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THE final UK pay-per-view of 2020 finished with a bang as Anthony Joshua flattened Kubrat Pulev in nine rounds, but boy did we have to wait a while to get there. It was around 11.20pm UK time when the final right hand landed, meaning the whole broadcast had been going for roughly five hours.

It was certainly a case of quantity over quality. Of course, those that paid the £24.95 price tag probably weren’t doing so for the undercard; it was to witness Joshua defend his heavyweight belts, which he did in style.

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