Ahead of their boxing fight, former UFC World Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou claimed his opponent Anthony Joshua has been looking nervous Joshua is the clear favourite to win in Riyadh but Ngannou, the 37-year-old former UFC star preparing for only his second professional boxing contest, went the full 10 rounds with Tyson Fury last year…
Francis Ngannou will make his Professional Fighters League debut against the winner of Saturday’s bout between Ryan Bader and Renan Ferreira. The 37-year-old joined the PFL last year but is set to box Britain’s Anthony Joshua in Riyadh on 8 March. Ngannou lost narrowly to Tyson Fury on his boxing debut in October. PFL chief…
UFC fighter turned boxer Francis Ngannou says Anthony Joshua will not get back up from the canvas if he knocks him down as he did to Tyson Fury. The Joshua-Ngannou heavyweight clash will be broadcast live on Friday March 8, in what will only be Ngannou’s second professional boxing bout, but he almost secured one…
The Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou heavyweight clash scheduled for March 8 will be broadcast live on television. Joshua, the former unified WBO, WBA and IBF heavyweight champion, will fight Ngannou, the one-time UFC titlist whose sudden appearance in boxing has taken the sport by storm, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Joshua is on…
Francis Ngannou has been ranked the number 10 heavyweight by the WBC after his fight against Tyson Fury.The 37 year old former UFC heavyweight champion narrowly lost to Fury on points after knocking the Briton down. Fury’s WBC title was not on the line for the bout as Ngannou was not previously ranked by the…
Deontay Wilder’s trainer, Malik Scott, believes Anthony Joshua will beat Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. The Deontay Wilder’s trainer based this judgment on Fury’s performance against Ngannou in Saudi Arabia, where the British fighter did not have the straightforward victory that many had predicted. On October 28, in a 10-round non-title bout held at Boulevard…
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury survived a brutal knockdown to win a controversial split decision victory over former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, 37, put Fury on the canvas in round three after connecting with a left hook. But while one judge scored it 95-94 in favour of Ngannou, two gave it…
Tyson Fury’s heavyweight fight against Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia will be a professional bout, coming under the jurisdiction of the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC). Fury will fight on Saturday against 37-year-old former UFC champion Ngannou, who is contesting his first-ever boxing match. However, Fury’s WBC heavyweight title will not be on the…
Tyson Fury has vowed to knock out Francis Ngannou when the two boxers meet on Saturday October 28 Fury will face former UFC champion Ngannou, who has no professional record in boxing, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. During a Press conference ahead of the fight, WBC heavyweight champion Fury said to Ngannou “I know…
