Pressure is on, admits Anthony Joshua

Anthony Joshua has admitted to feeling intense pressure while preparing to challenge IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin in London tonight.

The fight, at the O2 Arena, is only Joshua’s 16th as a professional but comes after a decorated amateur career in which he won an Olympic gold medal and a promising period in which each of his previous 15 fights generated significant interest.

For all that he has long been groomed for this platform, however, it comes as some surprise that his first world-title challenge has arrived so soon.