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Current IBF Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua will go head-on against Wladimir Klitschko A.K.A Dr. Steelhammer. Klitschko is a former WBA, WBO (2 Times) and IBF heavyweight champion. This Ukrainian boxer is regarded as one of the best Heavyweight boxers of all time. His fierce and cumbersome knockout punches strike like a steel hammer. This 41 years’ old professional has fought 68 professional bouts in his career. He won 64 of them, and amazingly 53 of them were knockout wins. He is a true legend in boxing history.

On the other hand, Joshua is #1 fighter on BoxRec. He is the second British boxer with an Olympic gold medal and a world title from one of the major boxing sanctioning bodies. Joshua is now the representative of the Great Britain for his incredible performance in boxing. Joshua has been unbeaten throughout all the 18 bouts in his professional career, all by knockout!

Joshua vs. Klitschko

Joshua is to defend his IBF Heavyweight title against Klitschko on April 29, 2017, Saturday at 90,000 seater Wembley Stadium, London. This is Joshua’s home venue. He fought several times in O2 Arena, and his last bout was at Manchester Arena, whereas it is just the second match for Klitschko in GB. He fought Monte Barrett and knocked him out at London Arena in July 2000.

This fight is a long overdue, and the both fighters have been waiting for this. In August 2016 IBF announced that Joshua would be defending his world title for the second time. Among the top IBF contenders, Klitschko’s name was not there. He became the choice after his fight against Tyson Fury was abandoned. Fury gave up his world titles, and Klitschko wanted that title, and so he had to fight for it against Joshua. However, WBA kept postponing the bout for some legal issues.

After Joshua had knocked Eric Molina in December 2016, it was announced that Joshua would be fighting Klitschko at Wembley Stadium defending his IBF Heavyweight and WBA (Super) Heavyweight titles on April 29. The winner will face Kubrat Pulev as the IBF’s mandatory challenger. Pulev once met Klitschko in 2014 and lost by knockout. It was the first (and last until now) loss of his career. If Joshua wins, it will be their first meetup.

Scott Quigg vs. Viorel Simion

Viorel Simion will go head-to-head against Scott Quigg for the IBF Featherweight Eliminator on an undercard event. Scott is rated at Super-bantamweight and Featherweight, and he is a former WBA Super-Bantamweight champion title holder. He also held the British Super-Bantamweight title. Scott’s career stats are amazing with only one loss (in 2014 against Carl Frampton) in 35 professional bouts with 24 win by knockout. Simion is also a tough nut himself. He is a former WBC World Featherweight title holder and has been very successful in his professional boxing career. This Romanian boxer has fought 22 bouts and won all but one. Nine wins were by knockout. Simion is now ranked at IBF’s #4, and the winner of this fight will take the #2 place. The winner will fight Lee Selby next if Jonathan Barros is not available to fight the Welshman.

This fight has so much gravity that it deserves fight card of its own. Good for the viewers, one ticket to enjoy all the great fights.

Luke Campbell vs. Darleys Perez

Campbell’s career record shows how determined he is to boxing. 17 bouts, 16 wins and 13 wins by KO. He held the Commonwealth and WBC Silver Lightweight titles last year. Olympic gold medal in Bantamweight division and so on. Perez seems a quite good contender for Campbell. His professional boxing record is also amazing. 37 fights, 33 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws with 20 wins by KOs. They will be fighting for WBC’s Silver Lightweight title on undercard event. Luke’s statement shows his confidence and enthusiasm for winning.

Here is the info you need to know about Showtime live and HBO same-day tape:

What: Showtime Live, HBO Same-day Tape

Where: Wembley Stadium, London, England

When: 29 April 2017, Saturday, 5 PM ET

Live Stream: Get here Boxing Pass to watch the full event.

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