• WBA, WBO and IBF champion wins in seventh round
• Russian unable to defend himself during final barrage
Anthony Joshua, for six rounds of his sixth defence, looked as if he might have chosen the wrong old guy to help towards retirement but a right cross on the unattended chin of Alexander Povetkin sparked a savage finish that left the 39-year-old Russian in a heap, stopped for the first time in an illustrious career.
Nearly 18 months after retiring 42-year-old Wladimir Klitschko in the same ring – in front of many of the same adoring fans – the smiling gift to the heavyweight division resumed his knockout run and now awaits his seventh challenger in his 23rd fight. If there is any logic in boxing, it will be the WBC champion, Deontay Wilder, and a near unanimous response to that effect came from the 75,000 fans who had ignored the light rain when their champion asked from ringside: “Who do we want to fight here on 13 April?” “Wilder!” they screamed back.
Written by Kevin Mitchell at Wembley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/22/anthony-joshua-demolishes-alexander-povetkin-to-keep-heavyweight-titles under the title “Anthony Joshua demolishes Alexander Povetkin to keep heavyweight titles”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
