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Anthony Joshua defeats Wladimir Klitschko by 11th-round TKO

In a fight in which both fighters hit the canvas, Anthony Joshua stormed back to defeat Wladimir Klitschko by TKO in the 11th round of their heavyweight title bout Saturday at Wembley Stadium.

Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) retained his heavyweight titles with the victory.

Joshua, fighting beyond the seventh round for the first time in his career, knocked Klitschko down twice in the 11th and had him in trouble against the ropes before the referee stopped the fight inside the final minute.

Joshua also had Klitschko (64-5, 54 KOs) in big trouble early in the fifth round, dropping him with a combination.