Fans all over the world have hailed Anthony Joshua’s first knockout victory in nearly three years, after the British-Nigerian knocked out Robert Helenius at the 02 Arena in London on Saturday night.
Joshua produced a stunning one-punch seventh round knockout over last minute opponent Helenius to set up a blockbuster clash with Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia next year.
It was his first KO win since he defeated Kubrat Puliev December 12, 2020.
After a tentative start where neither man landed anything of note, Joshua found his range and committed with the right hand to devastating effect.
Commenting on X (formerly known as Twitter), fans sang the 33-year-old’s praises.
Pooja, @PoojaMedia, commented, “Anthony Joshua just won with KO. He’s BACK.”
Social media influencer, @Mbahdeyforyou, echoed Pooja’s words writing, “Knockout. Anthony Joshua is BACK!!!”
Another fan with the username, @Jimbo_J_ believes this is the cleanest KO of his career, “Gotta be the cleanest KO of his career surely.”
@jthesaint527 added, “Took his time, went rounds, and closed out the show, that’s the AJ we need moving forward. The sport is better as a whole when AJ is on point.”
Another Nigerian Olamide hyped up the effects of Joshua’s punch, writing,”One blow 7 die.”
Twitter influencer Bayo Otedola was amazed by Joshua’s victory, “Anthony Joshua’s punch can send someone to heaven in an instant.”
A fan named Greg Williams was also impressed with Joshua’s technique.
“One of the better right hands I’ve seen in a while,” he wrote on X.
A Nigerian with the username @emmanex4u stated, “Anthony Joshua did it again. What a massive blow. The sound even got to Nigeria.”
Another Nigerian, Felix Whale wrote, “Punch of the Year Anthony Joshua.”
Wole Lago wrote on Instagram, “Bravo champ. The trajectory can only be upward.”
A Zambian, Sunday Chilufa Chanda wrote on Facebook, “Congratulations AJ! You remain our Champion. This is from Zambia, Africa!!!”
The ‘Bronze Bomber’ appeared to also be pleased with the manner of the victory. Speaking to October Red Youtube channel, Wilder’s trainer, Malik Scott, revealed his man’s immediate reaction to the stoppage.
“He (Wilder) was like ‘we needed that.’ We both said the same thing because at first it was looking like it was getting ready to go the distance so when the knockout came I called him on FaceTime and he was like ‘I’m glad he got that, we needed it done just like that.’
“So we’re both satisfied, the fight is bigger to me than it was because of the knockout, so shout out to AJ to going out there and getting the job done,” Scott said.
Eddie Hearn confirmed that Saudi representatives were in London for the fight and are hopeful of finalising a deal in the coming days.
