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Anthony Joshua has paid tribute to close friends Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele, who were killed in a car crash in Nigeria, after knocking down Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday night.
Recall that Joshua was floored within the first 30 seconds after being caught flush with a right uppercut and would find himself on the canvas again before the end of the session.
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The Watford man bounced back in the very next round, securing the win with a devastating shot that separated Prenga from his senses at 2:43 of the second.
Asked about how he has been coping after beating Prenga, Joshua said: ‘It’s been tough,’ before becoming emotional. ‘That’s my brothers. I don’t want to talk about that.’
In the immediate aftermath of the bout, Joshua asked whether bitter rival Tyson Fury was in attendance. Despite teasing that he would make the trip to Jeddah from Thailand, The Gypsy King was nowhere to be found.
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This prompted ‘AJ’ to jokingly mimic one of Mike Tyson’s legendary post-fight interviews as he declared: “I am going to rip his heart out. I am the meanest and most vicious champion there has ever been!
“All jokes aside, there are two sides to this thing. You have to have that vim as a fighter but also respect. I respect everything he has done and achieved, but as someone who has been calling for this fight for some time, it is here now. I hope the fans will be in for a lovely treat.”
