Heavyweight Anthony Joshua needed just two rounds to knock out MMA star Francis Ngannou on Saturday.
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This time, there was no photo. After making Tyson Fury falter, MMA star Francis Ngannou was largely outclassed by heavyweight Anthony Joshua who only needed two rounds to knock him out, on the night of Friday March 8 to Saturday March 9 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). Former UFC heavyweight champion, Ngannou, 37, was only competing in the second boxing fight of his career, after a first defeat against Tyson Fury last fall.
Sent to the mat in the first round with a powerful straight right hit in the jaw, the Cameroonian, a ring novice, was unable to do anything against a brutal and surgical Joshua and suffered two other knockdowns in the second round. The third was too many and Ngannou then remained on the ground, leading the referee to stop the hostilities.
Fourth consecutive victory for Joshua
MMA figure, the Cameroonian came very close to the feat for his debut in English boxing on October 29 by sending Tyson Fury, WBC heavyweight champion and huge favorite, to the mat in the third round, and by jostling the “Gipsy King ” like never. Even though he lost in a split – and controversial – decision by the judges, he won all the esteem of the world of combat sports.
For his part, with this fourth consecutive victory, Anthony Joshua (34 years old) puts himself back in the hierarchy of the heavyweight category and declared his intention to face for his next fight the winner of the clash between Tyson Fury and Oleksander Usyk who face off in May for the unified heavyweight title. Ngannou has already planned to return to the MMA cages with a fight scheduled for 2024 against PFL champion Renan Ferreira.
