Joshua Gets Off The Canvas To Stop Prenga
Anthony Joshua (30-4, 27 KOs) returned to winning ways in Jeddah on Saturday night, stopping Kristian Prenga (20-2, 20 KOs) in the second round to set up a likely showdown with Tyson Fury later this year, but had to get off the canvas.
The fight started disastrously for the 36-year-old. Prenga put him on the canvas with an uppercut inside the first 20 seconds and knocked him down again before the round was out. Joshua regrouped, hurt Prenga with a jab, and finished the round on top.
WHAT. JUST. HAPPENED.
🤯 After being knocked down twice in the first round, Anthony Joshua scores a dramatic knockout in the second round.
Is a fight with Tyson Fury next? #JoshuaPrengapic.twitter.com/tFSodtq4lk
— Def Pen Sports (@DefPenSports) July 25, 2026
Joshua did not need long in the second. Joshua closed the show early, with Prenga unable to continue. The win is Joshua’s first since a car accident in Nigeria last December claimed the lives of two close friends, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele.
What a crazy two round fight that was!
Joshua KO’s Prenga in the second round!
Prenga looked a bit sus in the second round though it looks like he threw away that fight away!#JoshuaPrenga#DAZN pic.twitter.com/EM7l88Egpi
— UTD_MNM 🇬🇧 🇵🇰 🇵🇸 (@UTD_MNM) July 25, 2026