Anthony Joshua hailed by President Buhari after boxing victory over Kubrat Pulev
- Anthony Joshua on Saturday night, December 12, defeated Kubrat Pulev in London
- President Buhari has congratulated Anthony Joshua for his brilliant victory
- Joshua will be facing Englishman Tyson Fury in his next boxing fight
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Muhammadu Buhari who is the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has congratulated Nigerian-born boxer Anthony Joshua for his win over Bulgarian fighter Kubrat Pulev.
Anthony Joshua was in his best form on Saturday night, December 12, as the Englishman knocked down his Bulgarian opponent in the ninth rounds of the big clash.
Before the fight, Bulgarian boxer Kubrat Pulev explained that he was ready to inflict a big defeat on Anthony Joshua which he failed to get in London.
According to the statement made available by President Buhari's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina, the 77-year-old made it clear that Anthony Joshua has done well.
Buhari also described Anthony Joshua as an humble and well brought up man claiming that the boxing champion will go places in his professional career.
President Buhari also confirmed that Nigerians are solidly behind Anthony Joshua in his next fight against Tyson Fury.
The fight against Tyson Fury will be a big one for Anthony Joshua considering how the Englishman has been talking since he defeated Deontay Wilder in his last fight.
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Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Anthony Joshua successfully defended his WBA, WBO and IBF titles after defeating Kubrat Pulev by TKO in the 9th Round on Saturday night, December 12.
The 31-year-old Briton last fought in Saudi Arabia when he won his titles back from Andy Ruiz Jr. in December 2019.
On the night against Pulev, not much was seen in the first round as Anthony Joshua stood-off his challenger, wondering why he isn't all-guns blazing like he was in 2014 vs Klitschko.
In Pound 2, Pulev's gloves pulled off to the laughs of the Bulgarian as Joshua was the first to really unload to a huge roar from the crowd.
In Round 3, a massive right and then shot after shot after Joshua exploded but Pulev managed to walk away from AJ and was given a count by the official.
AJ then scores another knockdown! There was nothing so spectacular in Round 4, but AJ landed a big right late in the 5th round, but he couldn't follow up this time as he did in the third.
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