Anthony Joshua was involved in a dramatic and intense fight against Albanian heavyweight Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, suffering two knockdowns before recovering to stop his opponent in the second round.
The fight marked Joshua's first bout since a car accident in December, which claimed the lives of his close friends Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele.
A huge uppercut sent Joshua crashing to the canvas just 20 seconds into the fight, and he was rocked again later in the round, sparking fears of a shocking defeat. However, Joshua produced a remarkable turnaround, unleashing a powerful right hand in the second round that sent Prenga crashing down and forced the referee to halt the contest.
Joshua's victory has sparked renewed hopes for a highly anticipated showdown with fellow Briton Tyson Fury, with contracts reportedly signed but the venue and date still unknown.
The master of mind games Fury was notably absent from the event, despite his own warm-up win over Mariusz Wach in Thailand just 24 hours earlier.
In the aftermath of the fight, Joshua paid tribute to his opponents, saying, 'I respect everything he has done and everything that he has achieved, but as a fighting person, we're here now.'