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Anthony Joshua survives huge scare to knock out Kristian Prenga on boxing return

Anthony Joshua survived an almighty scare on his boxing comeback, rising from the canvas twice before knocking out unknown Albanian Kristian Prenga to pave the way for a Tyson Fury showdown.Joshua was shockingly sent crashing to the canvas within the first 20 seconds in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as Prenga threatened to ruin the prospect of a long-awaited ‘Battle of Britain’ against Fury later this year.The former two-time world heavyweight champion also took a knee later in the first round in his first fight since being involved in a car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends in December.However, Joshua hit back in the second round and a barrage of heavy blows sent Prenga tumbling down, with the Albanian’s inability to beat the count leaving the Briton celebrating a 30th win in
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