Joshua vs Makhmudov

When is Joshua vs Makhmudov?

Anthony Joshua could fight Arslanbek Makhmudov in Spring 2024 in the United Kingdom.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Joshua vs Makhmudov stats

Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Arslanbek Makhmudov would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Makhmudov would have a slight advantage in power over Joshua, with a 94% knock out percentage over Joshua's 88%.

Anthony Joshua is the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Both Anthony Joshua & Arslanbek Makhmudov fight out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Makhmudov, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 114 more professional rounds, 155 to Makhmudov's 41.

Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF and 3 by the RING at heavyweight.

Arslanbek Makhmudov is currently ranked number 6 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO and 11 by the IBF in the 201lb division.

Joshua vs Makhmudov form

Joshua has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Robert Helenius on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Jermaine Franklin on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on 20th August 2022 by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

He had beat Kubrat Pulev on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.

Activity check

Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Makhmudov's last 4 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Joshua vs Makhmudov?

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