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ANTHONY JOSHUA was all smiles despite his broken nose as he celebrated his win over Carlos Takam.

The heavyweight champ enjoyed a dance with his team following his 10th-round TKO.

 Anthony Joshua retained titles with a 10th-round stoppage of Carlos Takam
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Anthony Joshua retained titles with a 10th-round stoppage of Carlos TakamCredit: Getty Images - Getty
 Heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua came out on top in a bloody brawl with Carlos Takam
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Heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua came out on top in a bloody brawl with Carlos TakamCredit: Lawrence Lustig

And Joshua, 28, has every reason to be cheerful as he cleared the way for a massive 2018.

He and promoter Eddie Hearn are aiming toi clean up the division by fighting fellow champs Deontay Wilder and Joseph Parker.

And British rival Tyson Fury is also being lined up for AJ - after he fixes his nose.

Joshua said: “It feels broken and I could not breathe it could have been a massive disaster.

 The ref gets in to break up the fight in Anthony Joshua's favour
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The ref gets in to break up the fight in Anthony Joshua's favourCredit: PA:Press Association
 Anthony Joshua holds his nose after Carlos Takam's headbutt
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Anthony Joshua holds his nose after Carlos Takam's headbuttCredit: SkySports
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"He's like Holyfield coming under and up. This is championship fighting. I had to keep my cool in there.

“You have to control these situations, if I show any signs of weakness the referee could jump in.

“I want to get my nose cracked back in place first. We have a few months now to heal it up and get a doctor to look at it, we work with some great doctors and then we can get back in training.”

Anthony Joshua​'s post match press conference after​ beat​ing​ Carlos Takam ​in a tenth round stoppage

Joshua was bleeding heavily following a headbutt in the second round of his fight in Cardiff.


BLOOD AND BUTTS Anthony Joshua resulbeats Carlos Takam by TKO in 10th round of the bloody brawl


He reeled back as Takam's forehead crunched into his nose and slow-motion replays showed the bone being brutally smashed.

The heavyweight KO king certainly looked disgruntled as he quickly regained his composure.

And Joshua soon had his revenge when he split Takam's eyebrow open in the following round.

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