Top Heavyweight Boxers in the World

Olympic Gold and Stadium Success

Anthony Joshua 30–4 (27 KOs) won Olympic super-heavyweight gold at London 2012 and turned professional the following year. His rise took him from domestic competition to some of the biggest stadium fights in British boxing.

After stopping Dillian Whyte, Joshua won the IBF title against Charles Martin in April 2016. He recovered from a knockdown to stop Wladimir Klitschko in their dramatic Wembley fight in 2017, adding the WBA belt. A decision over Joseph Parker in 2018 brought the WBO championship.

Defeats, Rematches and Rebuilding

Andy Ruiz Jr. shocked Joshua with a seventh-round stoppage in New York in June 2019. Joshua regained the three belts with a disciplined points victory in the rematch and later stopped Kubrat Pulev.

Oleksandr Usyk beat him twice in 2021 and 2022. Joshua rebuilt with wins over Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin, but Daniel Dubois stopped him in five rounds at Wembley in September 2024.

Joshua knocked out Kristian Prenga in round two in Jeddah in July 2026. He is scheduled to face Tyson Fury at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11, 2026, live on Netflix.