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JEFF POWELL’S ROUND-BY-ROUND SCORECARD

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1 Klitschko weighed in lighter and looked for speed but the more probing punches were AJ’s. JOSHUA 10-9 KLITSCHKO

2 A trading of jabs. Joshua doubled-up with his left and probably edged the round but the only big right to land came from Klitschko. JOSHUA 10-9 KLITSCHKO

3 Klitschko needed all his defensive skill and experience to ward off Joshua’s two-fisted charge. JOSHUA 10-9 KLITSCHKO

4 Klitschko upped the ante, connecting with a two-fisted attack. Joshua was struggling to land. JOSHUA 9-10 KLITSCHKO

5 Joshua launched an onslaught to lower Klitschko to his knees. The old man returned to put a tired Joshua on the ropes. JOSHUA 10-8 KLITSCHKO

6 Despite a cut, Klitschko looked stronger as he dropped Joshua. The Ukrainian was the hunter. JOSHUA 8-10 KLITSCHKO

7 Klitschko had been accused of being the grabber but it was Joshua who was holding on and gasping for air. JOSHUA 9-10 KLITSCHKO

8 Klitschko’s damaged eye was swelling, but he returned with more punishing blows. JOSHUA 9-10 KLITSCHKO

9 The 41-year-old was moving fluently. The crowd were roaring for every Joshua swing but not many were landing. JOSHUA 10-10 KLITSCHKO

10 Klitschko was expected to dominate these late rounds. Joshua challenged that theory, but was off target, receiving a second warning for hitting below the belt. JOSHUA 9-10 KLITSCHKO

11 Joshua’s explosive uppercut started Klitschko on the path to the canvas. A huge hook from the Englishman put him down for a second time in the round, before referee David Fields called it off. A sensationa­l ending. TOTAL: 94-95

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