Joshua vs Ward

When is Joshua vs Ward?

Anthony Joshua could face the challenge of Andre Ward in Spring 2026 at Wembley Stadium, London.

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

Joshua vs Ward stats

Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andre Ward would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 32 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Joshua would have a massive power advantage over Ward, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Ward's 50%.

Anthony Joshua is the younger man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Joshua has a height advantage of 6 inches over Ward. This also extends to a 11-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Joshua and Andre Ward fight out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 years and 9 months later than Ward, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He has fought 71 fewer professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Ward's 238.

Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF, and 5 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Joshua vs Ward form

Joshua has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Daniel Dubois on September 21, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Francis Ngannou on March 8, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Otto Wallin on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had defeated Robert Helenius on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

He had won against Jermaine Franklin on April 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

Ward remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Sergey Kovalev on June 17, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBO World Light heavyweight and The Ring Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sergey Kovalev on November 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alexander Brand on August 6, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

Before that, he had won against Sullivan Barrera on March 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

He had beaten Paul Smith on June 20, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Anthony Joshua has been fighting more than Andre Ward.

Anthony Joshua last fought 1 year and 5 months ago, while Andre Ward's last outing was 8 years, 8 months and 4 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 20 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Ward's last 5 fights have come over a period of 10 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Joshua vs Ward?

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