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British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua a former unified heavyweight champion, cruised to a win in his third fight of the year, beating Otto Walin by TKO in the fifth round in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
. This was Joshua’s third win in a row, following back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk in previuos years.
Wallin whose only loss was to Tyson Fury in 2019 by unanimous decision has now suffered his career’s second defeat to Anthony Joshua.
Elsewhere, In another heavyweight boxing bout, Joseph Parker pulled off a shocking upset victory over Deontay Wilder. Parker, who like Wilder is a former heavyweight champion, won by unanimous decision.
With the win Parker (34-3, 23 KOs), the former WBO title holder, has now won four consecutive bouts. Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs), the former WBC titleholder, was competing for the first time since October 2022.
Also on the card, Dmitry Bivol successfully defended his WBA light heavyweight title against Lyndon Arthur picking up a unanimous decision win, and Daniel Dubois beat Jarrell Miller via 10th-round TKO to get back in the win column.
Here’s Mike Coppinger and Nick Parkinson’s takes on all the action at ‘Day of Reckoning’.