Joshua survives 2 knockdowns, KOs Prenga in 2
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- Anthony Joshua was knocked down twice in Round 1 by Kristian Prenga but returned to stop him in Round 2 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday in his comeback bout.
- Tyson Fury did not appear in the ring after Joshua's win, with no date or location announced for their planned November bout; Fury had beaten Mariusz Wach in Thailand on Friday.
- Joshua returned to boxing seven months after a car crash killed his close friends Sina Ghami and Latif "Latz" Ayodele, whose names were honored on the ring canvas.
- Joshua fought back tears in his post-fight interview, saying of his friends: "It's more than punch power. That was spirit -- that was Latz, Sina."
- Promoter Eddie Hearn said: "No-one can imagine what he's been through. He needed boxing to get through this."
Why it matters: The Joshua-Fury mega-fight, the biggest unbooked bout in heavyweight boxing, stayed unbooked Saturday despite Joshua's win — no date or location was announced. Joshua's return itself, just seven months after a car crash killed two close friends, became its own statement about why this fight still matters.
