‘He quit’: Anthony Joshua does light work with Kubrat Pulev in title fight

Anthony Joshua put it all on the line against Bulgarian challenger Kubrat Pulev and the British superstar made light work of the fight.

After a slow two-round start, Joshua put his foot on the gas in the third when he dropped Pulev to the canvas twice with former British heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte calling out the challenger for resigning.

“He resigned. He ran to his corner. The referee should have stopped the fight right there,” he said on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Joshua kept Pulev at bay as he worked behind his jab, but in the ninth he sped it up once more with a barrage of uppercuts.

Pulev managed to get off the mat for the third time, but as soon as he was on his feet Joshua ran in and planted a hard right hand that sent Pulev crashing to the mat for good. Give Joshua a knockout win.

Joshua left the ring instantly after he was fired to celebrate with former champion Floyd Mayweather.

“I stuck to what I do best, finding my shots,” Joshua said after the fight.

The victory now sets up a tempting showdown with fellow heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

When asked after the fight who he wanted to fight next, Joshua addressed the question to the cheering crowd in support of watching the Battle of Britain.

“It’s not about the opponent. It’s the legacy of the belt. If that’s Tyson Fury, let it be Tyson Fury,” he said.

Promoter Eddie Hearn after the fight said that a Joshua vs. Fury fight is the only one that makes sense.

“He wants to be the unified heavyweight champion. It’s the only fight you can make in boxing,” Hearn said.

Fury responded shortly after the fight with a post on social media.

“It’s a matter of time. I’ll whip you like I did Deontay Wilder. 2/3 rounds,” he wrote.