Boxing
Day Of Reckoning: Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder's undercard starts with five straight finishes
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The "Day of Reckoning" card in Saudi Arabia, airing live on DAZN PPV worldwide, started exactly how the crowds hoped it would, and how they hope it will continue to be.
At first, Frank Sanchez's opener against Junior Fa appeared to be a pedestrian affair. However the Cuban - who now resides in Florida - landed a flush right hand to drop Fa after several first-gear rounds, then added another two knockdowns before the referee called it off.
Filip Hrgovic had zero intention of warming up in such a manner, as he laid waste to Mark de Mori in the second contest of the day. British fans may recall David Haye having no trouble despatching De Mori live on Dave in 2016, and Hrgovic also made a statement at his expense in Saudi.
Then, Jai Opetaia dropped Ellis Zorro with a champagne left to make it three finishes from three, with big names such as Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and Dmitry Bivol still to come.
Three straight attention-grabbing finishes became four when the battle of unbeaten fighters saw Agit Kabayel chop the larger Arslanbek Makhmudov down to size with a sequence of relentless body shots.
The two traded flush shots in a very enjoyable scrap before Kabayel's shot placement proved pivotal and forced two knockdowns and ultimately the win.
It looked like the run was set to end at four when Daniel Dubois and Jarrell Miller entered the 10th and final round of their contest, only for Dubois to turn it up late on and force the official to call it off with just eight seconds remaining in the bout.
It was a pivotal win for Dubois' progression as he looks to bounce back from his only career defeats against Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk. More details here.
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You can watch Day of Reckoning, featuring Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin, Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker and Daniel Dubois vs. Jarrell Miller, on DAZN PPV on Saturday, December 23. Click here for more details.
