At no other time had two title holders from the excitement division met to bring together titles on British soil. For the away warrior this was an unheard of level of investigation; for Joshua, it was a third back to back stadium battle, with a combined 250,000 seats sold simultaneously.
Every warrior strolled to the ring to a backup of strobe lights, blazes and firecrackers, with the evaluated 78,000 in participation giving a sparkling foundation as advanced mobile phones lit up the levels
Anthony Joshua bound together the WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles as a controlled execution saw him procure a consistent focuses prevail upon Joseph Parker at a strained Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
The Briton utilized his left hand to telling impact all through a charming issue, in which New Zealand's Parker shown quick hands, development and amazing solidness.
Yet, his WBO title dependably appeared as though it would wind up round Joshua's abdomen as a noteworthy focuses hole opened up, with the most loved finding a hard left uppercut in cycle eight and two stinging left snares right on time in the tenth.
Parker labeled his opponent to wails of worry in the eleventh and he merits colossal regard for turning into the primary man to take Joshua to the scorecards, which read 118-110 118-110 119-109