Anthony Joshua vs. Raphael Zumbano Love: Winner, Recap and Reaction

Anthony Joshua (12-0, 12 KOs) hardly even broke a sweat.

The still-undefeated heavyweight easily defeated Raphael Zumbano Love (36-11-1, 29 KOs) on Saturday night at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham, England, scoring a knockout victory in the second round with a devastating right hook to the chin.

Sky Sports Boxing provided stills from the key moment:

This was never supposed to be more than a stepping-stone match for Joshua, who is already scheduled to fight Kevin Johnson on May 30 at the O2 Arena in London, per BoxRec. Zumbano Love, despite his status as the South American and interim WBC Latino heavyweight champion, was no match for Joshua's fearsome power.

Johnson was on hand for the bout and stepped into the ring to deliver a message to the young prizefighter, per Sky Sports Boxing:

The 25-year-old Joshua dominated from the jump, looking positively casual as he walked down Zumbano Love and punched through his defenses with a combination of left hooks and straight rights. There was little in it for the Brazilian, as his only recourse early on seemed to be a tepid jab before backing away from Joshua's hands.

Matchroom Boxing was not confident in Zumbano Love after the first round:

The Watford-born fighter trapped Zumbano Love twice in the ropes in the first round, drawing a reaction from the crowd with several hooks landed in sequence, making it look as if Zumbano Love's hands and arms were made of tissue paper rather than leather and muscle.

In the second round, Zumbano Love hardly got a punch in before Joshua delivered the knockout blow. The Brazilian champion threw a lazy jab that rendered his left side completely exposed, and Joshua wound up and filled the empty space with a meteoric right hook. Zumbano Love crashed to the mat, dizzied and battered, and could not beat the 10-count.

Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain loved the punch:

Former footballer Fabrice Muamba was in awe as well:

At this point, it's become obvious that Joshua needs to fight a better class of boxer. Amazingly, he's yet to see a fourth round in a professional bout, so the only real question moving forward is his stamina. Joshua has deep power, can throw a solid array of punches from different angles and does an excellent job of staying relaxed and balanced in the ring.

Johnson should be a step up in competition, but even he seems to stand little chance of stopping Joshua's inexorable rise to the top of the heavyweight division.