Joshua stops Wallin in five rounds in heavyweight clash

English Woman's Journal - Joshua stops Wallin in five rounds in heavyweight clash

SPORTS 24.12.2023

Joshua stops Wallin in five rounds in heavyweight clash / Photo: Fayez NURELDINE - AFP

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua proved too strong for Otto Wallin with a technical knockout after five rounds of their non-title fight in Riyadh on Saturday.

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The Briton's controlled aggression saw him inflict the first inside the distance defeat of Wallin's career, with the Swede's corner pulling him out of action after the end of the fifth round of a one-sided contest.

Victory gave Joshua his third win from as many bouts in 2023 after he beat Jermaine Franklin Jr by unanimous decision in April before a seventh-round stoppage success against Robert Helenius in August.

It also took Joshua's professional record to 27 wins and three defeats.

Joshua dominated right from the opening bell, with Wallin's nose bloodied in the first round by the two-time former world heavyweight champion.

Earlier on the same bill, Joseph Parker -- once beaten in a title fight by Joshua -- defeated former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder with a unanimous points decision win.

L.MacDonald--EWJ

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English Woman's Journal - Joshua stops Wallin in five rounds in heavyweight clash