THE SECOND DEFENCE of Anthony Joshua’s IBF heavyweight title will be against American Eric Molina on 10 December, it has been confirmed.
Molina [25-3, 19KOs] will fill in as Joshua’s opponent at the Manchester Arena following the withdrawal of Wladimir Klitschko through a calf injury.
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Klitschko had originally been pencilled in to fight Tyson Fury last weekend but that bout was called off by Fury, for a second time, towards the end of September
Joshua [17-0, 17KOs] won the IBF title with a second-round knockout of Charles Martin in April before completing an impressive seventh-round TKO win against Dominic Breazeale, another American, at London’s O2 Arena in June.
Molina had previously been mooted to fight 2008 Olympic bronze medallist David Price on the Joshua-Klitschko undercard but he has now been upgraded to the main event.
The Texan has won his last two bouts since falling to a knockout defeat in a WBC heavyweight title fight with Deontay Wilder in June 2015.
Katie Taylor’s second professional bout is expected to be on the Joshua-Molina undercard following her debut in Wembley later this month.
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Confirmed: Anthony Joshua to defend IBF heavyweight title against Eric Molina
THE SECOND DEFENCE of Anthony Joshua’s IBF heavyweight title will be against American Eric Molina on 10 December, it has been confirmed.
Molina [25-3, 19KOs] will fill in as Joshua’s opponent at the Manchester Arena following the withdrawal of Wladimir Klitschko through a calf injury.
Klitschko had originally been pencilled in to fight Tyson Fury last weekend but that bout was called off by Fury, for a second time, towards the end of September
Joshua [17-0, 17KOs] won the IBF title with a second-round knockout of Charles Martin in April before completing an impressive seventh-round TKO win against Dominic Breazeale, another American, at London’s O2 Arena in June.
Molina had previously been mooted to fight 2008 Olympic bronze medallist David Price on the Joshua-Klitschko undercard but he has now been upgraded to the main event.
The Texan has won his last two bouts since falling to a knockout defeat in a WBC heavyweight title fight with Deontay Wilder in June 2015.
Katie Taylor’s second professional bout is expected to be on the Joshua-Molina undercard following her debut in Wembley later this month.
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