The most-anticipated world heavyweight championship fight in more than a decade will take place across the Atlantic before more than 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: ANTHONY JOSHUA VS. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO is seen SATURDAY, APRIL 29 at 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO. The HBO Sports team of Jim Lampley, Max Kellerman and Roy Jones Jr. will call all the action, which will be available in HDTV and closed-captioned for the hearing-impaired.
Boasting a heavyweight title belt and perfect pro record, British sensation Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs), 27, faces his biggest professional challenge when he squares off against one of the most decorated fighters of this generation. Emerging on the international boxing scene with a gold medal-winning performance at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Joshua has been on the fast track since turning pro in 2013.
Wladimir Klitschko (64-4-0, 54 KOs), 41, from Kiev, Ukraine, and now residing in the U.S., turned pro after his gold medal win at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The dominant heavyweight for more than a decade, he’s enjoyed two title reigns, the more recent lasting over nine years. Klitschko’s last fight, in Nov. 2015, was an upset loss to Tyson Fury that ended a 22-fight win streak, but he will have the edge in experience against the youthful power puncher Joshua.
The upcoming bout marks Klitschko’s 22nd HBO fight and 29th world title bout; he first appeared on the network in July 2000 when he handled Monte Barrett with a seventh-round TKO. Joshua is making his HBO debut.
Immediately following the fight, HBO Sports presents the premiere of Face Off With Max Kellerman: Canelo/Chavez Jr. at approximately 12:15 a.m. (ET/PT).
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The executive producer of WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is Rick Bernstein; producer, Dave Harmon; director, Johnathan Evans.
