Two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua overcame two early knockdowns Sunday to stop Kristian Prenga in the second round, setting up a potential blockbuster all-British clash with Tyson Fury.
The fight at the Jeddah Superdome was Joshua's first since he was involved in a car crash in Nigeria in December that killed two of his close friends, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele.
The 36-year-old choked up when asked in the ring about his friends and the emotions of the past seven months, but said his second-round revival was down to more than pure punching power.
"That was spirit, that was Latz, that was Sina. That was family," he said.
The devastating accident occurred little more than a week after Joshua demolished YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a controversial Netflix-backed bout in December.
