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      KSI fans love Anthony Joshua’s response to Conor McGregor after UFC star called YouTuber a ‘b****’

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA leapt to KSI’s defence after being called a “b****.”Both McGregor and KSI were ringside at the O2 Arena for Joshua’s knockout victory over Robert Helenius.
      Conor McGregor celebrating with Anthony JoshuaCredit: Getty
      As soon as landing the finishing right hand, AJ leapt out of the ring for a victory lap around the ring.
      He bumped into McGregor and swigged some of the UFC superstar’s Forged Irish Stout.
      McGregor then pointed to KSI and called him a b**** but Joshua responded: “That’s my guy.”
      One fan said: “AJ a real one.”
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      Another added: “Respect @anthonyjoshua for not going against a friend.”
      McGregor went one further by calling out the YouTuber to a bare-knuckle fight in the ring.
      He said: “Big congrats to AJ, big congrats to Eddie, big congrats Forged Irish Stout.
      “And I know your man KSI is in the crowd and he couldn’t box eggs if he worked in an egg boxing factory.
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      “So if he wants to get in here I’ll give him a final yoke, bare-knuckle if you want.”
      Responding, KSI tweeted: “Lmao just seen this.
      “Jake Paul must be crying that I’ve got Conor on my d*** already and I didn’t even have to fight an mma fighter.”
      Conor McGregor at Anthony Joshua’s fightCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun More

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      Anthony Joshua performs crude gesture live on TV after KO’ing Robert Helenius

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA celebrated his stunning KO win over Robert Helenius with a crude gesture.The Brit crossed his arms and thrust his hips after delivering a peach of a right hand on his Finnish opponent.
      Anthony Joshua celebrated his stunning KO win with a risque celebrationCredit: Getty
      The referee didn’t even need to start a count as Helenius crashed to the canvas in worrying fashion.
      The 39-year-old was then given oxygen before thankfully getting back to his feet.
      Joshua, who was bloody around the face, then exited the ring and celebrated his stunning stoppage with fans ringside, fist-bumping some and hugging the lucky few.
      And unlike in his last few fights, the Watford brawler didn’t seem to want the microphone after the victory.
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      Speaking to DAZN afterwards, AJ said: “People need to leave me alone, this is my time in the ring.
      “Let me keep doing what I want to do. Helenius, I told him to come again. I think he can cause people a lot of problems.
      “I don’t want to say too much. I want to see you again two more times this year. Thanks to Eddie.”
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      DAZN boxing presenter stuns in minidress and wears outfit in nod to beloved Chelsea on Anthony Joshua fight card

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      BOXING presenter Olivia Buzaglo stole the show at the O2 Arena ahead of Anthony Joshua’s fight. AJ beat Nordic Nightmare Robert Helenius in a seventh round knockout after Dillian Whyte failed a drugs test.
      Olivia Buzaglo stole the show ahead of Joshua vs Helenius
      She donned a blue blazer in a nod to her beloved Chelsea
      She interviewed KSI ahead of the fight
      But ahead of the fight, it was Buzaglo keeping fans glued to their TV’s.
      She donned a black dress and blue blazer in a nice nod to her beloved Chelsea, who kick off their Premier League season against Liverpool tomorrow.
      Buzaglo was present throughout DAZN’s coverage of the build up doing interviews with a host of celebs.
      She shared a video of an interview with promoter Eddie Hearn to her Instagram story.
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      While another interview saw her speaking to a very excitable KSI, who is set to return to the ring to face Tommy Fury on October 14.
      Buzaglo has over 46,000 followers on Instagram.
      She is often seen on Sky Sports.
      And fans have fallen in love with her over the summer.
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      Fans fell in love with Buzaglo over the summerCredit: Instagram @oliviabuzaglo
      As well as DAZN she also works on Sky SportsCredit: instagram @ oliviabuzaglo
      Buzaglo shared photos of her trips to Marbella for a hen do and a holiday to Ibiza.
      An outing to Wimbledon also saw fans declaring her “beautiful”.
      Buzaglo presented shared pics of a summer hen do to MarbellaCredit: Instagram @oliviabuzaglo
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      Robert Helenius given oxygen after he is brutally KOd by Anthony Joshua in seventh round

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      ROBERT HELENIUS was left needing an oxygen mask after Anthony Joshua’s breathtaking knockout. A right hand in the seventh round rendered Helenius unconscious and needing oxygen when being treated by ringside medics.
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      Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius LIVE RESULT: AJ wins by HUGE knock-out as opponent given oxygen after the fight

