Anthony Joshua made ready for a battle against Wladimir Klitschko one year from now by makin
snappy work of Eric Molina in a third round win on Saturday.
The Briton effectively shielded his IBF world heavyweight title for a moment time with another ruthless exhibit of his energy punching to guarantee an eighteenth stoppage win from the same number of expert sessions at the Manchester Arena.
Joshua constrained the stoppage in two minutes, two seconds of the third round after first ground surface American Molina with a privilege.
Klitschko, the previous world No 1 who lost three titles on focuses to Joshua's kindred Briton Tyson Fury a year ago, was ringside to keep an eye on Joshua and couldn't have neglected to have been awed.
Klitschko - 41 in March - and Joshua are being arranged to meet on April 29 at Wembley Stadium in London, and the Ukrainian will be a major stride up in class to Molina.
"I was patient and we proceed onward. This is not the end of the story," said Joshua in the ring.
"You will acknowledge what I'm about at this point. Klitschko needs his belts back and may the best man win. I will stress over myself and preparing."
Klitschko then got into the ring and promoter Eddie Hearn affirmed Joshua's next battle would be against the Ukrainian.
"You need a major battle and you have it," said Klitschko to the group.
Joshua, the 2012 Olympic gold medallist, made a deliberate begin against Molina and was substance to take as much time as necessary behind his hit in the initial two rounds, before unleashing his energy punches ahead of schedule in the third.
Molina, 34, searched agreeable for the majority of the first round, aside from a ramrod poke that shook him back on to his heels.
Joshua, 27, confined warily the second round also, getting Molina at short proximity with a left uppercut however he gave the challenger anything to be worried about until the third round.
Joshua emptied with more venom in the third and afterward got Molina flush with a privilege to the jaw in the American's corner.
Molina just barely beat the number and when the activity continued Joshua handled a fast whirlwind of punches which was sufficient for ref Steve Gray to cancel the battle.
Molina kept going nine rounds with Deontay Wilder, who holds the WBC variant of the world title, before his kindred American thumped him out a year ago.
Be that as it may, Joshua took care of business snappier and just two boxers have figured out how to take the north Londoner past three rounds.
Molina, who had just been drafted in as a rival at under six weeks' notice after Klitschko chose not to box Joshua, endured his fourth profession crush in his 29th battle.
English heavyweights Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora settled their household debate, which verged on being rejected before in the week, with Whyte winning a dubious split focuses choice.
Whyte won by 115-114, 115-114 to 115-113 in a the eliminator for the WBC world heavyweight title, held by Wilder.
Briton Khalid Yafai lifted the empty WBA world super-flyweight title collectively on focuses in the wake of ground surface Panama's Luis Concepcion in the tenth round with a left snare.
Concepcion lost his WBA world super-flyweight title on the scales when he neglected to make weight on Friday for a first resistance against Yafai who earned scores of 120-108, 119-108 and 117-110.
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