Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
Despite a remarkable debut in which he dropped Tyson Fury and pushed the unbeaten WBC and lineal heavyweight champion to the wire before losing a split decision, Carl Froch feels that Francis Ngannou needs to prove himself all over again when he takes on Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia later this year.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, believes his man will stop MMA veteran Francis Ngannou. The fight is slated to take place on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou is very confident in his ability to not only beat Anthony Joshua, but also to secure a knockout victory over the British superstar.
Chinese giant Zhilei Zhang is aiming to return to the ring in the month of March, with Saudi Arabia in his sights. There is already talk of Zhang returning to the ring as part of the undercard to the heavyweight clash between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou, which takes place on March 8 in Saudi Arabia.
Rising heavyweight contender Frazer Clarke is expecting former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua to secure a dominant win over MMA veteran Francis Ngannou.
Boxxer head Ben Shalom, who promotes heavyweight contender Martin Bakole, believes the WBA could order a final eliminator with former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua.
WE ARE NOW roughly a couple of weeks removed from our Reckoning in Riyadh and the overwhelmingly positive reaction to the event has been particularly satisfying. All the long nights and hard work was well worthwhile.
Arslanbek Makhmudov walks around with a scowl on his face. Simply put, if you aren’t in his immediate family, you aren’t likely to see him smiling. Agit Kabayel wasn’t unnerved or trembling when his handlers told him that he had to face Makhmudov next.
Francis Ngannou will now oppose the other big British heavyweight boxing star in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Combat sports reporter Ariel Helwani reported Friday that Turki Alalshhikh and his “own sources” confirmed to him that a deal has been finalized for former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua to face Ngannou on a date to be determined at Kingdom Arena. Helwani also stated in a video posted to social media that their 10-round fight will be officially announced at a press conference sometime this month.
By Keith Idec - No one saw it coming. No one, that is, other than Brian Mendoza. The junior middleweight contender was well aware that Sebastian Fundora’s defensive deficiencies made the 6-foot-6 southpaw susceptible to left hooks. Though undoubtedly down on the scorecards entering the seventh round April 8 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, Mendoza realized that if he could connect cleanly with one of his left hooks that he could change the course of their 12-round fight for Fundora’s WBC interim super welterweight title.