Boxing-Joshua retains heavyweight crowns with Povetkin KO

ByReuters

Published 22/09/2018 at 21:52 GMT

LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Britain's Anthony Joshua overcame a slow start to deliver a devastating knockout in the seventh round and defeat Russian Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, retaining his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world heavyweight championship belts.

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In front of about 80,000 fans, Joshua moved on to 22 fights unbeaten in his professional career by handing the 39-year-old Povetkin only his second defeat. (Reporting by Christian Radnedge, Editing by Ed Osmond)

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