It was a cagey opening round by the British Heavyweight Champion who got caught by a great combo by Alexander Povetkin towards the end of the first bell.
But Anthony Joshua showed signs of growing into the fight in the third as he managed to land one or two big hits.
By round 6 Joshua was truly into his stride and in the next round he showed everyone exactly why he is the undefeated Heavyweight Champion.
A devastating blow to Povetkin’s jaw rocked the Russian and after taking a few more hits he fell to the canvas.
Although Povetkin rose to his feet, Joshua smelt blood and finished off his opponent in impressive style.
Undercard
Giyasov beat Laguna 4th Round KO
Kuzmin beat Price 4th Round retirement
Okolie beat Askin on points
Campbell beat Mendy on points