Francis Ngannou: record, next fight and profile →
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou is not ready to give up on a boxing match with former WBC world champion Deontay Wilder. Last October in Saudi Arabia, Ngannou made his professional boxing debut in a crossover bout with current WBC champion Tyson Fury.
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou stands firm in his belief that he did enough last October to earn a decision win over WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury.
The thought of becoming boxing’s undisputed heavyweight champion seemed far-fetched to Anthony Joshua and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, this time a year ago. Joshua lost on points to Oleksandr Usyk for the second time and failed to regain his IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO belts in their
Former UFC heavyweight champions Junior Dos Santos and Francis Ngannou were once foes in the MMA cage, but the two of them are now very respectful of each other.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom had no issues with convincing his star boxer, former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, to fight MMA veteran Francis Ngannou. Joshua was initially being positioned to face former WBC champ Deontay Wilder in a long-awaited fight.
Promoter Frank Warren is intrigued by the new wrinkles Francis Ngannou may or may not show against Anthony Joshua. The head of Queensberry Promotions is helping promote another crossover boxing event on March 9 in Riyadh, Saudi
Heavyweight boxing in the United Kingdom is in good hands. Once dominated by the Americans, the likes of Tyson Fury, Daniel Dubois, Joe Joyce, Dillian Whyte, and a long list of others have wrestled things back in favor of the Brits.
Turki Alalshikh has brazenly become perhaps the most prominent power broker in boxing over the past few months. As chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, Alalshikh has been afforded the vast financial resources by his polarizing country’s government to fully finance many of the biggest boxing matches that have taken place or been scheduled since late in October. Alalshikh is also very passionate about a now niche sport he hopes regains what he believes is its prestigious, rightful place worldwide.
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.