Anthony Joshua KOs MMA star in two rounds with savage display in Saudi Arabia as former world heavyweight champion bounces back after three losses
Joshua KOs MMA star in two rounds with brutal display in Saudi ArabiaAnthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou with devastating force in the second round of their crossover fight in Riyadh. After two minutes of the opening round, Joshua landed a shuddering straight right which dropped Ngannou heavily to the canvas. It was a peach of a punch but Ngannou got up, sensibly taking his time, and managed to avoid further calamity before the bell brought refuge.
In those dizzying moments it felt as if a brutal sense of order returned to the chaotic world of heavyweight boxing after Joshua, a former two-time world champion, had won so decisively. Ngannou, a feted Mixed Martial Arts heavyweight champion, had lost his only previous professional boxing bout when he gave Tyson Fury an almighty scare last October, but he was thoroughly exposed by a deeply motivated Joshua.
Boxing politics, however, could present Joshua with a world title opportunity of his own. The IBF sanctioning body are currently insisting that the winner of the Fury-Usyk showdown will have to defend his title against their mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic first. Neither Fury nor Usyk will accept that stipulation and so it is likely that, amid the familiar disunity, Hrgovic and Joshua will meet for the vacant IBF belt.
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