Moments ago at the O2 Arena in London, England, undefeated heavyweight Anthony Joshua captured his first world title in a dominant performance, defeating former IBF champion Charles Martin via 2nd round knockout. It didn't take long for Joshua to find a home for his devastating right hand, which sent Martin to the canvas two times to make it an early night for the new champion. Relive all the action in FightHype's round-by-round results!
ROUND 1
Joshua quickly takes the center of the ring. Martin circles on the outside. Both men falling short with their punches thus far. They clinch after missing with some shots. Good right lands for Joshua. Another. And another right gets in for Joshua. Martin retreats. Joshua lands a right. Another right from Joshua has Martin wobble for a moment. Martin fires a left. Round to Joshua.
Joshua 10 Martin 9
ROUND 2
Right hook lands for Joshua upstairs. Now a left hook from Joshua backs Martin up. BIG right hand lands for Joshua and Martin is down. Wow! He's up at 8. Another big right lands for Joshau and Martin is down again. Both men are laughing. Martin takes the count to the last second and stands, but that's it. The referee waves the fight off right at 10.
THE WINNER BY WAY OF KNOCKOUT...AND NEW IBF HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD...ANTHONY JOSHUA
OTHER RESULTS:
Lee Selby def. Eric Hunter via Unanimous Decision
Matthew Macklin def. Brian Rose via Majority Decision
Jamie McDonnell def. Fernando Vargas via TKO in Round 9
George Groves def. David Brophy via KO in Round 4
Ohara Davies def. Andy Keates via TKO in Round 4
Ted Cheeseman def. Mario Petrov via TKO in Round 4
Kamil Laszczyk def. Ignac Kassai via Unanimous Decision
Conor Benn def. Ivailo Boyanov via TKO in Round 1
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