Anthony Joshua defended his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles with victory over Alexander Povetkin at Wembley on this day in 2018.
The British fighter retained his belts with a seventh-round stoppage, having knocked his Russian opponent down twice.
Joshua, who claimed his 22nd consecutive victory, overcame some early punishment as Povetkin broke his nose in the first round with a brutal three-punch combination.
But Joshua came back and ended it in the seventh, flooring Povetkin with a right and then, when the Russian got up on the count of 10, finishing the job with a flurry of punches.
“I realised he was strong to the head, but I know that he was weak to the body, so instead of jabbing to the head, I was switching it up.
“He threw a good right, but let’s not worry about that, that’s out the way.”
Joshua, who called out Deontay Wilder after the fight, had to settle for a bout with Andy Ruiz Jr nine months later and stunningly suffered his first defeat, being knocked down in the seventh before winning a rematch three months later.
