A pair of former gold medal winning Olympians will square off at England’s biggest and most famous stadium. Wembley Stadium in London will hold the world unification heavyweight championship fight between undefeated defending champion Anthony Joshua and veteran challenger Alexander Povetkin. In Joshua fight fans and gamblers will see the current heavyweight champ that is quickly emerging and making his mark as one of the greatest of all time. In Povetkin fans will see a past heavyweight champion that is one of the toughest pound for pound fighters that can be found from any weight class. While Joshua is a prohibitive favorite everyone agrees that Povetkin has more than the proverbial “puncher’s chance.”
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Boxing Odds at BookMaker.eu
Anthony Joshua -1200
Alexander Povetkin +1000
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The world unification heavyweight title bout between Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin will be for the International Boxing Federation, International Boxing Organization, World Boxing Association, and World Boxing Organization World Heavyweight championships. This championship fight is scheduled for 12 rounds and will be held September 22, 2018 at Wembley Stadium in Wembley. The fight can be seen on DAZN.
FightPreview
For Anthony Joshua his upcoming bout against Alexander Povetkin is a means to an end. Ultimately Joshua has his sights on the World Boxing Council title belt that is currently held by Deontay Wilder. But to get there he must first get past Povetkin in this heavyweight unification title bout that has caught the imagination of the boxing community.
Povetkin will be no pushover as a grizzled veteran that has suffered just one loss in his 35 career bouts when he was voted out on points against the great and famed Wladimir Klitschko in October of 2013. Since that one career loss Povetkin has won his last eight consecutive bouts.
This bout will be taking place in Joshua’s own backyard at London’s Wembley Stadium. It will be the third time that Joshua has stepped into the ring at Great Britain’s most famous stadium. He previously scored a knockout win over Matt Legg and arguably the biggest win of his career last year against Klitschko.
Joshua has a career record of 21 wins with a total of 20 coming by knockout while Povetkin has 34 wins and one loss for his career with a total of 24 wins coming by knockout.
Joshua has been complimentary of Povetkin and acknowledged that he will have to train and prepare hard. Joshua also said that it would be foolish to believe that Povetkin is not a capable challenger.
Povetkin has said this bout is the opportunity to fulfill a lifetime career goal. He is not shy about stating that he wants all four of Joshua’s belts. Further, Povetkin also said that the unification title matchup of two Olympic champs is a breath-taking event.
Povetkin is well known and respected for being a very accurate puncher. In addition, his toughness is second to none. Another factor that may work against Joshua is his relative size to the much shorter Povetkin. In the past Joshua has struggled against shorter opponents.
Joshua has proven to be the champion and personality that the sport has desperately needed for quite some time. He defeated Klitschko in front of 90,000 fans last year and subsequently beat Carlos Takam in front of 78,000 fans. No other boxer can fill football stadiums so effectively.
Boxing Betting Tips
Povetkin’s tenacity and size will provide Joshua a stern test. At the same time Joshua is a super power boxer with a nuclear bomb punch. In the course of a 12 round bout the quality of Joshua should prevail. As much as Povetkin deserves respect he is not on Joshua’s class.
Boxing Odds Pick: Anthony Joshua
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With the boxing odds atBookMaker Sportsbook, you can bet on boxing all year, from smaller cards to pay-per-view events. Access live betting lines from yourmobile deviceat BookMaker Sportsbook. Anthony Joshua vs. Alexander Povetkin takes place on September 22, 2018 at Wembley Stadium, Wembley. The fight can be seen on DAZN.
