Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker LIVE: Joshua claims unanimous win and calls out Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury
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Your support makes all the difference.It’s finally time. Anthony Joshua tonight takes on Joseph Parker with no fewer than four world titles on the line.
Joshua's WBA (Super), IBF and IBO world titles will be on the line, as will Parker's WBO belt, in the first ever heavyweight unification fight to held in Britain.
Some 78,000 fans are expected at the Principality Stadium this evening, in Joshua’s third consecutive stadium fight.
Both men head into the contest as undefeated world champions, but Joshua is the overwhelming favourite to win, with lucrative contests against the likes of Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury awaiting the winner.
Follow live coverage of the evening below.
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Good evening and welcome to The Independent's live coverage from Cardiff of Anthony Joshua's world heavyweight unification fight with Joseph Parker!
The two heavy-hitters are expected to make their walks to the ring at around 10pm this evening but the action at the Principality Stadium is already underway.
Mose Auimatagi Jr, who is part of Parker's New Zealand stable beat Wales' own Morgan Jones.
At the moment we have the highly-rated Joshua Buatsi taking on Polish light-heavyweight Bartolmiej Grafka, with the Croydon man holding his own going into the final round.
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