Anthony Joshua

Anthony Joshua MBE is a British professional boxer A unified world heavyweight champion he gained the IBF title in 2016 and the WBA Super and IBO titles in April 2017 At regional level he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2015 to 2016 As an amateur competing in the superheavyweight division Joshua represented England at the 2011 World Championships winning a silver medal he also represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics winning gold In 2014 a year after turning professional The Ring magazine named him their Prospect of the Year Joshua is the second British boxer after James DeGale to win both a gold medal at the Olympics and a world title by a major professional sanctioning body as well as being the first British heavyweight to do so He is also the second boxer after Joe Frazier to win a world heavyweight title whilst still reigning as Olympic champion at the top weight