The Wembley Stadium in London, England held an exhilarating title fight boxing matchup last night. The IBF, WBA and IBO heavyweight titles were on the line as Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko faced off against each other in the night’s main event.
Both fighters committed to a slug fest, as each champion was brought to the brink of defeat. However, in the end, Anthony Joshua was able to sink in another victory, leaving the fighter undefeated. Wladimir Klitschko faced a TKO loss.
Fighters and fans have taken to Twitter to share their reactions to the exhilarating event. Fighter reactions can be seen below.
And Klitchsko is down! #JoshuaKlitchsko
— Sugar Ray Leonard (@SugarRayLeonard) April 29, 2017
Crackin round but it's a lot of weight to carry and AJ looking too gassed! Can't get to excited! #JoshuaKlitchsko
— Lennox Lewis (@LennoxLewis) April 29, 2017
Great fight!!! #JoshuaKlitschko
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) April 29, 2017
How amazing is the #KlitschkoVsJoshua fight wow shows u age is just a number both be en to the Matt who's fight is this
— Garreth McLellan (@SoldierboyInc) April 29, 2017
Boxing is savage you can get KO-ed 3 times in a row if you're tough enough ? #JoshuaKlitchsko
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) April 29, 2017
A great night for boxing @anthonyfjoshua looked solid and showed great character getting back up off the canvas and very humble afterwards??
— Brad Pickett (@One_Punch) April 29, 2017
Congrats champ @anthonyfjoshua !!! What a war!! Massive respect pic.twitter.com/GjEZeoMYFo
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) April 29, 2017
Congratz to @anthonyfjoshua amazing athlete and humble champion!!!
— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouseUFC) April 29, 2017
Heavyweight boxing is back thanks to @anthonyfjoshua
— #UFC214 #LetsGoChamp (@criscyborg) April 29, 2017
Congratulations to @anthonyfjoshua you will be the savior of the heavyweight division. Klitschko was and will always be a great champion.
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) April 29, 2017