Chronicle EditorLONDON. — Britain’s Anthony Joshua will make the first defence of his International Boxing Federation world heavyweight title against unbeaten American Dominic Breazeale in June, it was announced yesterday.
Breazeale (30) will return to London, where he competed at the 2012 Olympics — a tournament where Joshua won a gold medal — for the June 25 clash at the O2 Arena. It will be the American’s first title fight but, according to Joshua, his camp have been studying Breazeale closely in the hope he might be an opponent.
“My coaches have watched Breazeale for a long time and they knew he was going to be a player in the division and now we get the chance to go war on June 25,” said Joshua.
“It’s sure to be explosive, both of us like to let our hands go and score knock-outs, we are both undefeated and both have Olympic pedigree,” the 26-year-old added. — AFP.
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