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Anthony Joshua’s massive morning meal includes seven poached eggs, beans on toast, spinach, beetroot and a protein shake

World heavyweight champ who weighs more than 16 stone prepares for first title defence against Dominic Breazeale

ANTHONY JOSHUA prepares to wolf down seven poached eggs as he shows how much you have to eat to become a world champion.

The Brit boxer, who stands 6ft 6ins and weighs more than 16 stone, also had beans on toast, spinach, beetroot and a protein shake prepared for his giant morning meal.

IBF king Joshua, who faces unbeaten American Dominic Breazeale on June 25 at London's O2, is known for his gladiator-like physique and punishing workouts.

But even this mountain of food seemed a real gut-buster for the Watford-born bruiser.

A standard poached egg contains 13g of protein which means, combined with the beans, bread, spinach and shake, there is well over 100g of lean muscle-building material in this meal alone.

Anthony Joshua's video showed him getting ready to eat seven eggs for breakfast
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Anthony Joshua's video showed him getting ready to eat seven eggs for breakfastCredit: Twitter @Anthony Joshua
The rest of the huge breakfast included another box of eggs and beans, some spinach and beetroot and a protein shake to wash it all down with
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The rest of the huge breakfast included another box of eggs and beans, some spinach and beetroot and a protein shake to wash it all down withCredit: Twitter @Anthony Joshua
Brit world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua must eat huge amounts to maintain his physique as he burns so much energy off in his training camp
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Brit world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua must eat huge amounts to maintain his physique as he burns so much energy off in his training campCredit: PA:Press Association

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It is a stark contrast to the greasy full English former two-weight world champ Ricky Hatton recently tucked into while on holiday in Benidorm.

The 37-year-old, who hung up his gloves in 2012, feasted on a pile of chips, mushrooms, sausages, bacon and diet coke that came in at around 2,500 calories - the recommended daily amount for a male.

Joshua's video, posted to his Twitter account, left most of his 642,000 in awe at the amount he is able to eat.

Ricky Hatton's breakfast, which included a can of diet coke, was in stark contrast to the much healthier option Anthony Joshua went for before his title defence
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Ricky Hatton's breakfast, which included a can of diet coke, was in stark contrast to the much healthier option Anthony Joshua went for before his title defenceCredit: Social Media

But some picked up on the probable, if unintended, side-effects.

One user wrote: "Oh god, your flatulence is going to be as deadly as your right hand."

Another posted: "So many beans you're going to be letting out some gas."

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