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George Flood

Anthony Joshua stops Otto Wallin but Deontay Wilder plans wrecked after Joseph Parker upset

Anthony Joshua rolled back the years with a dominant stoppage of Otto Wallin, but his plans for a huge fight with Deontay Wilder in 2024 have been derailed.

While a spiteful and aggressive Joshua finally looked much more like the fighter of old and took care of business by dominating a bloodied Wallin and forcing his retirement after five rounds on the so-called 'Day of Reckoning' in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night, Wilder could not hold up his end of the bargain as he was thoroughly beaten by Joseph Parker to leave arrangements for a long-awaited meeting between the former world champions in March in tatters.

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