Anthony Joshua vs. Dominic Breazeale was a professional boxing match contested on 25 June 2016, for the IBF heavyweight championship.

Following Joshua's win over Charles Martin on 9 April, a second-round technical knockout (TKO) to capture the IBF heavyweight title, a shortlist of potential opponents for Joshua's first defence included former WBC champion Bermane Stiverne, former world title challenger Eric Molina and the IBF's number 13 ranked undefeated contender Dominic Breazeale.

[4] The preliminary bouts saw wins for prospects Ted Cheeseman and Anthony Ogogo as well as for super flyweight contender Kal Yafai.

The live PPV card began with Andrea Scarpa stopping John Wayne Hibbert, followed by stoppage wins for Dillian Whyte and Conor Benn.

[6] Eubank Jr. once again called out undefeated unified WBA and IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in a post-fight interview with Sky Sports.

A win against Murray on the biggest stage will open a lot of doors and bring me a step closer to achieving my goal of becoming world champion.

Groves told Sky Sports in the aftermath, "I think I performed great, but I got caught with punches, Martin Murray is a class act and should be a world champion.

[18] Near the halfway point of round five, Joshua landed a left hook to momentarily stun Breazeale, followed by a brief moment of success by the challenger with a right hand.

The end came in the seventh, with Breazeale backing up against the ropes, Joshua unloaded a barrage of punches to send the American to the canvas.

[19] At the time of the stoppage, 1 minute 1 second into the round, Joshua was ahead on the scorecards, with all three judges scoring the bout 60–54.