Anthony Joshua won the International Boxing Federation heavyweight title in London with a second-round knockout of Charles Martin. Joshua put Martin on the canvas twice in the second round to record his 16th knockout in all 16 professional fights he has contested. Joshua, the 2012 Olympic gold medallist, captured his first world title in only his 16th professional fight.

More about Anthony Joshua

• Anthony Joshua is a British professional boxer.
• He holds the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles.
• As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2012 Olympics, and silver at the 2011 World Championships.
• As of March 2016, he is ranked the world’s eighth best heavyweight boxer by The Ring magazine, and currently holds a 100% knockout ratio.
• He is also only the second boxer in history, after Joe Frazier, to win a professional world heavyweight title while still reigning as the Olympic champion at the top weight.