Joshua v Breazeale, IBF heavyweight title fight Saturday.

This Saturday in London, Newly crowned IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will make the first defence of the title he won in April knocking out American Charles Martin.. The opponent is another unbeaten American import Dominick Breazeale, a 17/0 California based fighter with a background in American football..  Breazeale boxed in the same 2012 Olympics in London where Anthony took the gold medal in the same weight category..  Breazeale brings a lot of attributes on paper, he obviously hits very hard, with 15 knockouts on his resume, he is heavier and slightly taller at 6ft 7, but in real terms as a challenger, he is in deep with Joshua.. In his last fight Dominick had to climb off the floor against journeyman Amir Mansour before stopping his opponent in the 5th, while last year many onlookers considered him lucky to escape with his unbeaten record in tact after being taken to points by awkward Fred Kassi in Alabama, highlights on his record that don't reflect that of a man staring at a title shot..  Joshua has improved steadily, 16 knockouts in 16 well cultivated wins, designed to improve the new champion carefully, Joshua won't overlook Breazeale, he's a huge man and anything can happen in the heavyweight division, but this first defence looks relatively comfortable..   Breazeale doesn't look phased by the enormity of this fight, he regards the hostility of the pro Joshua crowd rather tame compared with the huge gridiron stadiums he has played in and I honestly believe he's an athlete with a winners mentality who thinks he can pull it off..   Breazeale emphasises, he is not Charles Martin..

The undercard is also packed with featured fights, prizefighter winner Tom Doran gets his shot at the new British middleweight champion Chris Eubank jr, In a clash of former three time world title challengers, St Helens Martin Murray faces George Groves at super middleweight..   Plus the return of Anthony Ogogo, new Matchroom heavyweight Dillian Whyte and son of Nigel, Conor Benn aiming to extend his unbeaten run..