Anthony Joshua has gained his third struggle of 2023 with a TKO victory over Otto Wallin in the primary occasion of the “Day of Reckoning” card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
After scoring back-to-back victories over Jermaine Franklin in April and Robert Helenius with a seventh-round knockout in August, Joshua cruised to a fifth-round technical knockout victory over Wallin, who was anticipated to be a formidable opponent could be, particularly together with his left-handed stance.
The one defeat on Wallin's file earlier than Joshua got here in 2019 in opposition to Tyson Fury, between the Gypsy King's first and second assembly with Wilder. Fury gained by unanimous resolution, however the Swedish heavyweight definitely made it a more durable evening than anticipated for the lineal champion.
Joshua now has a powerful file of 27 wins and three losses, with 24 knockout victories.
Deontay Wilder misplaced to former WBO world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker by unanimous resolution in Joshua's struggle.
Wallin's coach, Joey Garnache, stopped the struggle as a result of he didn't need his man to take any extra punishment.
It was an incredible efficiency from the two-time heavyweight champion, who informed his former rival Andy Ruiz after the struggle: “I'm again, I'm again.”
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