Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of what critics said was a "crazy” boxing mismatch on Friday night.
The two-times heavyweight champion dropped the fading Paul twice in the fifth round.
After a slow start, Joshua landed a clean right hand to Paul's jaw that ended the fight with a knockout.
“It took a little bit longer than expected but the right hand finally found its destination,” the 36-year-old boxer said.
"Jake Paul’s done really well tonight. I’m going to give him his props. He got up time and time again. I give Jake the respect for trying and trying. He came up against a real fighter tonight.”
Paul, meanwhile, said he was satisfied with his performance.
"That was fun. I gave it my all,” Paul said. "I had a blast. I think my jaw is broken, by the way. But Anthony's one of the best to ever do it so I'm gonna come back and get a world championship.
"I just got tired, to be honest – like it was so much handling his weight. I think with better cardio I could have kept it up and kept on fighting.
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