Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou has promised to shock the world when he faces former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua. Their fight takes place on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tim Bradley didn’t appreciate what Tyson Fury did out there. Just a few months ago, the current WBC heavyweight champion decided to give Francis Ngannou a chance. Of course, Ngannou spent practically the entirety of his career beating people up in a mixed martial arts cage. Essentially no one
Former two division champion Ricky Hatton views MMA veteran Francis Ngannou as a very dangerous opponent for Anthony Joshua. The former unified heavyweight champion, Joshua, will collide with Ngannou on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman will be a very interested part in some of the upcoming heavyweight fights in Saudi Arabia. On March 8th, former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua will collide with MMA veteran Francis Ngannou.
Former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is treating his upcoming opponent, MMA veteran Francis Ngannou, with a tremendous amount of respect.
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch erupted over some recent statements made by his career rival, Andre Ward. During an interview, Ward explained that he felt Joe Calzaghe would have been a tougher opponent than former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.
EARLY LAST WEEK we, officially, set the ball rolling for what is likely to become the biggest year in modern boxing history. London last Monday evening marked the launch of the media activity for ‘Knockout Chaos’, which will take place on Friday March 8 in Riyadh, featuring the colossal collision between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou.
Anthony Joshua seemed like a broken man. He ditched his original trainer, Rob McCracken, several years ago following a few lackluster performances. Since then, Joshua has been looking for answers. He traveled stateside and began looking at his options. When it was all said and done, he settled on Robert Garcia. That relationship, however, was transient, evaporating after just one fight, a loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
For several years, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have circled one another. They’re both gigantic men, are elite-level fighters, and they just so happen to be incredibly popular, especially in the UK.
Time isn’t exactly on Zhilei Zhang’s side. Now 40, the Chinese native was given, at the time, his biggest opportunity, a showdown against Filip Hrgovic.