By Nana Kwame Bediako
Anthony Joshua and Wallin Otto on Saturday, 23rd December, 2023 caught the attention of sports enthusiasts as they faced off against each other in what was a fierce battle in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Anthony Joshua was in good shape, from the beginning as he kept his focus to push his opponent into a corner of pressure. Wallin Otto was also fighting back to prevent Joshua from getting the upper hand on him, but the Swede couldn’t do enough to stop the gentleman from the United Kingdom.
The former two-time unified heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua landed a heavy blow on Wallin Otto with another left hook which saw him broke the nose of Otto. The fight was halted as the team of wallin Otto looked to assess the situation.
Anthony Joshua finished Wallin Otto with a (26-2, 14 KOs) in Saturday’s bout. Joshua gradually makes a comeback after two heavyweight defeats to Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua who now works with a new trainer after parting ways with Rob McCracken, is coming back to his best.
“I can’t grade my performance. My performance team will judge me and the fans at home will have a lot to say, so I’ll leave it up to them.
Not a throwback fight, just another fight. It was just another day in the office. All I want to be is victorious for as long as I can,”Anthony Joshua said.
Anthony Joshua got Otto Wallin sleeping with a technical knockout (TKO) in round 5 as he stepped in clean and got the job done so quickly.