December 23, 2023 8: 15 pm ET
Anthony Joshua looked a lot like the AJ of old.
The previous heavyweight champ overwhelmed capable Otto Wallin on Saturday night at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, pounding him up, breaking him down and lastly stopping him after 5 controling rounds.
Joshua regulated the battle from the starting, selecting Wallin apart with his heavy jab and a range of power punches to the head and body — and taking little in return — upuntil the Swede’s fitnessinstructor Joey Gamache chose his fighter hadactually taken sufficient penalty.
Wallin (26-2, 14 KOs) offered Tyson Fury all he might manage in a consentaneous choice loss in 2019 and had won 6 successive battles because. However, Joshua neverever provided him a opportunity to get anything going in what amounted to a blowout.
The punch that may’ve sealed Wallin’s fate was a huge left hook that rocked him with about a minute to go in the last round. He madeitthrough however when he got back to his corner and Gamache offered him a excellent appearance, the battle was over.
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