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BREAKING: Anthony Joshua earned staggering amount per punch after knocking out Francis Ngannou in second round

The Watford powerhouse was in red-hot form as he dispatched Ngannou inside two rounds at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday night.

A composed Joshua dropped Ngannou twice before sending him down and out at the end of the second stanza with a clubbing right hand.

According to Compubox’s punch stats, AJ landed 12 shots in total.

Five of them were power punches while the other seven were jabs.

By comparison, Ngannou landed eight blows, broken down into three power punches and five jabs.

Ringside footage shows Joshua’s stunning knockout that left Ngannou out cold on the canvas

Derek Chisora gives heartfelt speech to Francis Ngannou after knockout loss to Joshua

Both boxers earned a pretty penny for their efforts on what was a very short night’s work.

Joshua pocketed $50million (£39.8m) while Ngannou received $20m (£15.7m).

As a lump sum, these paydays are no doubt impressive but the numbers are even more staggering when you consider how much they earned per punch.

Joshua banked a stunning £3.3m for every strike he scored while Ngannou wasn’t far behind with £2.5m per punch.