Joshua admits feeling pressure
Published on: Saturday, September 22, 2018
LONDON: Anthony Joshua has admitted to feeling under "tons of pressure" ahead of his latest world heavyweight title defence against Russia's Alexander Povetkin at London's Wembley Stadium on Saturday.Joshua, the 2012 Olympic champion, will be fighting in front of his home London crowd as he looks to extend his unbeaten professional record to 22 consecutive wins when he puts his International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organisation titles on the line.The fight sees Joshua returning to the scene of arguably his greatest triumph, an 11th-round stoppage of former champion Wladimir Klitschko last year.
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But he will be under particular pressure to deliver this time around. Many boxing fans had hoped this weekend would see Joshua up against World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.Negotiations with the American's camp have proved fruitless, although whether that's the fault of Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn, Wilder's management or some combination of both – the often protracted nature of talks before a 'mega fight' actually takes place makes it difficult to say.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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