Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko fight LIVE BOXING UPDATES: AJ defeats Dr Steelhammer after sending him down three times

I hope you enjoyed our coverage. It was an enjoyable and dramatic fight to relay to you. Take a look through some of the stunning photography below. I will leave you with this one.

The moment Joshua knew he'd won. When referee David Fields raised his arm to end the contest as Klitschko used the ropes for support.

Anthony Joshua came back from a darkening place in Wembley Stadium into the dazzling light of heavyweight greatness as he ended the Klitschko heavyweight era.

Already the people's hero in this, his homeland, the young British lion gained a whole new planet of admirers as he stopped the legendary Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round of an epic world heavyweight title war.

Both these heavyweight giants went down from sledgehammer punches in the first half of a brutal battle between two men steeped in mutual respect, Klitschko in the fifth round, Joshua hitting the deck even harder in the sixth.

READ JEFF POWELL'S FULL REPORT 

He tells BBC Radio 5Live: 'I knew it was possible to hurt him but I am learning round by round. I'm learning under the bright lights. 

'I don't come to box, I come to hurt people. With all due respect, I came to hurt him. 

'At the end of the day, I figured out what I had to do and got him done. 

'I'm going back to my council flat with my family to eat some good food. I'm not going anywhere. I'm coming back to Wembley. For the first time here, thank you and for the second I'll look forward to seeing you here again.

'There's been many a time in training when we go into the 11th round and Rob McCracken has said 'all right, next one' and I'm tired but I know I have to keep it up because I have to go the distance.

'I showed tonight that fights are won in the gym. It gets tough and boxing isn't easy. You have to have the whole package.'

Tony Bellew has got close to Joshua over these last few months of training. He believes the boxer's spirit and character helped him through a tough battle on Saturday night.

He said: 'He was gone in the fifth... but it's about showing character. There is no more questions about Joshua's character.

'What I said in the build-up was that Klitschko was going to try and get him early. When he got Joshua it did hit him good but once he went down he just pressed. Get close and throw punches. It was brilliant.'

He says: 'It was one of the best fights I've ever seen massive respect to both fighters - tonight's all about celebrating and respecting both fighters of the sport.'

Within minutes of Joshua beating Klitschko, Deontay Wilder says he would relish the chance to get into the ring with AJ. 'It sounds so lovely,' he says. That would certainly guarantee another 90,000 punters if it were to happen at Wembley.

FROM RINGSIDE: Joshua had gone back to his corner shaking his head. But after a lecture from trainer McCracken he mounted a magficent do-or-die effort.

A right uppercut started Klitschko on the downward path to the canvas again. A second barrage dropped him for a second time. Again the older man clambered to his feet but as he took more sustained punishment on the ropes American referee David Fields called it off. It was a sensational ending to a tremendous fight.

Joshua knocks Klitchsko down twice in round 11 to beat Wladimir Klitschko. He sent him down first in the round with a superb combination before brute force did it again and then he caught the Ukrainian between the eyes to finish it.

Referee David Fields had no choice but to stop the fight.

Klitschko had been expected to dominate the championship rounds. Joshua challenged that theory with another early burst. But he was missing a lot now and was received a second warning for hitting low as his frustration grew with Klitschko’s jab  

Joshua 9-10 Klitschko

Joshua walks into a big right hand and then fails to find his range. Bellew at ringside says he's told Joshua to find his rhythm and press.

Remarkably the 41-year-old was moving more fluently on his toes. The crowd were roaring for every Joshua swing but by no means all were landing.

Even so, enough got through to give him a share of my first even round.

Joshua 10-10 Klitschko

Joshua needed to find a second wind and he showed signs of recovery in the eighth. Klitschko’s left eye had been damaged earlier and was swelling now. But after more lefts from Klitschko the Englishman’s left eye was showing signs of wear and tear.

Joshua 9-10 Klitschko

Heads of both boxers coming closer again. This has flowed quite well but both are started to come together that bit more than before. Joshua finishes the round as the aggressor.

Klitschko had been accused of being the jabber and grabber and jabber but it was Joshua who was holding – and gasping – now as Klitschko took control with his experience and ring generalship.

Joshua 9-10 Klitschko

Joshua looked troubled and alarmed at the start of the sixth. His instincts were correct. Even with a nick on his cheek. Klitschko looked the stronger and proved it with a huge right which dropped him onto the seat of his pants, then his knees. Joshua climbed upright but the Ukrainian was the hunter now.

Joshua 8-10 Klitschko

Klitschko has Joshua down but the Brit manages somehow to carry on as he rocked. 

