Anthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou in the second round of a stirring victory during Friday’s heavyweight bout in Saudi Arabia.

Joshua, the British star, knocked down Ngannou in the first round, knocked him down again in the second round & then delivered the knockout p¥nch at 2:38 of the second round.

Joshua has now positioned himself for a shot at the undisputed heavyweight title & the winner of Tyson Fury & Oleksandr Usyk.

Joshua dropped ex-UFC champion Ngannou in round one with a clean right hand, before doing the same in round two. After Ngannou beat the referee’s count following the 2nd knockdown, Joshua knocked the Cameroonian out cold with his very next p¥nch – another right cross.

The knockout blow, a powerful right hand, left Ngannou out cold. Ngannou, was down on the canvas for more than a minute.