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Anthony Joshua wins in five

boxing24 December 2023 13:20
By:Ron Jackson
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In a one-sided match, former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua 27-3; 24 stopped Otto Wallin 26-2; 14, who did not come out at the bell for the fifth round in a mismatch on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Joshua who is listed at No 1 by the WBO and at No 2 by the WBC dominated from the opening bell as he smashed and bloodied Wallin in four one-sided rounds.

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