Stunning win for Joshua

Super-heavyweight Anthony Joshua beat Olympic champion Roberto Cammarelle to book his 2012 place.

Super-heavyweight shocks Olympic champion in Baku

Finchley super-heavyweight Anthony Joshua booked his place at London 2012 by upsetting reigning world and Olympic champion Roberto Cammarelle on Wednesday. The win takes Joshua through to the World Championship semi-finals on his debut in the competition, as well as to London where he will join the already-qualified Thomas Stalker, Luke Campbell and Fred Evans. He came back from a first-round deficit with a composed performance to earn a 15-13 victory, jolting his veteran Italian opponent with a superb left-uppercut in the second and again with a long right in the third round. The win marks a remarkable turnaround in fortunes for Great Britain's bid to find a credible challenger at +91kgs. Less than six months ago, Joshua was not even a member of the GB podium squad. "I always believed I could beat Cammarelle, so I'm not shocked about it," said Joshua. "It's not always the name but who is the best boxer on the day. Cammarelle is a legend and I have great respect for him. "I had a tough learning curve at the Europeans. I'd never boxed three times before and I was so close to winning a medal. But sometimes making mistakes isn't a bad thing. I've learned from that and come back stronger." Earlier, Campbell and Stalker booked their respective semi-final places, as did Welshman Andrew Selby. But flyweight rival Khalid Yafai and the already-qualified Evans both bowed out.