Anthony Joshua braces up for a return to the squared circle against Swedish heavyweight professional boxer Otto Wallin on December 23, 2023, as a part of the ‘Day of Reckoning’ fight card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The highly anticipated professional boxing bout will pit the heavyweights against each other in a 12-round bout.
Anthony Joshua will be seen competing for the third time in 2023 in the event. He fought in two bouts in 2023. He locked horns with Jermaine Franklin on April 1, 2023, in a 12-round bout. The former two-time unified world heavyweight champion defeated Franklin by a unanimous decision. Joshua faced Robert Helenius on August 12, 2023. Helenius couldn’t last long against Joshua, as he knocked him out in the seventh round of the fight to pick up a win.
Anthony Joshua’s rival for his upcoming fight, Otto Wallin, has also been in action twice this year. He faced Helaman Olguin on January 27, 2023, in an 8-round fight. Wallin defeated Olguin by a unanimous decision and picked up a win. He then squared off against Murat Gasiev in a 12-round bout on September 30, 2023, and won by a split decision.
Anthony Joshua and Otto Wallin will make their third appearance inside the squared circle in Riyadh on December 23, 2023, before the end of this year. The top heavyweight boxers will eye a convincing victory in their scope as they prepare themselves for the fight.
Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin Stats
| Stats | Anthony Joshua | Otto Wallin |
| Record | 26-3 (23 KOs) | 26-1 (14 KOs) |
| Championship | - | European Union Heavyweight Champion, WBA Intercontinental Champion |
| Age | 34 | 33 |
| Height | 1.98m | 1.97m |
| Division(s) | Heavyweight | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 82” | 78” |
| Win Streak (Active) | 2 | 6 |
| Professional Debut | 2013 | 2013 |
Anthony Joshua Losses
In a decade-old professional career, Anthony Joshua has lost three fights. He encountered his first defeat at the hands of Andy Ruiz Jr. who defeated him by TKO on June 1, 2019, and ended his heavyweight championship run for the first time. He suffered consecutive losses against Oleksandr Usyk on September 25, 2021, and August 20, 2022, losing his heavyweight titles in 2021 and failing to regain them in 2022 against Usyk.
Anthony Joshua Record
Anthony Joshua has a professional boxing record of 23 wins and 3 losses.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 29 | Win | 26–3 | Robert Helenius | KO | 7 (12), 1:27 | 45150 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 28 | Win | 25–3 | Jermaine Franklin | UD | 12 | 45017 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 27 | Loss | 24–3 | Oleksandr Usyk | SD | 12 | 44793 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | For WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and vacant The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 26 | Loss | 24–2 | Oleksandr Usyk | UD | 12 | 44464 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England | Lost WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Kubrat Pulev | KO | 9 (12), 2:58 | 44177 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Retained WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | UD | 12 | 43806 | Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia | Won WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles |
| 23 | Loss | 22–1 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | TKO | 7 (12), 1:33 | 43617 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | Lost WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Alexander Povetkin | TKO | 7 (12), 1:59 | 43365 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Retained WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Joseph Parker | UD | 12 | 43190 | Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Retained WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles; |
| Won WBO heavyweight title | ||||||||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Carlos Takam | TKO | 10 (12), 1:34 | 43036 | Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Retained WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO | 11 (12), 2:25 | 42854 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Retained IBF heavyweight title; |
| Won vacant WBA (Super) and IBO heavyweight titles | ||||||||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Éric Molina | TKO | 3 (12), 2:02 | 42714 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained IBF heavyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Dominic Breazeale | TKO | 7 (12), 1:01 | 42546 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained IBF heavyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Charles Martin | KO | 2 (12), 1:32 | 42469 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won IBF heavyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Dillian Whyte | TKO | 7 (12), 1:27 | 42350 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained WBC International and Commonwealth heavyweight titles; |
| Won vacant British heavyweight title | ||||||||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Gary Cornish | TKO | 1 (12), 1:37 | 42259 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained WBC International heavyweight title; |