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA has knocked out Robert Helenius in the seventh round in his boxing return.It was a huge confidence builder for AJ as he won inside the distance for the first time in two and a half years.
      The big prize now for AJ is an encounter with Deontay Wilder in a blockbuster bout in Saudi Arabia early next year.
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      Eddie Hearn lays out Joshua plan
      When asked what is next for his fighter, Hearn said the plan was to fight Wilder in January in Saudi Arabia.
      Talks will be ongoing to make the fight happen.
      Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder, the one they all want to see.
      Anthony Joshua wins by KO
      As soon as Joshua landed the knockout punch, he jumped out of the ring fist bumping friends in the crowd.
      Conor McGregor hugged him and poured some Guinness down his neck.
      Anthony Joshua is the first to thank Robert Helenius for stepping in late and saving the show.
      Credit: Reuters
      Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius
      Joshua had a bloodied nose from the jabs of Helenius.
      As he came inside, Helenius threw some punches before Joshua threw a big right hand and caught him square on the side of the jaw.
      Helenius went down like a brick thrown in a pond.
      Game over.
      Credit: Getty
      Anthony Joshua wins by KO
      Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius (Round 6)
      Joshua keeps boxing behind his jab.
      It has caused some bruising to the face of Helenius and blood coming from his nose.
      Helenius seems to be getting more confident and is throwing some big hooks, looking to land something.
      Joshua has some bruising to his left eye from the jabs of Helenius.
      This is like Joshua’s mum told him when he left the house, she doesn’t want him back home before 1am as she has a Tinder date.
      Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius (Round 5)
      Joshua has managed to bloody the nose of Helenius with a series of jabs.
      Whenever he gets a good punch through it really leaves Helenius looking stunned.
      You have to wonder why he is not following up these punches with combos to send him to the canvas.
      It is like somebody has told Joshua that Wilder lent Helenius his punching ability and he is fearing getting caught with one.
      Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius (Round 4)
      Robert Helenius seems willing to have a go more when Anthony Joshua comes inside now, throwing uppercuts.
      Fortunately for Joshua they are airshots.
      Joshua lands a right hook which rocks Helenius but Joshua seems to hold back, not wanting to go in for the kill.
      With this style of attack, he would make a terrible vet, loads of terminally ill animals knocking around the joint on their last legs.
      Helenius caught Joshua with a good jab that rocked him.
      Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius (Round 3)
      Anthony Joshua has to prove something to the boxing fraternity here.
      While there is pacing yourself and going the distance, he really should be on the offensive against an opponent like this.
      Helenius is happy to dance around and land the occasional jab.
      He wasn’t planning on this fight, he thought he was going on holiday to Lapland with his family this week.
      Joshua lands a heavy jab to the face which sends Helenius back onto the ropes but he doesn’t follow it up.
      He obviously has never played Mortal Kombat………finish him!!!!
      Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius (Round 2)
      Slow start by Joshua and you feel the more rounds this goes, the more confident Helenius will get.
      He has taken this fight at 7 days notice compared to the training camp his opponent has been in.
      Joshua comes inside and goes with a big hook that grazes the beard of Helenius.
      The Nordic boxer continues with his jabs which do land through the guard of Joshua but he absorbs them.
      Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius (Round 1)
      Very few punches thrown by either boxer in the first round.
      Anthony Joshua throws a few big right hands but they do not connect with anything.
      Robert Helenius is happy to come on the front foot and lands some good body shots.
      Very tame first round there.
      Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius
      Interesting choice of music from Joshua, with a lady playing the themetune to The Godfather on violin.
      Deontay Wilder stopped his opponent in the first round.
      Big pressure for Joshua to get the stoppage as he plans to fight Wilder next.
      The violin stops and Joshua appears to the tune of Faithless Insomnia.
      Anthony Joshua walks into the ring
      Ready for the main event
      As Anthony Joshua goes through his final warm up routines, we are readying ourselves for the big fight.
      He has had to alter his preparations with his opponent changing so late in the day.
      It is vital that he wins this fight tonight to leave the path for him to fight Deontay Wilder around December/January time.
      Derek Chisora wins by unanimous decision
      Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington (Round 10)
      We make it to the final round, with two weary fighters.
      Washington’s corner told him there is still a fight here to be won and to take advantage of how slow Chisora is.
      Chisora lands a good jab that rocks his opponent slightly.
      He looks to work the body as he comes inside.
      Derek Chisora is looking very tired heading into the final minute, looking to hold Washington more.
      Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington (Round 9)
      Neither boxer seems to have anything in the tank now to finish this fight with a knockout.
      Both fighters are looking like they are feeling the pace, Chisora still throwing haymakers hoping one will win this fight.
      They just seem so wild, like they are thrown with his eyes closed.
      Washington is finding it all too easy to stay out of the way of them while continuing to work him with his jab.
      This one looks destined to go to the scorecards now.
      Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington (Round 8)
      Chisora is still trying to get behind that jab of his.
      Washington is looking out for it and trying to dodge it.
      The wild over the top punches from Chisora have not been landing all night and all too often take him off balance.
      Another even round, tricky to pick a boxer who took that round.
      Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington (Round 7)
      As the fight goes on now, Chisora seems to be improving.
      Rather than just going in like a bar brawl he is boxing in a more considered fashion.
      It is working to his advantage as he is making Washington think more.
      Looking out for Chisora’s right hand than worrying about landing his own.
      Washington finishes the round strong as he lands a right and follows it up with a series of punches as the first one put Chisora on the back foot.
      Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington (Round 6)
      Occasionally when Chisora walks in, Washington manages to lands uppercuts but he is able to absorb them.
      Credit where it is due, Chisora can take a barrage of punches.
      This is a much better round by Chisora as he following up his fabs with big hits over the top.
      He is making it more difficult for Washington to land punches on him.
      Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington (Round 5)
      Derek Chisora seems more comfortable throwing body shots due to the height difference between the two fighters.
      He has to punch upwards to land any head shots.
      When he does get one through you can see Washington feels the hard hits of Chisora.
      An even round both fighters getting some good combos in.
      Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington (Round 4)
      As the taller man, Washington is able to work his reach more.
      At times, Chisora cannot get inside him to land punches.
      Washington lands a good two punch combo which rattles Chisora.
      His legs seem tired, Chisora needs to reset.
      Chisora is throwing more air-shots, Washington is picking his punches and landing more.
      Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington (Round 3)
      It seems the cut was from a coming together of heads.
      The referee has decided if that cut causes the fight to be stopped it will go to the scorecards.
      Both fighters are willing to land scoring punches when they can.
      Chisora is on the front foot more, seeming to burn more energy.
      Washington is the older boxer at 41 years old, but seems to be playing the long game more.
      Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington (Round 2)
      Washington lands a good right and cuts the eye of Chisora.
      There is blood streaming from it as the Brit tries to change styles.
      He is still coming forward, he does not seem bothered by the cut.
      Washington is looking lighter on his feet and sends Chisora to the canvas right on the bell but the referee signals no knockout.
      Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington (Round 1)
      Washington doesn’t appear to have a high guard.
      That leaves him open to Chisora’s punch.
      Whenever Chisora comes forward to throw one, Washington steps back away from it.
      He is trying to get Chisora to walk onto his right hand, landing some good body punches.
      Credit: Reuters
      Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington
      Chisora comes out to the tune of Hotel California.
      Wearing all pink, he looks focussed.
      Gerald ‘The Gentleman’ Washington looks up for this one as well.
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      Anthony Joshua KOs Robert Helenius with brutal punch after he’s BOOED by O2 crowd during laboured fight

