Anthony Joshua survives huge scare to knock out Kristian Prenga on boxing return
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Anthony Joshua survived an almighty scare on his boxing comeback, rising from the canvas twice before knocking out unknown Albanian Kristian Prenga to pave the way for a Tyson Fury showdown. Joshua was shockingly sent crashing to the canvas within the first 20 seconds in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as Prenga threatened to ruin the prospect of a long-awaited ‘Battle of Britain’ against Fury later this year. Fury’s win over 46-year-old Mariusz Wach around 4,000 miles away in Thailand on Friday laid down the gauntlet for Joshua, who paid tribute to Ghami and Ayodele, wearing camouflage gear with the names of his friends on his chest.Advertisement An emotional Joshua said in the ring afterwards: “It’s what champions do.
- ▪Anthony Joshua survived an almighty scare on his boxing comeback, rising from the canvas twice before knocking out unknown Albanian Kristian Prenga to pave the way for a Tyson Fury showdown.
- ▪Joshua was shockingly sent crashing to the canvas within the first 20 seconds in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as Prenga threatened to ruin the prospect of a long-awaited ‘Battle of Britain’ against Fury later this year.
- ▪Fury’s win over 46-year-old Mariusz Wach around 4,000 miles away in Thailand on Friday laid down the gauntlet for Joshua, who paid tribute to Ghami and Ayodele, wearing camouflage gear with the names of his friends on his chest.Advertisemen
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- ▪ Joshua bounces back to secure knockout win over Prenga - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ Anthony Joshua bounces back to knock out Kristian Prenga — Japan Times
- ▪ Joshua bounces back to secure knockout win over Prenga — Channel NewsAsia
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Anthony Joshua survived an almighty scare on his boxing comeback, rising from the canvas twice before knocking out unknown Albanian Kristian Prenga to pave the way for a Tyson Fury showdown. Joshua was shockingly sent crashing to the canvas within the first 20 seconds in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as Prenga threatened to ruin the prospect of a long-awaited ‘Battle of Britain’ against Fury later this year. The former two-time world heavyweight champion also took a knee later in the first round in his first fight since being involved in a car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends, Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele, in December, days after his win over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.
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