Who won Joshua vs Klitschko?
Anthony Joshua beat Wladimir Klitschko by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, April 29th, 2017, at Wembley Stadium, London.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This contest was for the unified heavyweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and IBF belts on the line.
Joshua vs Klitschko stats
Back in April 2017, Anthony Joshua stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Wladimir Klitschko made his way to the ring with a record of 64 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 53 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Joshua had an advantage in power over Klitschko, with a 100% knockout percentage compared to Klitschko's 83%.
Anthony Joshua was the younger man by 14 years, at 27 years old.
Joshua had a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko fought out of an orthodox stance.
Joshua was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 50 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 16 years and 10 months later than Klitschko, whose first professional fight was in 1996. He had fought 207 fewer professional rounds, totaling 162 compared to Klitschko's 369.
Wladimir Klitschko was ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 3 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.
Joshua vs Klitschko form
Anthony Joshua had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Eric Molina on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Dominic Breazeale on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Charles Martin on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.
Before that, he had won against Dillian Whyte on December 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight and BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.
He had beaten Gary Cornish on September 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.
Klitschko had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Tyson Fury on November 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Prior to that, he had defeated Bryant Jennings on April 25, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Going into that contest, he had won against Bryant Jennings on April 25, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Before that, he had defeated Kubrat Pulev on November 15, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at O2 World Arena, Altona, Germany.
He had beaten Kubrat Pulev on November 15, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at O2 World Arena, Hamburg.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Joshua had been fighting more than Wladimir Klitschko.
Going into this contest, Anthony Joshua had last fought 4 months and 19 days ago, while Wladimir Klitschko's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 1 day ago.
Joshua's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.
Klitschko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
What time did Joshua vs Klitschko start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:45 PM BST at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:45 PM EST or 1:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Joshua vs Klitschko?
Joshua vs Klitschko was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.
What were the odds on Joshua vs Klitschko?
Anthony Joshua was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Wladimir Klitschko made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.
As I said during the fight, particularly round 5, a veteran fighter gave reigns to a novice one, since Joshua was wobbling the moment he was knocked down by Klitschko, something which led to the dramatic defeat of a boxing legend. Joshua gassed out following the knockdown but Klitschko did not seize the golden chance to follow on and was very slow in doing so. A fraction of a second makes the big difference in boxing between victory and setback!