Francis Ngannou and Anthony Joshua. Two greats of two different fighting sports meeting on the biggest stage boxing has to offer. A fight which promised so much under the Saudi Arabian lights, and a fight that certainly delivered on its huge promise, even if it didn’t last as long as we’d all have liked. A tough bout for the…
Kamaru Usman recently shared his thoughts on Francis Ngannou’s recent knockout loss. Along with Israel Adesanya and Usman, Ngannou formed the trio of the first African-born UFC champions in history. Their African lineage was a big part of the story and helped expand the UFC’s geographic footprint in the continent. The African fighters also share…
Dana White wasn’t surprised to see Anthony Joshua lay waste to Francis Ngannou, which is part of the reason why he never wants to see MMA fighters crossing over to boxing. Just one day before UFC 299 in Miami, Ngannou suffered a brutal knockout loss in his fight with Joshua. The ex-UFC champ suffering two…
Israel Adesanya and Francis Ngannou are close friends, and along with Kamaru Usman, they ruled the UFC as champions during the promotion’s ‘Three African Kings’ era. For this reason, it was especially painful for ‘The Last Stylebender’ to watch the Cameroonian’s brutal knockout loss to Anthony Joshua. In Ngannou’s latest boxing excursion, ‘The Predator’ was…
Anthony Joshua offered an uplifting message to Francis Ngannou after brutally knocking him out in their boxing match, and hopes the former UFC champ sticks to competing in the ring. “Don’t let this discourage you,” Joshua told MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight on Friday. “Don’t let success get to your head, and you should never let failures…
Francis Ngannou was brutally knocked out by Anthony Joshua in their much-anticipated clash at the “Knockout Chaos” ‘The Predator’ suffered his second consecutive defeat in boxing after being handed a split-decision loss against Tyson Fury last year. But unlike the competitive nature of Ngannou’s boxing debut, his sophomore appearance saw ‘AJ’ dominate him from the…
Eddie Hearn was over the moon following his client, Anthony Joshua’s, stunning performance against Francis Ngannou on Mar. 8. The pair of heavyweight boxers went head-to-head in the Knockout Chaos event held in Saudi Arabia. The winner of the much-anticipated clash is scheduled to face the winner of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk, which will…
Combat sports enthusiasts had plenty to say after former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou suffered a devastating knockout loss to ex-unified boxing titleholder Anthony Joshua. After departing the UFC at the start of 2023 under a cloud of uncertainty and doubt, Ngannou shocked the world in his boxing debut last October. Having first defied expectations by securing…
Former UFC champion Rashad Evans believes Francis Ngannou will continue to prove the doubters wrong ahead of his fight with Anthony Joshua. The biggest surprise of 2023 in the world of combat sports was when UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou stepped into the ring to face one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all-time, Tyson…
Francis Ngannou has provided a brilliant response to Tyson Fury’s fight against Oleksandr Usyk being postponed. The heavyweight unification bout between Fury and Usyk had been set to take place on February 17. However, the fight has now been delayed after Fury suffered a severe cut while sparring. Tyson Fury appears to be out of…
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