In 11 days, Anthony Joshua takes to Wembley Stadium for the fight of his life against one of the greatest heavyweights of any generation Wladimir Klitschko.

It is an opportunity the 27-year-old has dreamed of, but at times, it seemed out of his reach.

The journey to this point of Joshua's life has not been an easy one.

An exceptional athlete who was a promising footballer and sprinter, Joshua fell foul of the law in his late teenage years.

The love of boxing did not come naturally to Joshua, and it was only when one of his cousins took him to a local gym at the age of 18 where he became instantly addicted to the sport.

Joshua won the amateur super-heavyweight title in 2010, but another personal blow came a year later when he was charged with possession and intent to supply herbal cannabis, earning him a suspension from the British Amateur Boxing association.

He pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to 12 months community order and 100 hours of community service.

It was the awakening he needed to get his life into gear and he has not looked back since.

In 2012 came a crowning moment when he beat defending Olympic champion Roberto Cammarelle in the gold medal super-heavyweight gold medal fight in front of his adoring fans.

After an amateur record of 40 wins from 43 fights, it was time for Joshua to take to the professional world of the sport.

Any doubts that he would struggle in the next tier up were quickly put to rest as by his tenth fight, he had a perfect record all by stoppages with none lasting more than three rounds.

In 2015, Joshua became British heavyweight champion, defeating the previously unbeaten Gary Cornish.

He followed that with a win over Dillian Whyte, a fighter who he lost to in the amateur ranks, however, he avenged that defeat with a knockout in the seventh round.

The IBF world title was next, and after a battle with Whyte, Joshua was back to his destructive best, demolishing the reigning champion Charles Martin with two knockdowns in the second round.

Joshua has since made two defences of the title against Dominic Breazeale (7th Round KO) and Eric Molina (3rd Round KO).

However, the challenge of Klitschko is undoubtedly Joshua's greatest test to date.

Among the Ukrainian's many credits is that he has the second most successful title defences of all time (23). Behind only Joe Louis (25), but ahead of the likes of Muhammad Ali (19).

There is a thought that the 41-year-old's best is behind him, but there is little doubt he is hungry to avenge his 2015 defeat to Tyson Fury - his last competitive fight and only the fourth loss of his 68 fight career.

One thing is for sure, the boy from Watford will be surely ready for the occasion.

Anthony Joshua is an ambassador for Lucozade Sport's Made to Move Campaign, aiming to get one million people moving more by 2020, which kicked into action in October 2016 when Joshua led fans on a flash-mob training run in Hampstead Heath.

The drive to keep people moving and motivated then saw the Olympian host the first of Lucozade Sport's Made to Move Sessions; a series of streamed workout classes hosted by a range of influential sport and fitness ambassadors, where he got over 60,000 tuning in to take part.