Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
Eddie Hearn still can’t help but laugh at those that believe Anthony Joshua and his longtime promoter breathed a collective sigh of relief when Joseph Parker upset Deontay Wilder on December 23.
Best laid plans often go to waste in boxing but when Ben Davison took over the reigns of Anthony Joshua’s training team, he probably assumed he would spend the first part of 2024 preparing the two-time unified heavyweight champion for a shootout with Deontay Wilder.
Heavyweight great Lennox Lewis isn’t too happy with Anthony Joshua’s upcoming shindig with Francis Ngannou. It was formally announced earlier this week that London’s Joshua will be taking on the former UFC champion and boxing novice in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 8.
Anthony Joshua is “not at all” looking to compare how he performs March 8 with how Tyson Fury fought when he faced Francis Ngannou on October 28.
While Anthony Joshua is backing Oleksandr Usyk to come away victorious next month, he admits that a showdown with Tyson Fury is more preferable. Usyk and Fury will collide in an undisputed showdown on February 17 in Saudi Arabia, with the WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC titles at stake.
By Keith Idec - When Eddie Hearn recently declared Anthony Joshua several levels above Francis Ngannou, the big British superstar’s promoter didn’t intend to dismiss the literal puncher’s chance Ngannou has to upset Joshua. Hearn unequivocally believes Joshua will win their 10-round fight in whichever way the former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion sees fit March 8 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Matchroom Boxing’s chairman does
Francis Ngannou promised Monday to find out if Anthony Joshua’s chin is as unreliable as he has been led to believe. Joshua glared at Ngannou as the former UFC heavyweight champion explained during a press conference in London how he’ll go about their 10-round boxing match March 8 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The hard-hitting Ngannou feels that if he hits Joshua with the type of left hook he landed on Tyson Fury in the third round of their fight October 28 that Joshua won’t be able to recover.
Joshua, Ngannou Press Conference Photos Gallery - Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou met face to face for the first time this Monday, January 15, in London ahead of their blockbuster heavyweight showdown in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (photos by Mark Robinson).
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou believes that he has more than enough skill and punching power to knock Anthony Joshua out. Ngannou, in only his second fight in professional boxing, will face the former two-time world champion on March 8 in Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Robert Garcia, former trainer of heavyweight Anthony Joshua, believes the British star is fully capable of shocking WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA world champion Oleksandr Usyk in a trilogy fight.