Francis Ngannou: record, next fight and profile →
Daniel Cormier is backing fellow former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in his upcoming fight against British superstar Anthony Joshua. In his second professional fight as a boxer, Ngannou will go up against the former two-time heavyweight champion on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou is scheduled to collide with former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Five years ago, it’d be a no brainer. The unbeaten version of Anthony Joshua was coming off KOs of Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin, among others. He was big and strong and aggressive and confident and appeared to be the British export who'd dominate the heavyweight division into the 2020s.
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.
Rising heavyweight contender Frazer Clarke is expecting former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua to secure a dominant win over MMA veteran Francis Ngannou.
Heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang will be a very interested observer in some of the upcoming fights in his weight class. On February 17 in Saudi Arabia, unbeaten champions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will collide for the undisputed crown, with the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO, WBC world titles at stake.
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.
Robert Garcia, who briefly trained former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, believes he would have little to no problem in beating MMA veteran Francis Ngannou.