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British boxer recovers from slow start to win via knockout

The heavyweight bout between Joshia and Povetkin is Wembley Stadium in London.
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In his quest to become a unified heavyweight champion, British boxer of Nigerian descent

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Wembley, in London, is the host of the fight tonight.

Follow all the live updates.

Main fight

Joshua vs Povetkin is the next fight.

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Fight starts

Joshua wins!!!

British boxer of Nigerian descent Anthony Joshua recovered from a slow start to win the WBA title with a knockout win over Povetkin on Saturday, September 22 at Wembley.

10:33 pm: Exciting starts to this world heavyweight title fight. There is a nasty cut on Povetkin's face.

It seems Povetkin is waning with time.

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10:29 pm: End of third round and Joshua finishes on a high but Povetkin still looks in the mood.

10:25 pm: Povetkin is growing in confidence as Joshua's nose continues to be a mess.

10: 22 pm: Blood pouring from Joshua's nose. Can he recover from this?

10: 21 pm: Povetkin pounces straight away and goes close to getting a clean hit on Joshua.

Joshua taking it easy and lands a good left hook.

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Povetkin responds with one of his own and gets a hit on Joshua who wobbles.

Where to watch

One more time for everyone looking for where to watch the bout. For boxing fans in Nigeria, the Joshua Vs Povetkin will be only Kwese TV. The fight will be on Kwese Sports 1, ch 301.

As the fight is exclusive to Kwese TV, DSTV, StarTimes and other cable TV will not be able to broadcast the game for their Nigerian market.

In Europe, the fight will be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office while in the United States, it will be also aired on the streaming platform DAZN as part of the US debut of the service.

Joshua is out

10:08 pm: The British boxer enjoying the home advantage here and walks out to a huge cheer from the Wembley corwd.

Povetkin is here

10:03 pm: The Russian walks out to Phil Collins' version of 'In the Air Tonight'.

10: 01 pm: Legendary boxing announcer Michael Buffer is here teasing the Wembley crowd with what to come.

Joshua and Povetkin arrive

7: 46 pm: Anthony Joshua and Povetkin have arrived Wembley ahead of their showdown. Follow the fight live here

Undercard Fights

Luke Campbell vs Yvan Mendy II

Campbell wins by unanimous decision

9:43 pm: After 12 rounds, Campbell wins 119-109, 118-111, 116-112 and becomes new mandatory for the WBC Lightweight championship.

8: 42 pm: The last undercard fight before the main bout. A rematch for both fighters.

Lawrence Okolie Vs Matty Askin

Okolie wins

8: 23pm: The fight goes to 12th round and Okolie wins by judges’ decision. 116-110, 114-112, 114-113

Okolie is now the new British champion.

7: 45: Okolie looking like he is in the mood as he attacks his opponent in Round One.

David Price Vs Sergey Kuzmin

Price confirms injury

Price has confirmed that he ruptured his right bicep in the second round. According to him, he had a tear in the last few weeks leading to the fight but had to take the fight

“I got in and did what I could but it's really frustrating. I'm not used to coming in late notice, I'd love the opportunity to fight him again because I think our styles gelled but unfortunately it ended in his favour. The best man won,” he says.

Kuzmin says he is interested in a rematch.

Kuzmin wins after referee ends fight

7: 14 pm: It’s a bit confusing here, but the referee has ended the fight after four rounds. The commentary team reveals that a right bicep injury as led Price to retire.

7.09 pm: Round 3. Both fights going for it now as they try to land clean hits.

7:05 pm:  Kuzmin is gradually coming back into the fight now.

7:00 pm: Round One: Price starts on the front foot, getting Kuzmin with some punches early on.

Tribute to Enzo Calzaghe

Before the Price-Kuzmin fight, a tribute is paid to legendary trainer Enzo Calzaghe who died this week.

6:30: Wembley is beginning to fill up a little by little as David Price who was beaten in his last fight by Alexander Povetkin is facing 31-year-old Russian Sergey Kuzmin.

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