Joshua eager to ‘simplify madness’ in title bout

Anthony Joshua believes he must “simplify the madness” when he faces Joseph Parker in their eagerly anticipated world heavyweight title unification bout in Cardiff today.British fighter Joshua’s International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association (WBA) title will be at stake, with New Zealand’s Parker putting his World Boxing Organisation belt on the line.Some 78,000 fans are expected at the Principality Stadium for the first heavyweight title clash between two unbeaten champions staged in Britain.But while Joshua has experience of fighting in front of a huge sell-out crowd in Cardiff, the same cannot be said for Parker, who has yet to compete in front of more than 10,000 spectators on any one night.“If he loses composure in the ring, I will be able to tell,” Joshua told BBC Radio on Friday.“Even though it’s a phenomenal atmosphere there is one ring, one referee. If I’m in any arena, you just have to simplify the madness and the chaos.” Joshua weighed in at 17st 4lbs (110.4kgs) on Friday, well down from a career high of 18st 2lbs (115.5) against Carlos Takam last time out, while Parker came in at 16st 12lbs (102.3).