Nigerian football needs proper planning —Mikel

<p>British-Nigerian Anthony Joshua delivered one of the great nights in British boxing history when he stopped Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round of world heavyweight fight.</p>, <p>The champion, Joshua, after this historical defeat was crowned IBF, WBA and IBO world heavyweight champion in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.</p>, <p>Joshua was born in Watford to a Nigerian mother and a British father of Nigerian and Irish descent. His cousin, also a boxer, Ben lleyemi, is fellow unbeaten British professional boxer, who along with Joshua, made their professional debuts together in 2013.</p>, <p>Britain’s unbeaten IBF title holder earned a sensational victory by knocking down the 41-year-old former champion twice in the 11th and penultimate round before the referee stepped in to save Klitschko from any more punishment.</p>, <p>Joshua-Klitschko fight was hailed as the biggest fight night ever staged in a British ring, which was also watched by the largest crowd for a boxing show in Britain for 78 years.</p>, <p>The fight, which according to Reuters lived up to its billing, was a thrilling contest which saw both combatants clamber off the canvas seemingly on the verge of defeat and looks destined to be recalled as one of the great heavyweight title fights.</p>, <p>Joshua survived a knockdown for the first time in his professional career in the sixth round and looked close to surrendering his unbeaten record until his late bombardment forced the stoppage.</p>, <p>In a sensational fifth round, Joshua knocked down Klitschko only to end up hanging on desperately at the end of the round as the Ukrainian launched a remarkable comeback.</p>, <p>The veteran had even looked the more likely winner as he defied a 14-year age gap and was outboxing Joshua in the latter stages until the Briton produced a blistering finish to take his unbeaten record to 19 straight stoppage wins.</p>, <p>Both men had to dig deep and both looked close to exhaustion before the 27-year-old Joshua’s youth, fitness and shee