Francis Ngannou is assured that his ability set and formidable punching energy are greater than ample to safe a knockout victory towards Anthony Joshua.
Ngannou, getting into solely his second skilled boxing bout, is ready to sq. off towards the previous two-time world champion on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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The MMA veteran made his professional boxing debut in October of 2023, partaking in a non-title battle towards WBC world champion Tyson Fury.
Ngannou’s efficiency was at a stage which shocked specialists and followers alike. He even dropped Fury within the third spherical and engaged in a extremely aggressive battle for the rest of the competition, with Fury finally securing a detailed 10-round cut up determination win, a lot to the chagrin of Ngannou’s camp.
Joshua’s chin could wrestle to outlive Ngannou bout
Nevertheless, forward of his potential conflict with Joshua, the previous MMA champion believes he has sufficient energy to place the Brit down for the rely, with his chin notoriously not as robust as that of the Gypsy King.
“The day is ready. It is two months from now, and if any of them suppose they’ll have straightforward cash, too unhealthy for them,” he advised MMA Combating.
“If AJ takes the punch that Fury took, I do not assure that he is getting again up.
“I’ve heard that he does not have a chin. I will discover out.”
Reflecting on Joshua’s energetic yr in 2023, the place he noticed motion thrice and notably stopped high contender Otto Wallin in 5 rounds on December 23, Ngannou acknowledged the British star’s commendable efficiency. Nevertheless, he maintained his perception that Joshua stays the identical fighter who skilled three defeats within the ring.
“I believe he is nonetheless the identical fighter,” Ngannou asserted.
“Being the identical fighter does not imply you’ll be able to’t lose. He misplaced to Andy Ruiz. He misplaced to Oleksandr Usyk and he can nonetheless lose.
“By the best way, I am actually intending handy him a loss on March 8. You possibly can nonetheless be who you might be, however nonetheless lose. No person is undefeated.”
