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21st Apr 2016

Anthony Joshua confirms the date and venue of his first IBF title defence

Simon Lloyd

A date for your diaries.

Anthony Joshua has taken to his Twitter account to confirm that the first defence of his IBF world heavyweight title will take place on June 25.

His opponent is yet to be confirmed, but Joshua will once again return to the O2 Arena for the fight, the scene of his recent victory over Charles Martin.

Joshua explains that having spoken to his coach, he was eager to return to action as soon as possible.

We’ll bring you any further details of the fight as soon as we have them.