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA needs to jump in and fight Deontay Wilder while he still has a few loyal fans left.Just three rounds into his warm-up fight with Robert Helenius tonight, thousands of his fickle followers turned on him and booed and whistled his cautious performance.
      Anthony Joshua knocked out Robert Helenius at the O2 ArenaCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Joshua secured victory in the seventh roundCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      AJ performed a strange victory dance in the ringCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Joshua took a sip of Conor McGregor’s pint after victoryCredit: DAZN
      The London 2012 gold and two heavyweight world title runs apparently meant nothing until he detonated a vicious right hand in round seven and ended the awkward affair then leaped into the ringside VIPs to celebrate with his real supporters.
      Joshua walked out of his dressing room to the Godfather theme song, played by a solo violinist, but dressed in a blood-red robe straight out of the Scarface wardrobe.
      Seven days before he had made Helenius an offer he could not refuse and now the London 2012 Brit legend had to collect.
      He took to one knee to pray in the final seconds before the opening bell and caught the first Helenius combination on his guard.
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      The 33-year-old threw a couple of wild single right hands that missed and a left hook, showing dangerous intent but not much plan or technique.
      The giant pair swapped jabs in the second, then a crisp right hand from AJ clipped the 39-year-old and made the crowd whoop.
      The 10-1 Viking underdog slashed a right hook into Joshua’s ribs just before the bell but it bounced off his six-pack.
      The ruthless crowd started whistling and booing before the third had barely started. 
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      But AJ landed a big right hand that shocked Helenius and silenced the jeers briefly.
      And a straight rocket of a right bounced Helenius back into the ropes in round four and blood started seeping down from his nose and staining his moustache.
      Just as the fifth started it appeared Joshua had welts growing around both of his eyes, despite not appearing to have taken any damaging digs.
      And he ended the round on a high, a sweet left hook landing and making Helenius stagger around the ring before the bell intervened.
      AJ’s nose was leaking blood by the seventh but then he landed the incredible shot that felled 6ft 8in Helenius like a giant tree.
      And he jumped into the audience to thank those real fans he knows will stick by him now and in January in Saudi Arabia if the Wilder showdown is secured.
      Joshua – who took a sip out of Conor McGregor’s pint – said: “I want to give Helenius a round of applause for saving the show.
      “This is my time in the ring, I told Helenius to come again because he has talent and I had to work him out.
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      “A loss on your record can be like a suicide but he will come back.”
      Then he joked: “Is there a doctor in here because my back has gone from carrying this heavyweight division to the top!”
      Joshua landed a huge right hand to end the fightCredit: Getty
      Helenius fought a week ago in Finland before stepping in to replace Dillian WhyteCredit: Reuters
      Joshua failed to capitalise on his early big hitsCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Joshua looked far from convincing for much of the fightCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Joshua joked his back hurt from carrying the heavyweight divisionCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      There was plenty of respect between the two fightersCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
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      UFC star Conor McGregor breaches boxing protocol during Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius fight card

