Anthony Joshua says he is confident of knocking out Kubrat Pulev in the 11th round.
Pulev is the mandatory IBF Challenger and he will take on Joshua on June 20 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
In his latest interview, Joshua seemed excited by the prospect of taking on the Bulgarian.
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He's been in the game for a while, he went to the top level and then he got defeated," Joshua said. "So he knows his way around the ring. He's had his chance at the top level and now he's coming back again, so he's probably going to try and get it right. I'll be expecting a more polished, smarter Pulev, and he can bang a bit as well. He's had a few knockouts on his record as well, he can bang and he can box so he's a boxer-puncher.
"It's kind of like what my style is as well so it will be a good matchup for sure. We're going to box, people are going to see some skills, and they're probably going to see a knockout as well because you've got two boxer-punchers."
When pressed to give a prediction on the fight, Joshua simply said: "
Round 11."
Source:
The Mirror