Anthony Joshua remains on course for a showdown with British heavyweight rival Tyson Fury later this year after recovering from being knocked down inside 20 seconds to secure a second-round knockout of Kristian Prenga in a wild clash in Jeddah. <p>Joshua endured a dismal first three minutes with the Albanian knockout specialist eyeing a seismic shock, only for Prenga to then be demolished shortly after in AJ's first outing since he was a passenger in a car crash in Nigeria last December that killed close friends and team members Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele.</p><p>Fury had <a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13566702/tyson-fury-vs-mariusz-wach-british-star-claims-dominant-seventh-round-tko-victory-and-remains-on-course-for-anthony-joshua-fight">completed his own stoppage win on Friday</a>, over Polish veteran Mariusz Wach in a non-televised bout fought in front of a small crowd in Thailand, <a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13566741/tyson-fury-not-convinced-that-anthony-joshua-will-have-the-guts-to-face-him-in-blockbuster-all-british-heavyweight-fight">before vowing not to travel to Jeddah for a face-off with Joshua</a>, who he could now box in November.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13566702/tyson-fury-vs-mariusz-wach-british-star-claims-dominant-seventh-round-tko-victory-and-remains-on-course-for-anthony-joshua-fight">Tyson Fury wins as Anthony Joshua fight moves closer</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/live-blog/12183/13566620/tyson-fury-vs-mariusz-wach-live-updates-from-thailand-as-british-star-prepares-for-likely-showdown-with-anthony-joshua-later-this-year">Tyson Fury vs Mariusz Wach – as it happened in Thailand</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Get Sky Sports</a> or <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">stream with no contract on NOW</a></strong></li></ul><widget id="1"></widget><p>There was no sign of Fury as Joshua overcame a boxer in Prenga who had recorded each of his 20 victories via knockout and won his previous 16 contests since a first career defeat in February 2017.</p> <widget id="3"></widget><p>Prenga's stats made for strong reading and although there were no huge names on his CV he threatened a stunning result before the Brit registered his 30th win in 34 fights and second in a row, having beaten Jake Paul in Miami late last year weeks before his car crash.</p><p>After a largely hiccup-free weekend for Joshua and Fury – the fighters they faced were never likely to cause them too much alarm – a long-awaited all-British scrap looks set to happen in the autumn.</p> <widget id="2"></widget><p>It could possibly be staged at 2am UK time at Wembley Stadium to suit a global audience but <a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13566854/tyson-fury-vs-anthony-joshua-proposed-heavyweight-super-fight-moves-step-closer-to-being-in-usa-over-uk">Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has said America is the preferred venue </a>for fight organiser Turki Alalshikh.<br /><br />If and when this clash does take place – <a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13566741/tyson-fury-not-convinced-that-anthony-joshua-will-have-the-guts-to-face-him-in-blockbuster-all-british-heavyweight-fight">Fury questioned whether Joshua would have the "guts" to challenge him as he spoke after dismissing Wach</a> – boxing fans will get what they have wanted for years and, at various points, doubted they would ever see.</p><p><strong>Watch Edgar Berlanga vs Steven Butler and Richardson Hitchins vs Ricardo Salas, in New York, live on <em>Sky Sports</em><em><em> Action </em></em>and<em><em> Sky Sports Main Event</em> </em>from 10pm Sunday. <a href="http://stream%20with%20no%20contract%20on%20now/">Stream boxing with NOW.</a></strong></p>
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