Anthony Joshua made Francis Ngannou appear like a fish out of water on Friday. Joshua tore down Ngannou two times in their centerpiece boxing match before laying him out with a thunderous knockout in Round 2.
Ngannou had actually not been dropped in 22 expert battles — 20 in blended martial arts and one each in boxing and kickboxing — heading into Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday. He appeared like a marvel taking WBC heavyweight champ Tyson Fury to a split choice in October. In that fight, Ngannou stunned the world by scoring a knockdown, which assisted sustain the interest in seeing him against more leading heavyweight stars in boxing.
Against Joshua, nevertheless, Ngannou was totally out of his depth.Â
“It is what it is,” Joshua stated throughout his post-fight interview. “He’s a fantastic champ and this does not eliminate anything from his abilities. He can return. I informed him he should not leave boxing. He can do well. He’s 2 battles in and he’s combated the very best. He can go a long method if he remains devoted, however it depends on him.”
Take an appearance listed below at how stars from boxing and MMA, consisting of Jake Paul, Ryan Garcia and champs from each sport, responded to Joshua’s frightening KO of Ngannou.
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