Joshua and Klitschko for Post-War Record Crowd

British fighter Anthony Joshua will face off against Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium in front of the biggest post-war British boxing crowd in history.

The bout, which sees the vacant WBA Super and IBO heavyweight belts be contested for along with Joshua’s IBF title, will take place on April 29 in front of 90,000 fans at the London venue.

Crowds are normally capped at 80,000 for transport reasons, but London Mayor Sadiq Khan has facilitated an agreement which will allow the limit to be raised for the event. The crowd will match the 1939 record set by Len Harvey and Jock McAvoy.

The current post-war record was set by the 2014 rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves, which was witnessed by 80,000 and created £22m in revenue.

Klitschko was unbeaten in 11 years before his defeat to Tyson Fury in 2015, while former Olympic champion Joshua has 18 knockouts from his 18 professional fights.