Joshua vs Wallin

Who won Joshua vs Wallin?

Anthony Joshua beat Otto Wallin by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 23rd December 2023 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Anthony Joshua.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also, on the undercard Deontay Wilder was defeated by Joseph Parker, Dmitry Bivol beat Lyndon Arthur for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight belt, Daniel Dubois defeated Jarrell Miller, Jai Opetaia was victorious over Ellis Zorro for the The Ring Cruiserweight championship, Filip Hrgovic beat Mark de Mori, Frank Sanchez defeated Junior Fa and Arslanbek Makhmudov was defeated by Agit Kabayel.

Joshua vs Wallin stats

Back in December 2023, Anthony Joshua stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

Otto Wallin made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Anthony Joshua was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Joshua had 4-inch reach advantage.

Anthony Joshua fought out of the orthodox stance, while Otto Wallin was a southpaw.

Joshua was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 months later than Wallin, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 162 to Wallin's 162.

Anthony Joshua went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 3 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Otto Wallin was ranked number 9 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO and 2 by the IBF in the 201lb division.

Joshua vs Wallin form

Joshua had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Robert Helenius on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Jermaine Franklin on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on 20th August 2022 by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Kubrat Pulev on 12th December 2020 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.

Otto Wallin had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Murat Gassiev on 30th September 2023 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Regnum Carya Hotel, Antalya, Turkiye.

Previous to that, he had beat Helaman Olguin on 27th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Castleton Banquet & Conference Center, Windham, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Rydell Booker on 26th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ford Community Center, Michigan.

Before that, he had won against Kamil Sokolowski on 5th February 2022 by points in the 8th round at Motorpoint Arena, Wales, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Dominic Breazeale on 20th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Otto Wallin had been fighting more than Anthony Joshua.

Going to this contest, Anthony Joshua had last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while Otto Wallin's last outing had been 2 months and 23 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Wallin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Joshua vs Wallin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Joshua vs Wallin?

The DAZN PPV show is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Joshua vs Wallin?

Anthony Joshua was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Otto Wallin made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.