Now came the Joshua everyone loves. A barn-storming onslaught which lowered Klitschko to his knees for an eight count. But the old man wasn’t done yet. The round took on epic proportions as Klitschko came back with clubbing blows from both fists which had Joshua reeling on the rope. It was the younger man who looked exhausted as the round ended, even though the knock down was in the bank

Joshua 10-8 Klitschko 

Joshua has Klitschko down with a strong left hand. The Ukrainian has a busted eye but he fights back. Both exchanging heavy blows. Right hand from Klitschko connected as they entered the last minute of the fifth round. Both finish the round grappling.

Klitschko upped the ante at the start of the fourth, connecting with a two-fisted attack early on. Although Joshua steadied himself he was having difficulty landing cleanly and was out-boxed for the first time.

Joshua 9-10 Klitschko

Big right hand from Joshua pushed Klitschko back. Both starting to come together that bit more. The Ukrainian dropping his guard that bit more when they are toe-to-toe.

Klitschko appeared to be looking to extend Joshua into his longest fight to date and he needed all those expert defensive skills to ward off the first really two-fisted charge from Joshua. But he was not entirely passive, even though Joshua extended his lead.

Joshua 10-9 Klitschko

Both boxers quite far apart as the third round comes to a close. Joshua connecting off the back foot as Klitschko jumps back to dodge.

Klitschko was soon his feet as the bell rang for the start of the second, with Joshua still seated receiving instructions. Once they got going it was still a question of the jabs. Joshua double-upped with his left and probably edged the round but the only big right to land thus far came from Klitschko. 

Joshua 10-9 Klitschko

Joshua standing off a bit more. Klitschko bouncing left to right. Joshua moving back to make space for shots but he fails to land. Ukrainian manages to connect with right hand. 

Surprisingly, Joshua had weighed in heavier than Klitschko, by a full ten pounds. Presumably the older man was looking for more speed but although the first feelers came from his left hand the more meaningful of the early punches came from Joshua in flurries. A reasonable start for AJ.   

Joshua 10-9 Klitschko

Joshua connects several times as Klitschko tries to fire back at the former Olympian. The Ukrainian dodged out of the way enough times not to get hurt. Joshua moved closer as the round went on.

Twelve rounds for the world heavyweight championship... 

David Fields from the USA to referee this one.

Buffer takes his place... 'For the millions watching around the world. Ladies and gentleman... let's get ready to rumble!' 

'And now coming to the ring the defending world champion 'AJ' Anthony Joshua,' bellows Buffer. Joshua appears looking calm as videos of his knockouts and sparring work are played on the big screen.

'Welcome to the lion's den,' Joshua's voice says over the PA system. 'Oooh Anthony Joshua,' the majority of the 90,000 supporters inside Wembley chant.

'Let's get this party started! Now making his entrance to the ring... the challenger Dr Steelhammer... Wladimir Klitschko...'

Deontay Wilder, the Bronze Bomber, is as excited as anyone else watching around the world tonight. The difference is that he may be getting into the ring with Joshua at some point in the near future.

As it stands, he's just happy to be part of it all. 'It is amazing right here,' he says. 'Britain has some of the greatest fighters in the world.'

The most recent picture of Joshua. This has just been posted on his Instagram page. He is ready.

Major victory for Scott Quigg over Viorel Simion. He's one step closer to a IBF title fight against Lee Selby. Great to see that one go the distance.

Quigg battered Simion but the Romanian kept coming back. 'If you can bully the bully,' he says. 'When he's on the back foot he can't do anything.' 

Quigg certainly stopped him fighting. Eddie Hearn says 'Scott is ready for that fight [against Selby] now.'

Wladimir Klitschko will make only his second appearance on British soil this evening. His only other appearance? 17 years ago. 

The Ukrainian stopped British heavyweight Monte Barrett in the seventh round at the London Arena, after knocking him down five times during the bout.

The result was in the middle of Klitschko's prominent rise to the top of the division. 

Everyone has weighed in with their own predictions for the fight.

But that is the beauty of boxing, with all the training, legwork (and armwork, I guess), all the hours in the gym... one punch can reduce you to a heap on the canvas.

But some predictions carry a little more weight than others - and in this case literally. 

The IBF king believes he will best his opponent in round seven. 

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Here is a complete rundown, compiled by Sportsmail, of tonight's bout.

Everything you need to know, your one-stop shop to all things Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko's fight at Wembley Stadium.

No stone left unturned, here.

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Anthony Joshua is a man-mountain and consumes a mountain of food — that's 4,500 to 5,000 calories a day during training — to fuel his 6ft 6in, 17st 12lb world champion frame.

On Saturday the IBF heavyweight king takes on Wladimir Klitschko, hoping to add the IBO and WBA belts to his collection.

