Anthony Joshua dropped Francis Ngannou three times inside two rounds … including a massive right hand that left The Predator out on the canvas! The 34-year-old former 2x heavyweight champion was sharp from the very start of the bout … putting 37-year-old Francis down in the first round with a hard straight right. Ngannou returned … Read more
Experts, fighters and pundits have their say ahead of Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou’s high-stakes heavyweight clash in Saudi Arabia. Joshua and Ngannou meet on Friday – live on Sky Sports Box Office – with a potential shot at the winner of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed world heavyweight championship on the … Read more
Francis Ngannou will be heading back to MMA after his bout with Anthony Joshua, which will be live on Sky Sports Box Office on March 8. The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has announced that Ngannou will make his PFL debut against the winner of the Heavyweight Superfight between Renan Ferreira and Ryan Bader. Ngannou signed … Read more
Francis Ngannou will box Anthony Joshua next month, but is still targeting a future fight with Deontay Wilder. Ngannou has made a remarkable transition to professional boxing, meeting Tyson Fury on his debut and pushing the WBC champion close in their non-title bout last October. Next up for the 37-year-old is former two-time unified champion … Read more
Francis Ngannou has “earned” a possible rematch with Tyson Fury, says Top Rank’s Todd DuBoef. One of the most stunning moments of 2023 came when Ngannou, unheralded as a boxer, dropped Fury. Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champion, was having his first professional boxing contest in a 10-round non-title bout with Fury. Please use Chrome … Read more
Tyson Fury edged out Francis Ngannou on a split decision on Saturday. It left a lot of questions that need to be answered. What happened? Fury, the WBC heavyweight titlist, had to rise from the canvas to edge out former UFC champion Ngannou on a split decision. Ngannou was having his first professional boxing bout … Read more
Former UFC heavyweight Francis Ngannou “deserved to be ranked by the WBC” after he was denied an incredible upset win against Tyson Fury, according to president Mauricio Sulaiman. Former UFC champion Ngannou shocked the world by going the distance in his boxing debut, even knocking down reigning WBC heavyweight champion Fury at one point. What … Read more
Britain’s Tyson Fury (L) and Cameroonian-French Francis Ngannou go head to head during their weigh-in on the eve of their bout in Riyadh on October 27, 2023. (Photo by Fayez NURELDINE / AFP) When Tyson Fury, arguably one of the all-time great heavyweight boxers, takes on MMA fighter Francis Ngannou in Riyadh on Saturday, the … Read more
Francis Ngannou will attempt to pull off the unthinkable as he transitions from the Octagon to a boxing ring to challenge WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The former UFC heavyweight champion has long yearned to test his hand in the sweet science but his boxing debut will be against the man … Read more
Deontay Wilder could be offered a world title fight against Martin Bakole, if the WBA belt becomes vacant, says the Congolese heavyweight’s trainer Billy Nelson Bakole returns to action against Carlos Takam on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s fight against former UFC champion Francis Ngannou this Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Fury has announced he will … Read more