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As Anthony Joshua slugged it out in the ring with Wladimir  Klitschko last Saturday for boxing’s world heavy champion, it was not only the British who were rooting passionately for him, millions of Nigerians too were because of his Nigerian heritage.

Both of Joshua’s parents are Nigerians and there was a huge euphoria in the country when he beat Klitschko to become the heavy weight champion of the world.

CGTN’s Deji Badmus has more.