Francis Ngannou had a nasty evening on the workplace.
After delivering a critically acclaimed efficiency in opposition to Tyson Fury in his skilled boxing debut final October, Ngannou felt as assured as ever going into Friday’s showdown with the WBC’s top-ranked contender, Anthony Joshua. Whereas Ngannou appeared good within the opening minutes, Joshua didn’t take lengthy to take over, planting ‘The Predator’ on the mat earlier than the tip of the primary spherical with a strong straight proper. Ngannou received again to his toes and made it to the second spherical the place Joshua sat him down once more with a repeat proper hand. Ngannou once more answered the referee’s depend, however this time, Joshua had no intention of letting him off the hook. Joshua instantly moved in, blasting the Cameroonian with a booming proper hook that instantly rendered Ngannou unconscious.
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Sorry guys I allow you to all down,” Ngannou wrote on X following the devastating defeat. “At the moment was a nasty day within the workplace however tomorrow can be one other day. Thanks all for the love.”
Francis Ngannou anticipated to observe up his loss to Anthony Joshua with PFL debut
With the loss, Francis Ngannou fell to 0-2 in his professional boxing profession, although that’s actually nothing to be ashamed of contemplating the losses have come in opposition to two of the hardest heavyweights on this planet.
Anthony Joshua improved to 28-3 with three straight finishes and can possible discover himself preventing the winner of Might’s unified heavyweight world title tilt between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
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Chances are high, Ngannou’s boxing experiment is much from over, however for now, ‘The Predator’ will flip his consideration again towards MMA for his long-awaited PFL debut. Anticipated to fulfill him contained in the Good Cage is the 2023 heavyweight match winner, Renan Ferreira.
‘Problema’ solely wanted 21 seconds to place away Bellator MMA heavyweight champion Ryan Bader within the PFL vs. Bellator major occasion final month, guaranteeing himself a combat with ‘The Predator’ later this yr.