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      CONOR McGREGOR broke boxing protocol by entering the ring before Anthony Joshua’s fight.The UFC superstar cut short a family holiday to make sure he was in the house at the O2 Arena.
      Conor McGregor in the ring at the O2Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      His Irish Forged Stout was an official sponsor of the show and McGregor took a seat ringside for the night.
      But before Derek Chisora controversially beat Gerald Washington, the Irishman strutted around the ring.
      He even posed for a picture with promoter Eddie Hearn.
      But what McGregor did not realise is that he actually broke British Boxing Board of Control protocol.
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      As only BBBoC licence holders are allowed in the ring.
      McGregor had gifted Joshua a box of his Irish Forged Stout earlier in the week and hailed the ex-champion.
      He tweeted: “This man @anthonyjoshua is the definition of class, quality, and loyalty!
      “What him and @EddieHearn have built is just absolute magic!
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      Heavyweight boxer left needing oxygen and covered in blood after brutal KO loss on Anthony Joshua’s undercard

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      JOHHNY FISHER left opponent Harry Armstrong needing oxygen after a brutal stoppage victory. The pair battled for the vacant Southern Area heavyweight title on Anthony Joshua’s O2 Arena undercard.
      Johnny Fisher beat Harry ArmstrongCredit: Getty
      Harry Armstrong was left cut above his right eyeCredit: Getty
      And Fisher forced the finish in the eighth round after a barrage of punches that forced his team to throw in the towel.
      Armstrong was cut on his right eye and was provided an oxygen mask in the corner but thankfully made it to his feet.
      Fisher, 24, said: “Harry Armstrong, what a tough man. After the first round, he showed the heart of a warrior.
      “Big props to Harry Armstrong.”
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      Fisher came flying out of the traps from the first bell and scored a knockdown within the opening ten seconds.
      He bulldozed into Armstrong and a right hand caused him to hit the canvas.
      Fisher applied the pressure but could not get the job done in the first three minutes.
      It was largely one-way traffic from then on but Armstrong grew into the fight as it progressed.
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      But in round eight, a right hand while Armstrong was on the ropes caused a second knockdown and a gruesome cut.
      This time, Fisher was not going to let his man off the hook and he rushed in with a string of combinations.
      Before long, Armstrong’s corner threw in the towel to crown Fisher the new Southern Area champion.
      Johnny Fisher celebrates with his Southern Area titleCredit: Reuters More