The fight between the world champion in the versions of the WBA, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion Briton Anthony Joshua and ex-world champion Ukrainian Klitschko recognized "the best fight of the current year".

Portal Boxingnews24. Com decided to sum up the interim results of the year and "hand" their awards. So, in the nomination "fight of the year" the fight between Joshua and Klitschko.

"This fight surpassed all expectations. Previous fight Klitschko, lost to Tyson Fury, was rightly ridiculed by everyone, as one of the most boring fights that took place in boxing in recent years.

But the fight with Joshua again returned the Ukrainian to the pinnacle of respect for him. In the fifth round, Klitschko fell to the deck after a combination of Joshua, but he not only managed to "survive" after a knockdown, but also to reverse the course of events, and in the sixth round, Klitschko already knocked down Joshua.

Almost 90 thousand fans, excellent performance from both boxers, both fall into a knockdown and return to claim their claims to the title of the best heavyweight on the planet, and an uppercut that was remembered by all for years to come. In this battle there was everything that a real connoisseur of boxing can dream about, "- is reported in the description of the duel.

Recall that on the night of 29 to 30 April at the stadium, "Wembley" Ukrainian in the 11th round ahead of schedule lost to Joshua. In this fight at stake were the championship belts by versions IBF, IBO and WBA.