Joshua oo laba jeer dhulka la dhigay ka dibna Prenga ku garaacay knock-out Jeddah

Anthony Joshua ayaa sabti ku garaacay Kristian Prenga knock-out wareegii labaad ee dagaal culus oo aan horyaal ahayn oo ka dhacay Jeddah, Sacuudi Carabiya. Dagaalkaas waxaa loo arkayay tallaabo uu ku soo galaayo Fury.

Dhulka dhigashada iyo soo kabashada

Joshua waxaa ku dhacay uppercut 30 ilbiriqsi gudahood wareegii koowaad, ka dibna Prenga ayaa mar labaad dhulka dhigay laakiin wuxuu kacay ka hor inta aan tirinadu dhamayn. Wuxuu sii badbaadiyay ilaa gambaleelkii wareegii ugu horreeyay.

Wareegii labaad, Joshua wuxuu Prenga ku dhammaystay right hook taasoo marisay xadhkaha hoostooda. Prenga wuxuu la imaanayay rikoor 20-1 oo leh 20 KO, laakiin rikoorka Joshua wuxuu noqday 30-4 (27 KOs).

Xiriirka saaxiibada iyo falcelinta

Joshua wuxuu ka badbaaday shil baabuur oo Nigeria ka dhacay Diseembar oo ay ku dhinteen saaxiibadiis Sina Ghami iyo Latif 'Latz' Ayodele, wuuna ixtiraamay isla markii dagaalka ka dib. Oleksandr Usyk ayaa xarigga ka daawanayay oo la yaabay.

Joshua wuxuu yidhi: 'That was spirit. That was Latz and Sina. That was the family. You know what I mean? That hurts even talking about it.' Wuxuu kaloo yidhi: 'He gave me a good test, but this is what champions do: we rise. We get knocked down and stand up. That is life; that is life's motto.'.

Waddada loo marayo Fury

Maamulaha Joshua, Eddie Hearn, wuxuu sheegay in Joshua iyo Fury ay saxiixeen qandaraas ay marka ugu horreysa kulmi lahaayeen sanadkan, iyadoo shuruud ah inay ka gudbaan dagaallada diyaarinta. Fury wuxuu 2026 ka soo laabtay hawlgab, Wachna wuu joojiyay.

Joshua wuxuu dadwaynaha u sheegay dagaalka Fury ka dib guushii Prenga, isagoo yidhi: 'I hope the fans will be in for a lovely treat.' Wuxuu yahay hore u ahaa horyaal laba jeer caalami ah.

Victory sets stage for proposed Fury meeting later this year

Anthony Joshua knocked out Kristian Prenga in the second round of a non-title heavyweight fight in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. The bout was viewed as his final step before a possible showdown with Tyson Fury. Joshua rose after two first-round knockdowns to win.

Joshua's comeback after early trouble

Joshua was floored by an uppercut inside 30 seconds of the first round and was knocked down a second time by Prenga, but rose before the count ended. He survived to the bell and finished Prenga with a right hook in the second round, sending him through the ropes.

Prenga entered with a 20-1 record and 20 KOs, while Joshua improved to 30-4 with 27 KOs. Oleksandr Usyk watched from ringside and was shocked by the turnaround. The former two-time world champion acknowledged friends lost in a December crash after the fight.

Tribute to lost friends

Joshua survived a car crash in Nigeria in December that killed his friends Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele. He acknowledged them straight after the bout and said: 'That was spirit. That was Latz and Sina. That was the family. You know what I mean? That hurts even talking about it.'

He added: 'He [Prenga] gave me a good test, but this is what champions do: we rise. We get knocked down and stand up. That is life; that is life's motto.' The fight was his first since the crash and a non-title heavyweight contest in Jeddah.

Path to Fury showdown

Joshua's manager Eddie Hearn claims Joshua and Fury signed a contract to meet later this year if both win warm-up bouts this weekend. Fury came out of retirement in 2026 and forced 46-year-old Polish journeyman Mariusz Wach to retire in round seven in Pattaya, Thailand.

Joshua told the crowd about fighting Fury: 'I hope the fans will be in for a lovely treat.' The Jeddah win kept alive the all-British encounter. The fight was seen as Joshua's final step before the proposed Fury showdown this year.