Mark Chamberlain made quick work of Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab on the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard.
Wahab hadn’t even been knocked down in his 25-fight career (23-2) until he met the Brit on Saturday night.
But Chamberlain, nicknamed ‘Thunder’, landed a lightning-quick left hand to deck Wahab in the opening round.
To his credit, Wahab made his way back to his feet but was quickly hammered back down again by a fast flurry that left him slumped unconscious against the bottom rope.
Chamberlain, who is said to be His Excellency Turki Alalshikh’s favourite fighter, moves to 16-0 as a pro with 12 knockouts.
The Portsmouth puncher picked up the WBC ‘silver’ trinket belt and a top 10 ranking with the major sanctioning body at lightweight as a result.
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Speaking in the immediate aftermath, Chamberlain said: “It was a bit of a shock to me.
“It was the first left hand that I landed [that knocked him down] and he was out on his feet.
“I thought, ‘If he gets up I better be a bit wary,’ but the second one caught him and just blew him out of the way.
“I’d like to thank his Excellency, my manager Francis Warren and Queensbury Promotions for giving me the opportunity again.
“This is truly changing my life.”
Chamberlain’s next move is unknown, but he’s now scored two successive wins in Riyadh and will likely continue his career on the Saudi stage moving forwards.
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