ANTHONY JOSHUA is stepping back inside the ring for what should be a Christmas cracker of a fight.
Against him will be Otto Wallin, a tricky southpaw who gave Tyson Fury an almighty scare.
Wallin fought Fury in Las Vegas back in September 2019, and the Gypsy King’s hero cut man saved him that night.
The Brit heavyweight was caught with a huge left hook from Wallin which landed flush late in the third-round of the bout.
At the end of the sixth-round the ringside doctor was called in to have a look at the gash.
Fury was forced to go into panic mode and stepped up his attacks over worries it might be stopped.
He barraged his way into a points win, but not before some scares along the way from the brave Swede.
Who is Otto Wallin?
Otto Wallin is a Swedish heavyweight boxer, who is next up for Anthony Joshua on December 23.
He was born on 21 November, 1990, making him 32 years old.
Wallin had a lengthy amateur career ahead of turning pro, including fighting Joshua twice before both men entered the pro ranks.
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Though the Swede was on the losing side on points in both of those bouts – in the Haringey Box Cup final in 2010, and in Stockholm in 2011.
He finished up with an amateur record of 34-12 before he became professional in 2013.
What is Otto Wallin’s boxing record?
Otto Wallin has a pro record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 1 no contest from his 28 fights.
He has won 14 of those by knockout.
The only defeat on Wallin’s record was against Fury.
Wallin was set to fight Dillian Whyte in October 2021, but the bout was called off after Whyte suffered a shoulder injury in the build up.
Otto Wallin’s last 10 fights
30 Sept 2023 – Murat Gassiev (WON – split decision)
27 Jan 2023 – Helaman Olguin (WON – unanimous decision)
26 May 2022 – Rydell Booker (WON – unanimous decision)
5 Feb 2022 – Kamil Sokolowski (WON – points eight rounder)
20 Feb 2021 – Dominic Breazeale (WON – unanimous decision)
15 Aug 2020 – Travis Kauffman (WON – TKO round five)
14 Sept 2019 – Tyson Fury (LOST – unanimous decision)
13 Apr 2019 – Nick Kisner (no contest after Kisner cut from accidental headbutt)
21 Apr 2018 – Adrian Granat (WON – unanimous decision)
27 Jan 2018 – Srdan Govedarica (WON – KO round three)
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