| Won vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title | ||||||||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Kevin Johnson | TKO | 2 (10), 1:22 | 30-May-15 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained WBC International heavyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Raphael Zumbano Love | TKO | 2 (8), 1:21 | 09-May-15 | Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jason Gavern | KO | 3 (8), 1:21 | 04-Apr-15 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Michael Sprott | TKO | 1 (10), 1:26 | 22-Nov-14 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Denis Bakhtov | TKO | 2 (10), 1:00 | 11-Oct-14 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won vacant WBC International heavyweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Konstantin Airich | TKO | 3 (8), 1:16 | 13-Sep-14 | Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Matt Skelton | TKO | 2 (6), 2:33 | 12-Jul-14 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Matt Legg | KO | 1 (6), 1:23 | 41790 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Hector Alfredo Avila | KO | 1 (6), 2:14 | 01-Mar-14 | Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Dorian Darch | TKO | 2 (6), 0:51 | 01-Feb-14 | Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Hrvoje Kisiček | TKO | 2 (6), 1:38 | 14-Nov-13 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Paul Butlin | TKO | 2 (6), 0:50 | 26-Oct-13 | Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Emanuele Leo | TKO | 1 (6), 2:47 | 05-Oct-13 | The O2 Arena, London, England |
Otto Wallin Record
Otto Wallin holds a professional boxing record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 1 no-contest so far as an active professional fighter inside the squared circle.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 28 | Win | 26–1 (1) | Murat Gassiev | SD | 12 | 30-Sep-23 | Regnum Carya Hotel, Antalya, Turkey | Won WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 25–1 (1) | Helaman Olguin | UD | 8 | 27-Jan-23 | Castleton Banquet & Conference Center, Windham, New Hampshire, US | |
| 26 | Win | 24–1 (1) | Rydell Booker | UD | 10 | 26-May-22 | Ford Community Center, Dearborn, Michigan, US | |
| 25 | Win | 23–1 (1) | Kamil Sokołowski | PTS | 8 | 05-Feb-22 | Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales | |
| 24 | Win | 22–1 (1) | Dominic Breazeale | UD | 12 | 20-Feb-21 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US | |
| 23 | Win | 21–1 (1) | Travis Kauffman | TKO | 5 (10), 2:32 | 15-Aug-20 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US | |
| 22 | Loss | 20–1 (1) | Tyson Fury | UD | 12 | 14-Sep-19 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | |
| 21 | NC | 20–0 (1) | Nick Kisner | NC | 1 (10), 3:00 | 13-Apr-19 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | No contest after Kisner cut from accidental headbutt |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Adrian Granat | UD | 12 | 21-Apr-18 | Gärdehov, Sundsvall, Sweden | Won vacant European Union and Swedish heavyweight titles |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Srđan Govedarica | KO | 3 (8), 1:01 | 27-Jan-18 | Arēna Rīga, Rīga, Latvia | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Gianluca Mandras | TKO | 5 (10), 1:18 | 22-Apr-17 | Sundsvalls Sporthall, Sundsvall, Sweden | Won vacant WBA Continental heavyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Raphael Zumbano | UD | 10 | 03-Dec-16 | Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Osborne Machimana | UD | 8 | 10-Sep-16 | Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Irineu Beato Costa Junior | TKO | 3 (8), 0:35 | 23-Apr-16 | Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Samir Kurtagic | UD | 6 | 19-Dec-15 | Rosvalla Arena, Nyköping, Sweden | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Vladimir Goncharov | UD | 6 | 19-Sep-15 | Rosvalla Arena, Nyköping, Sweden | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Oleksiy Mazikin | KO | 2 (8), 2:26 | 20-Jun-15 | Super Arena, Ballerup, Denmark | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Beka Lobjanidze | KO | 4 (8), 0:52 | 02-May-15 | Frederiksberghallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | David Gegeshidze | TKO | 2 (8), 2:32 | 14-Mar-15 | Super Arena, Ballerup, Denmark | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ivica Perkovic | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | 06-Dec-14 | Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Vjekoslav Bajic | TKO | 2 (8) | 29-Nov-14 | Falkoner Center, Frederiksberg, Denmark | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Maksym Pedyura | TKO | 4 (6), 2:50 | 30-Aug-14 | Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Ladislav Kovarik | TKO | 4 (4), 1:00 | 15-Feb-14 | MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ferenc Zsalek | PTS | 4 | 25-Jan-14 | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Tomas Mrazek | PTS | 4 | 23-Nov-13 | Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Germany | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Gabor Farkas | TKO | 3 (4), 2:53 | 26-Oct-13 | EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Valeri Semiskur | TKO | 2 (4), 0:55 | 07-Sep-13 | Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Roman Cherney | TKO | 1 (4), 2:57 | 15-Jun-13 | NRGi Arena, Aarhus, Denmark |
FAQs
A. He will be back in action on December 23, 2023.
A. He will fight the Swedish heavyweight boxer Otto Wallin in his upcoming fight.
A. They will fight in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.
A. He has a professional boxing record of 26 wins and 3 losses.
A. He has a professional boxing record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 1 no-contest to his name.