Ahead of the Wembley showdown, Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai spoke to his nutritionist Mark Ellison to learn more.

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Another insightful and analytical piece from Sportsmail's boxing correspondent Jeff Powell (at ringside)

With so much hype surrounding these two heavyweight bruisers, just how does it compare to past bouts in the division on British soil?

The night is huge but in terms of excitement, impact or historical importance will it oust one of Jeff's top six fights involving British heavyweights down the years?

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'What I could predict is an atmosphere like none before... and round-by-round I'll get the victory,' Joshua says. Just like Klitschko he's incredibly calm tonight. 

So, what are the bookies saying?

It looks as if for a Joshua win you are probably looking at 2/5 or 4/9. 

For a Klitschko win you are looking closer to 21/10 or 9/4.

So Joshua the outright favourite with the bookmakers.

Which round? Joshua in round five or six are the shortest odds for a knockout at around 6/1. 

Wladimir Klitschko to knock Joshua out in the first round? 80/1. What a turn up that would be.

More than £100million is expected to be bet worldwide on Saturday night's world heavyweight championship superfight between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium.

On Friday night fans were still clamouring to be part of the British record crowd of 90,000, with the best tickets changing hands for thousands of pounds on resale websites.

Millions more will watch on television and around £20million is expected to be wagered on the fight in the UK alone.

More from Sportsmail's Jeff Powell.

Some excellent writing by Riath Al-Samarrai here on Joshua's background.

John Oliver knew the giant could punch when he heard a scream one evening. Sean Murphy was bent over double, swearing at the canvas as he tried to pull the pad off his hand.

It was swelling rapidly and the novice responsible was apologising over and again as he followed his trainer out of the ring at Finchley Amateur Boxing Club.

The big teenager had just joined and was only a couple of sessions in by then. 

Murphy and Oliver, two respected trainers, had been willing to take him in when he rocked up to their corner of Barnet in 2007, a tearaway with a difficult past and a promise that he would commit to something.

A must-read ahead of tonight's showdown.

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Tyson Fury has taken to his Instagram account to call out Anthony Joshua ahead of his fight with Wladimir Klitschko (WARNING: video has bad language).

The heavyweight wants Joshua to win so the pair can face off in a heavyweight bout of their own.

'Knock him spark out. I wish you all the luck in the world. Let's make the biggest fight in British boxing history happen.

'The real biggest fight. You know how it is. Between the gypsy king and AJ Anthony Joshua.  

'Get through this tonight and let's do it.'

Everyone has been weighing in on who will win, what round, method of victory. Now it is time for the real experts to have their say.

People who know what it is like first hand to step into that ring and go toe-to-toe with the world's best.

Seems a pretty overwhelming result...

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Very comfortable from Luke Campbell as he beats Perez. Campbell one step closer to that world title. That was all very easy though. Very much routine fight before the 9th round stoppage. The man from Hull goes from strength to strength.

Campbell wants Jorge Linares. Eddie Hearn confirms Linares is the man he has lined up for Campbell.

Linares says: 'Whenever you want.'

Ever wondered what it would be like to step into the ring with one of the biggest, quickest and most powerful fighters in the world?

Well here is just a glimmer of insight into some of AJ's 18 opponents who he knocked out.

Some do not make for pretty reading... 

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First up... what do you do before you fight a 41-year-old Ukranian?

Do you have any rituals before you step out in front of 90,000 people and go toe-to-toe with a 6ft 6ins heavyweight colossus?

A walk through Primrose Hill? Yeah, same.

Anthony Joshua and his entourage made their way through one of London's most scenic parks ahead of the trip to the trip to the stadium.

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It's no surprise that this fight has got the whole world of boxing talking. Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield made sure he was at Wembley to greet both fighters as they arrived at the stadium. 

If you fancy a punt tonight it might be worth heading over to Genting Bet. They have Joshua tipped for greatness no matter what happens. Bet responsibly.

As you'd expect, Klitschko is giving nothing away. He's just been asked what the project on that USB stick he's got was. 'I'm not telling you,' he says. He's an expert at all of this. He appears very calm just as he has appeared in countless fights before.

It's set to be a fantastic night of boxing. Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko is one of those fights that captures the imagination. Joshua has his career ahead of him. He's going in the right direction. Wladimir Klitschko is the old pro. The one who went undefeated for so long. 

This will be a tough test for Joshua. He may not get through it. Ninety thousands fans are packing into Wembley as we speak. The atmosphere is building nicely.

First, we have the rest of the undercard fights. Luke Campbell is taking on Darleys Perez. I'll bring you the conclusion to that fight as well as all of the build-up.