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A look back at Anthony Joshua's most important fights

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The 31-year-old has faced many challenges during his rise to the top of heavyweight boxing.

Anthony Joshua makes the first defence of his second reign as world heavyweight champion when he faces Kubrat Pulev on Saturday at Wembley's SSE Arena.

It will be his first fight since he regained his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts from Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia last December.

Here, the PA news agency identifies the five most important bouts to date which saw Joshua get to this point in his career.

Joshua v Erislandy Savon – London, August 2012

It is tempting to wonder whether Joshua's route to the top would have been quite so smooth had justice been served in his opening bout of the 2012 Olympics. Most ringside observers scored clearly in favour of the experienced Cuban, but Joshua sneaked the verdict by a single point and the rest, as they say, is history.

Joshua v Dillian Whyte – London, December 2015

There was no love lost between Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte at the O2 Arena (Nick Potts/PA)

Joshua was given a stern test before avenging one of his three amateur defeats with a seventh-round knockout of Whyte at the O2 Arena. Joshua was visibly shaken by Whyte's shots in the second but recovered to dominate the ensuing rounds, finally stopping his opponent with a heavy right and uppercut combination.

Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko – Wembley, April 2017

Everything was on the line when Joshua stepped into the ring at the Diriyah Arena to face Ruiz Jr for a second time. The response was a slick display, with the former champion sticking to a back-foot game plan to win back his belts on points before the heavens opened in Saudi Arabia. Largely resisting Ruiz Jr's attempts to engage in another scrap, Joshua continued to pick off the rounds and dance away from trouble to become world heavyweight champion for a second time.

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