titles. Joshua improves his record to 23-1, while Ruiz Jr. adds a loss to his record at 33-2.
On December 10, 2016, the 27-year-old IBF heavyweight world champion, Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs), faced a 34-year-old Mexican boxer Éric Molina (25-3, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Joshua came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Molina was on a 2-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 8 days.
Anthony Joshua made easy work of Éric Molina, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Joshua improves his record to 18-0 (18 KOs), while Molina adds a loss to his record at 25-4.
On September 22, 2018, the 28-year-old WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight world champion, Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs), faced a 39-year-old Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin (34-1, 24 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Joshua came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Povetkin was on a 8-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 22 days.
Anthony Joshua stopped Alexander Povetkin via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles. Joshua improves his record to 22-0 (21 KOs), while Povetkin adds a loss to his record at 34-2.
On June 25, 2016, the 26-year-old IBF heavyweight world champion, Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KOs), faced a 30-year-old American boxer Dominic Breazeale (17-0, 15 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Joshua came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days. Breazeale was on a 17-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 2 days.
Anthony Joshua stopped Dominic Breazeale via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF heavyweight title. Joshua improves his record to 17-0 (17 KOs), while Breazeale adds a loss to his record at 17-1.
On March 31, 2018, the 28-year-old WBA (Super) and IBF heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs), and the 26-year-old WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Joshua came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 3 days. Parker was on a 24-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 8 days.
Anthony Joshua defeated Joseph Parker via unanimous decision and unifies the WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles. Joshua improves his record to 21-0, while Parker adds a loss to his record at 24-1.
On December 12, 2020, the 31-year-old WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight world champion, Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs), faced a 39-year-old Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev (28-1, 14 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Joshua came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 5 days. Pulev was on a 8-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 3 days.
Anthony Joshua stopped Kubrat Pulev via KO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles. Joshua improves his record to 24-1 (22 KOs), while Pulev adds a loss to his record at 28-2.
On October 28, 2017, the 28-year-old WBA (Super) and IBF heavyweight world champion, Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs), faced a 36-year-old French boxer Carlos Takam (35-3-1, 27 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Joshua came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days. Takam was on a 2-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 11 days.
Anthony Joshua stopped Carlos Takam via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super) and IBF heavyweight titles. Joshua improves his record to 20-0 (20 KOs), while Takam adds a loss to his record at 35-4-1.
On September 12, 2015, a 25-year-old Anthony Joshua (13-0, 13 KOs) and Gary Cornish met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Joshua came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days.
Anthony Joshua stopped Gary Cornish via TKO in the 1st round. Joshua improves his record to 14-0 (14 KOs)