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Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker LIVE: Joshua claims unanimous win and calls out Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury

Follow live coverage as Joshua and Parker fight for the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight championships

Jack Austin
Principality Stadium
Saturday 31 March 2018 23:30 BST
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Anthony Joshua v Joseph Parker: Tale of the tape

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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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Round 2

Crolla is taking the centre of the ring more and testing out his opponent with some left-handed jabs but still not too much of note. Ramirez was holding on to the Manchester man at the end of that round so he could already be starting to tire.

Jack Austin31 March 2018 19:48

Round 3

Ramirez is coming back into it in the third. Both he and Crolla threw some hard shots but neither looked to fazed. This could be more even  than predicted... 

Jack Austin31 March 2018 19:52

Round 4

Crolla, the overwhelming favourite could be in a bit of trouble here. He's got quite a nasty cut above his right eye, courtesy of a Ramirez left hook and is being seen to here now. 

Jack Austin31 March 2018 19:56

Joshua's predicting the eighth or ninth round... do you agree?

Jack Austin31 March 2018 20:00

Round 5

Ramirez is making a good account of himself here. There are a few shots getting through Crolla's defence and the eye is still giving the Manchester fighter a bit of trouble. Still no big scares for either man yet though. 

Jack Austin31 March 2018 20:00

Round 6

The longer this goes on the more of a worry this becomes for Crolla who was expected to dispatch Ramirez fairly early. It is a very even fight at the moment and a tough one for the judges to call should it go the distance. 

Jack Austin31 March 2018 20:05

Round 7

We had a brief stop midway through that round as Crolla had to gave the blood wiped away from his face and it seemed to be the thing distracting him as he came straight back with a huge right that nearly knocked Ramirez off his feet. He held on for the rest of the round (quite literally) but that was an opening.

Jack Austin31 March 2018 20:08

There is a huge roar at the Principality now as Anthony Joshua's arrival at the stadium is shown on the big screen. Just a taster for the volume we will hear later...

Jack Austin31 March 2018 20:09

Jack Austin31 March 2018 20:10

Round 8

Crolla is chipping away here and is finally getting some joy as Ramirez begins to tire.

Jack Austin31 March 2018 20:12

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