WATCH: Compilation Of Anthony Joshua's 18 Knockouts As A Professional

What a night it could be for Anthony Joshua tonight as he faces the toughest challenge of his career when he takes on Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium - with the WBA (Super), IBF and IBO heavyweight titles on the line.

The fight is arguably the biggest in british boxing history, with fans eagerly anticipating the mega-bout from the moment Eddie Hearn invited Klitschko into the ring at the Manchester Arena after AJ had soundly beaten Eric Molina in a defence of his IBF world title on December 10, and announced the mammoth bout.

Eddie Hearn's prediction about Joshua in 2014 was absolutely spot on:

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It's a difficult decision to pick a winner, with a win for Joshua taking his career to the next level at the expense of his fellow Olympic gold medalist Klitschko, who is out to prove that he's still very much got what it takes to be at the top in his first fight since the shock defeat inflicted by Tyson Fury in November 2015.

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Joshua goes into tonight's fight having dismantled 18 opponents put in front of him since turning professional.

AJ started life as a pro with a routine win over Emanuele Leo at the O2 Arena in October 2013 and continued to make steady progress before capturing the vacant WBC international heavyweight title by making quick work of Russian Denis Bakhtov via in his ninth professional fight in October 2014.

The duel with Dillian Whyte, the man who beat Joshua at amateur level, in December 2015, took him up another gear as it was another level of opponent completely to what Joshua had come up against. Still despite some difficulty during the fight, where Joshua went past the five rounds mark for the first time, AJ put Whyte away in round seven with a swift combination of punches.

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His meteoric rise continued with an impressive win over American Charles Martin for his sixteenth career win, with AJ claiming the IBF world heavyweight title - a belt he successfully defended against Dominic Breazeale and Eric Molina in 2016.

The next chapter in AJ's journey is of course the huge encounter with Klitschko tonight, where Joshua will be gunning for another win and another knockout.

To get you in the mood for tonight, here are Joshua's 18 knockouts so far:

Do you see Joshua emerging victorious tonight?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Topics: Anthony Joshua, Wladimir Klitschko

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