In a halting Holy Saturday slog, Anthony Joshua went the distance defeating Joseph Parker to unify four of the five heavyweight belts. Parker, the reigning WBO champion, was simply no match for a lighter, more athletic Joshua, as the Brit dominated a unanimous decision and add one more belt to his IBF, IBO and WBA collection.
That is very good news for fight fans and Alabama homers.
Joshua’s team is on record that, following the Parker bout, WBC Champion Deontay Wilder would be next. And, why not? A victory by Joshua would set the stage for something special, indeed unprecedented:
“We are really glad that Anthony Joshua said for the first time: ‘I will fight Deontay next.