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World of boxing was focused on the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday
Anthony Joshua's title defence against Carlos Takam attracted a number of stars
Manchester United stars Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo were in attendance
The Swedish forward posted a short video of himself inside the arena at 'AJ time'
Follow the Joshua v Takam fight live with Sportsmail's live blog right here

Published: 16:50 EDT, 28 October 2017 | Updated: 06:55 EDT, 29 October 2017

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It may not have been as glamorous as the night he faced Wladimir Klitschko, but Anthony Joshua still attracted a number of sporting stars to his fight against Carlos Takam in Cardiff.

High profile boxing matches have a tendency to bring the great and the good of the sporting world together and it was no different on Saturday night.

Manchester United players Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo were the first two to be spotted.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined Anthony Joshua before the fight in Cardiff on Saturday night

Zlatan Ibrahimovic poses for a photograph with Anthony Joshua and Tony Bellew

Ibrahimovic offers a few words of advice for Joshua ahead of the fight at Principality Stadium

The Manchester United striker is a figure who Joshua has a large amount of respect for

Ibrahimovic, who is highly respected by Joshua, was spotted talking to the heavyweight champion and boxer Tony Bellew before the fight.

Joshua, known to be humble and open to advice from anyone, would no doubt have listened carefully to the striker who enjoyed plenty of success in the footballing world.

The Wales rugby union team was also at the stadium for the fight, which was expected to be viewed by a worldwide attendance of over a million boxing fans. while Hollywood actor and fight fan Colin Farrell was another interested spectator.

The Irishman even went into the dressing room of his compatriot Katie Taylor ahead of her world title victory over Anahi Sanchez on the undercard of Saturday's bill.

Ibrahimovic also uploaded a short video of him inside the Principality Stadium in Cardiff

Hollywood A-lister Colin Farrell went into the dressing room of Katie Taylore before her fight

After they had all taken their seats, Joshua stopped a brave Takam in a bloody battle that lasted far longer than many expected.

AJ had been expected to finish the fight within a few rounds. But despite suffering nasty cuts above both eyes, Takam took the champion into the 10th round before referee Phil Edwards controversially called a halt to proceedings.

Takam protested the result and called for a rematch, while many fans booed the stoppage before cheering the efforts of both fighters.