Anthony Joshua survived an almighty scare on his boxing comeback, rising from the canvas twice before knocking out unknown Albanian Kristian Prenga to pave the way for a Tyson Fury showdown.
Joshua was shockingly sent crashing to the canvas within the first 20 seconds in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as Prenga threatened to ruin the prospect of a long-awaited ‘Battle of Britain’ against Fury later this year.
The former two-time world heavyweight champion also took a knee later in the first round in his first fight since being involved in a car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends in December.
However, Joshua hit back in the second round and a barrage of heavy blows sent Prenga tumbling down, with the Albanian’s inability to beat the count leaving the Briton celebrating a 30th win in 34 fights.
