It took six rounds, but Anthony Joshua was able to do what the boxing world expected … knocking Jake Paul out in their boxing match on Friday!

The fight, which was often sloppy, was mostly controlled by Joshua, especially in the later rounds.

Paul, at times, frustrated AJ with his constant movement, making it difficult for Joshua to land shots.

However, as the fight progressed, Jake seemed to tire, and Anthony got in a rhythm, punishing Paul in the fifth, dropping him twice.

To The Problem Child’s credit, he got off the canvas on both occasions.

In the sixth, Paul, still feeling the effects from the previous round, once again went down, but this time couldn’t beat the count.

Fight over.

Of course, aside from the big difference in expereince, Jake was also the smaller man inside the squared circle.

Joshua came into the fight at 6’4″, 243.4 pounds with an 82″ wingspan … with Paul measuring in at 6’1″, 216.6 pounds, with a 76″ wingspan.

Before any punches were thrown, Pail paid tribute to the late Hulk Hogan with his fight night ‘fit … wearing red and yellow trunks, sunglasses and playing a brief snippet of “Real American,” the WWE legend’s theme song, before ultimately bringing out Tekashi 6ix9ine to perform his rowdy song, “BILLY.”

Both boxers took the fight on short notice — Joshua stepped in after Paul’s bout with Gervonta Davis was scrapped over Tank’s recent domestic violence allegations.

Joshua, 36, is a former two-time unified heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist with a 28-4 record going into the night.

28-year-old Paul now drops to 12-2 in his pro boxing career.