Nigerian-British boxing champion,  Anthony Joshua has been awarded his OBE by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace today for his services to sport.

The duo were photographed shaking hands and then in discussion in front of the packed audience.

OBE is an acronym of Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

The 29-year-old heavyweight boxer, who holds the WBA, IBF and WBO titles all after his unification clash with Joseph Parker back in March, has added OBE to his titles.

He retained his heavyweight title back in September when he took on Alexander Povetkin.