Antony Joshua applaudes the crowd during the victory parade through the capital. London 2012 Team GB
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of London to cheer on around 800 British Olympic and Paralympic athletes in a victory parade through the capital. London 2012 parade: for Olympic and Paralympic stars Athletes revel in two-mile celebratory trip through London Joshua went into the 2012 London Olympics as a novice on the international scene, despite being the reigning world silver medalist. He received a tough draw in the last 16 of the Super-Heavyweight event, in Cuban Erislandy Savon, ranked 4th in the World by AIBA and nephew of the three time Olympic champion, Felix Savon. The home boxer battled through three tough rounds in his opening contest, winning 17:16. In his next bout he fought 2008 Beijing Olympics silver medalist, Zhilei Zhang dropping his taller opponent in the middle round, Joshua won by 15:11 guaranteeing at least a bronze medal. In the semi-final Joshua met 6 feet 9 inches ( m) Kazakhstan boxer, Ivan Dychko, but despite Joshua's height disadvantage he won by 13:11 victory gaining a place in the Olympic final. Joshua met 32-year-old reigning Olympic Champion and former twice World Champion, Roberto Cammarelle of Italy in the closing bout.
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Location: Trafalgar square London
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