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Anthony Joshua is doing a good job of keeping his man at bay. And then throws a powerful one. It is unsuccessful, but round two is very much a frustrating one for the New Zealander. He can’t get close. Joshua’s round. He boxed beautifully in that round.
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A left hook from Joshua is partially blocked, he then varies it up by throwing a right to the body. Another left hook from the Englishman but luckily for Parker he sees it coming, dances back on his heels and, rather wisely, gets out of the way of it.
“Keep him working and make him miss with the punches” says Joshua’s trainer Rob McCracken.
A close first round.
Joseph Parker aims to land some damage into the Joshua midriff, he looks quick on his feet, but remember Joshua is much lighter than he was against Carlos Takam last time out.
AJ ON FIRE
Joshua makes his way on to a platform, still nowhere near the ring, a bit of shadow boxing before relaising he may need to get to the ring.
Thousands of lights are shown from fans trying to capture the moment on their phones and it is no surprise, this is spectacular.
A pyrotechnic show greets Joshua as he marches into the stadium…
The highly-anticipated Anthony Joshua versus New Zealand’s Joseph Parker would go live not earlier than 10.30 p.m.
Already, the Nigerian-born British boxer Anthony Joshua has arrived the 80,000 Capacity Principality stadium in Cardiff, Wales and his big puncher opponent, Parker for the unification bout.
The two unbeaten heavyweights collide for the WBA, WBO and IBF titles atop a packed bill of boxing in Cardiff that also features the likes of Anthony Crolla, David Price, Joe Cordina and Joshua Buatsi.
A victory tonight would pave the way for Joshua to face undefeated American Deontay.
Ahead of the bout Joshua had said he must “simplify the madness” of the most-anticipated fight of 2018 when he meets Joseph Parker in Cardiff on Saturday.
A leaner and lighter Joshua weighed in some six pounds heavier than Joseph Parker. He is also taller and with a six inch reach advantage over Parker, who brings his WBO belt to the Principality Stadium the unification fight.
in some six pounds heavier than Joseph Parker. He is also taller and with a six inch reach advantage over Parker, who brings his WBO belt to the Principality Stadium the unification fight.
The first of many cheers for Joshua
Dan Matthews at Principality Stadium writes: ‘Massive cheers at the Principality as AJ appears on the big screen. The IBF and WBA king is having his hands wrapped, while Burnett continues to outclass Parejo.’
The latest odds for tonight’s fight
Joseph Parker has attracted plenty of interest today. Seventy-four per cent of bets placed today have been for a Parker win. He is 6/1 to win tonight.
The bigger stakes are being placed on Joshua (1/7) and one punter has bet £1,500 that Joshua will win in the fifth round.
If you think a draw is on the cards then you can get odds of 40/1.
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