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WATCH: Anthony Joshua warms up with Zlatan Ibrahimovic before Carlos Takam bout

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WATCH: Zlatan Ibrahimovic meets Anthony Joshua backstage before he took on Carlos Takam in Cardiff

Manchester United star Zlatan Ibrahimovic warmed up with Anthony Joshua backstage ahead of his huge bout with Carlos Takam in Cardiff.

Joshua pretended to throw a martial arts kick at Ibrahimovic, as the pair shared jokes with Sky Sports boxing expert and former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew at the Principality Stadium.

Bellew told Sky Sports: "We had a quick joke and Anthony asked me 'has Zlatan scored against Everton'?

"I said no and if he does, there's going to be a problem. Zlatan said 'Anthony is me so the rest is nonsense'. I was happy to see him as a big supporter of Anthony's."

Joshua also shared a photograph on his social media of Ibrahimovic passing him his boxing gloves as he laced up before the fight, along with the caption "when lions meet".

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Click on the video above to watch the two superstars meet and relax before Joshua defended his WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles...

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