Following his comprehensive defeat at the hands of two time heavy weight boxing champion, Francis Ngannou says he has no plans to walk away from the sport
The MMA fighter was stopped in two rounds in a one-sided fight by Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia.
Ngannou has two losses in two boxing matches, but dismissed the suggestion of returning permanently to MMA.
“You can be sure I’m not done here. It wasn’t my day. He was way better than me today” Ngannou said.
“It sucks but it’s the game. We all know that.” he said
Joshua produced a destructive performance against Ngannou, who four months ago took WBC champion Tyson Fury 10 rounds in a narrow defeat.
Ngannou had never previously boxed professionally, having built his fighting career in MMA with the UFC, where he was heavyweight champion.
The Cameroonian was full of praise for Joshua and it is the first time Ngannou has been knocked out in either his MMA or boxing career.
“Joshua was quite special because he stopped me,” said Ngannou. “He did what Tyson couldn’t do.
“In fact, I didn’t feel the punch. I think that’s what a knockout is about. I don’t feel any pain. That’s how I know I was knocked out.”
In just four months, Ngannou has fought two of the best heavyweight boxers on the planet and been in two of the biggest fights of 2023 and 2024.
Ngannou has not fought in MMA since January 2022 in his last UFC fight, when he beat Frenchman Ciryl Gane.
I am Not Done With Boxing Yet -Francis Ngannou
