A big boxing night took place in the capital of Saudi Arabia.
Idman.biz reports that world-famous boxers entered the ring.
The most interesting match of the day was between former WBA, IBF and WBO world champion Anthony Joshua and Otto Wallin.
In the first fight, Cuban Frank Sanchez knocked out Junior Fan in the seventh round.
In the second fight of the day, only 106 seconds were enough for Filip Hrgovic to win. The Croatian boxer, who actively started the meeting with Mark De Mori, won by knockout.
The Jay Opetaya-Ellis Zorro match also ended early. The Australian boxer defeated the stranger by knockout at the end of the first round.
There was a fight between the Russian heavyweight fighter Arslanbek Mahmudov (18-0, 17 KOs) and the German European champion Agit Kabayel (23-0, 15 KOs). Kabayel defeated his opponent by technical knockout in the fourth round.
The meeting between Daniel Dubois and Carrell Miller lasted 10 rounds. A technical knockout was registered in the fight with the advantage of Dubois. Near the end of the match, Dubois defeated his opponent by throwing consecutive blows. This was Miller's first career loss. The American boxer has won 26 of his previous 27 fights with only one draw.
One of the most interesting matches of the day was held between Dmitry Bivol and Lyndon Arthur. The winner of the fight was determined after the decision of the judges. Bivol, who was stronger than his opponent in all rounds, was declared the winner. The Russian boxer won the match with a score of 120:107. Dmitri won his 22nd (22:0, 11:0 KO) match. Lyndon Arthur lost for the second time in his career (23:2, 16 KOs)
In the main fight of the tournament, Briton Anthony Joshua met Sweden's Otto Wallin. The fight lasted only five rounds and ended with a technical knockout of Joshua. Wallin refused to fight. As a result, Joshua won his 30th fight for the 26th time (24 by knockout). He lost 3 times. While Wally has 26 wins, he has lost twice.
Joseph Parker of New Zealand won against Deontay Wilder of the USA. The fight lasted 12 rounds and Parker was declared the winner by unanimous decision of the judges. Thus, he lost to Wilder for the third time in his 47th fight. So far, he has lost twice to the British Tyson Fury. One battle ended in a draw. Parker won his 34th victory in the professional ring. He also has three losses.
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