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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Donagh Corby

Anthony Joshua's new coach spotted heavyweight star's potential seven years ago

Anthony Joshua's new coach Robert Garcia first noticed the Brit's world championship potential when he fought on an undercard in 2015.

Garcia was in the corner of Evgeny Gradovich when he travelled to The O2 arena in London to face Lee Selby for the featherweight world title. And underneath him on the card, headlined by Kell Brook against Frankie Gavin, was Joshua's bout against Kevin Johnson, a tough American challenger.

Joshua was 12-0 at the time, and less than a year away from his first taste of world championship gold. But just stepping on the scales at the weigh-ins, Garcia claims that he could tell the Brit would become one of the world's best heavyweights in future.

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