Nigeria-born British boxer Anthony Joshua has won the prestigious GQ Sportsman of the Year award at the 2017 GQ Men Of The Year Awards ceremony held in London on Tuesday night.

Joshua who is a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), was presented with the accolade at the Tate Modern by actor Idris Elba to crown a stellar year so far.

The 2012 Super Heavyweight Olympics champion is undefeated in 17 bouts, has confirmed his title defence against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev on October 28.

The bout is expected to take place in Cardiff at the Principality Stadium in front of an estimated 80,000 fans.

Other big winners at the awards ceremony are;

Solo Artist - Stormzy
Editor's Special Award - Stranger Things
Creative Maverick - Sergei Polunin
Special Achievement - Antonio Conte
Breakthrough Designer - Grace Wales Bonner
Garage Act - Kurupt FM
Designer - Christopher Bailey
Band - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Breakthrough Actor - James Norton
Most Stylish Man - Zayn Malik
Legend - Sir Geoff Hurst
Woman of the Year - Adwoa Aboah
TV Personalities - The Grand Tour
Maddox Gallery Artist - Wolfgang Tillmans
Comedians - Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon
Rock 'n' Roll Star - Liam Gallagher
Sportsman - Anthony Joshua
Politician - Sadiq Khan
Actor - Jared Leto
Inspiration - Pele
Icon - Mark Hamill


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