Anthony Joshua was on the floor twice in the opening round. By the end of the second, Kristian Prenga was out. That is the whole story of a wild heavyweight turnaround in Jeddah: danger first, then Joshua’s power taking over.
| Detail | Result |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 July 2026 |
| Winner | Anthony Joshua |
| Method | KO, round 2 |
| Scheduled | 12 rounds, heavyweight |
| Venue | Jeddah Superdome |
Prenga owned the first round on the punch count, landing 15 of 32 while Joshua landed five of 22. The knockdowns made that advantage impossible to miss.
| Key punch stat | Anthony Joshua | Kristian Prenga |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 landed / thrown | 5 / 22 | 15 / 32 |
| Round 2 landed / thrown | 13 / 46 | 3 / 17 |
| Round 2 power landed / thrown | 10 / 17 | 3 / 9 |
Joshua flipped the fight in round two. He threw 46 punches, landed 13, and connected with 10 power shots at 58.8% accuracy. Prenga landed only three of 17 in reply. Joshua’s jab was not the weapon that changed the contest; it was the jump in power output, from three landed power shots in the first round to 10 in the second.
That is the value of the round-by-round numbers. They show a boxer who did not simply survive a bad start. Joshua came back with far greater volume, found the heavier shots, and ended the contest before Prenga could rebuild the momentum he had created.
Joshua now has another heavyweight finish on a résumé built over 173 recorded rounds. Prenga arrived unbeaten and made the opening round count, which makes the response more meaningful than a routine two-round blowout. Joshua was tested immediately, then produced the kind of decisive answer elite heavyweights are expected to have.
The first round belongs in the verdict. So does the second. Prenga showed he could hurt Joshua; Joshua showed he could change a fight in a single round.
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