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Hello and welcome to The Independent's live coverage the IBF World heavyweight title bout between British contender Anthony Joshua and American champion Charles Martin, live from The O2.
- British champion and Olympic gold medallist Joshua has his first fight at world level
- The 26-year-old has won all 15 of his bouts by knockout
- Martin, 29, won the previously vacant world title in January after Vyacheslav Glazkov was injured in their fight in Brooklyn
- Read our interview with Joshua
- Froch, Haye, Harrison, Warren, McGuigan and more make their predictions
- Joshua and Fury trade insults as rivalry heats up
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Everything you need to know ahead of the bout
WHO IS ON THE UNDERCARD?
IBF featherweight title
Lee Selby (c) vs Eric Hunter
vacant IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title
Matthew Macklin vs Brian Rose
WBA world bantamweight title
Jamie McDonnell (c) vs Fernando Vargas
vacant WBA International super middleweight title
George Groves vs David Brophy
Ohara Davies vs Andy Keates
Ted Cheeseman vs Mario Petrov
Plus Conor Benn making his professional debut
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