On This Day: Anthony Joshua recovers to retire Wladimir Klitschko in modern classic
On this day, we look back at one of boxing's modern classics: Anthony Joshua's epic victory over Wladimir Klitschko. Then 41 and entering the ring as an underdog for the first time in years, Klitschko pushed the ascendant Joshua to his limits before AJ ultimately recovered to secure a career-defining stoppage win. It was a night that cemented Joshua's superstar status and marked the end of an era for the legendary Ukrainian.
Wladimir Klitschko was 41 years old and had already been through the gears, so to speak, by the time he climbed into the ring – for one of the first times as an underdog – with ascendant star Anthony Joshua
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