Francis Ngannou placed on a performance to be proud of final day trip but it surely seems to be like his boxing enterprise is way from completed. Reviews have surfaced which declare the previous UFC star will face Anthony Joshua sooner or later.
‘The Predator’ collided with a person thought of by many to be the best heavyweight of his technology Tyson Fury. The pair went to a choice wherein ‘The Gypsy King’ was given the nod by the judges, although controversially.
Enormous information has damaged at the moment relating to the way forward for Francis Ngannou. Reviews counsel that the powerhouse will come face-to-face with British boxing standout Anthony Joshua for a ten-round boxing affair in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in accordance with Ariel Helwani.
“It’s a achieved deal. Francis Ngannou, ‘The Predator’, the previous UFC heavyweight champion, the person who shocked the world again in October when he went the space with Tyson Fury. Not solely did he go the space, he knocked him down and dare I say gained the struggle.”
“The satisfaction of Cameroon, the satisfaction of France, now residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. He put your entire boxing world on discover. And what did he do? He turned a ranked heavyweight. And what occurs on account of that? You get some extra huge fish.”
“It is a achieved deal. It is Francis Ngannou in opposition to Anthony Joshua. AJ. [A man] who went 3-0 in 2023. A comeback season, if you’ll, for the previous Olympic nice.”
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In response to Helwani, plans modified for Francis Ngannou on December 23. The Day of Reckoning boxing occasion featured a number of the world’s finest but it surely wasn’t an evening to recollect for everyone.
Placing in a dropping efficiency was Deontay Wilder, who got here up quick in opposition to Joseph Parker. Wilder was in constant talks to face Ngannou, however the defeat shifted the MMA star’s focus.
As acknowledged earlier, Francis Ngannou vs. Anthony Joshua is official. The 2 heavyweights will lock horns contained in the squared circle for a ten-round affair in Saudi Arabia. The date for the bout continues to be TBA.
Take a look at the massive information reveal within the video beneath.
